Record Number: 7095
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Today I spent ages trying to find a poem for Elocution [Grade 6 exam] in my special choice part. At last I chose "The Old Ships" by Flecker, which I think is one of the most beautiful poems I have ever read.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:17 May 1945
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:specific address: Casterton School, near Kirkby Lonsdale
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:
Mrs Hilary Adams after marriage
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Old Ships, The
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:7095
Source:Manuscript
Author:Hilary Spalding
Title:MS Diary 1945
Location:Private collection of Mrs Hilary Adams
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:n/a
Citation:Hilary Spalding, MS Diary 1945 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=7095, accessed: 29 March 2024
Additional Comments:
None