Record Number: 6777
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Spent glorious morning doing book [i.e. sorting bookcase] & enjoying myself thoroughly. Bought "Balletomania" at long last, and am so thrilled as have wanted it for ages. Am re-reading "Peter Abelard" & again it is far and away the best book I have ever read. Have saved ?2 for next hol's book buying!' NB "Balletomania" does not appear on the list of books read during 1944 at the end of the diary.
Century:1900-1945
Date:19 Sep 1944
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Darlington
county: Co.Durham
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:4 Sep 1927
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:daughter of clergyman, later schoolmistress and Head of English
Religion:Church of England
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:Peter Abelard
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6777
Source:Manuscript
Author:Hilary Spalding
Title:MS Diary 1944
Location:Private Collection of Mrs Hilary Adams
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:n/a
Citation:Hilary Spalding, MS Diary 1944 Private Collection of Mrs Hilary Adams, p. n/a, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6777, accessed: 29 March 2024
Additional Comments:
This was at least a second reading of "Peter Abelard".