Evidence: | Letter 292
7 October 1940
Referring to the Blitz on London:
'I see in to-day?s [New York] "Times" that you had a night of respite yesterday ? let?s hope you have lots more.'
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | 7 Oct 1940 | ||||||||||
Country: | United States | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: New York | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Benjamin Britten |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 22 Nov 1913 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Composer |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | United States |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | [n/a] |
Title: | New York Times |
Genre: | Politics, Reference / General works |
Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
Publication details: | 7 October 1940 |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 10193 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Benjamin Britten et al | |
Editor: | Donald Mitchell | |
Title: | Letters from a Life: Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten. Volume Two 1939-45 | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1988 | |
Vol: | 2 | |
Page: | 867 | |
Additional comments: | From letter to Ralph Hawkes Editors: Donald Mitchell and Philip Reed |
Citation: | Benjamin Britten et al, Donald Mitchell (ed.), Letters from a Life: Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten. Volume Two 1939-45 (London, 1988), 2, p. 867, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10193, accessed: 23 April 2024 |
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