Record Number: 28405

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Here I read the three-year-old newspapers which described the unusual murder trial, and studied a "background" book, "The Neuroses in War", published by the Tavistock Clinic, for the psychology of my chief character.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Aug 1942 and 31 Nov 1942

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: near Cheddar Gorge
county: Somerset
other location: 'a small hotel'

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Vera Brittain

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

29 Dec 1893

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Emanuel Miller

Title:

The Neuroses in War

Genre:

Textbook / self-education, Medicine, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

London: Macmillan, 1940.

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

28405

Source:

Print

Author:

Vera Brittain

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Testament of Experience

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

n/a

Page:

308

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience (Great Britain, 1980), p. 308, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28405, accessed: 18 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Vera Brittain also states that she read newspapers.