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Record Number: 28447


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'During the second week of the battle, a Letter reader sent me from that day's Evening News a clipping which contained only two headlines: CHILDREN SEE GERMANS DIE. "C'est bon," they say. "C'est bon."'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jun 1944 and 30 Jun 1944

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Allum Green, New Forest
county: Hampshire

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


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



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Evening News

Genre:

Reference / General works, newspaper headlines

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

1944

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

28447

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:

341

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience (Great Britain, 1980), p. 341, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28447, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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