Record Number: 6786
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'1944 My Favourite: Books: "Peter Abelard". "The Story of San Michele" Authors: Henry Williamson, B. Nichols Poems: Hiawatha. Arabia Writers: Shaw. Dorothy Sayers'.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1944 and 31 Dec 1944
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:unknown
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6786
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=6786, accessed: 28 March 2024
Additional Comments:
Spalding read a number of Williamson's books in 1943; she must have re-read them in 1944 also for them to appear on this list.