| Evidence: | 'Elizabeth worked hard for the lessons she liked, and instead of preparation for the ones she didn't like she read poetry, the Bible, and checked out the facts of life in the encyclopaedia'. |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Sep 1914 and 31 Jun 1917 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Orpington county: Kent specific address: Downe House School |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Bowen |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 7 Jun 1899 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | later writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Anglican |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | Encyclopaedia |
| Genre: | Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 18773 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Victoria Glendinning | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Elizabeth Bowen: Portrait of a Writer | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1977 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 36 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Victoria Glendinning, Elizabeth Bowen: Portrait of a Writer (London, 1977), p. 36, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=18773, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
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