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Record Number: 28454


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In the "Left News" for July, 1944, Victor had also published a document from Underground France on the future of Germany.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jul 1944 and 31 Jul 1944

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Victor Gollancz

Title:

article in the "Left News"

Genre:

Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

1944

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

28454

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:

357-358

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience (Great Britain, 1980), p. 357-358, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28454, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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