| Evidence: | 'In spite of my vague memories of the South African campaigns, Spion Kop and Magersfontein were hardly more real to me than the battles between giants and mortals in the Andrew Lang fairy-tale books that I began to read soon afterwards.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 29 Dec 1893 and 29 Mar 1970 | ||||||||||
| Country: | unknown | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Vera Brittain |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 29 Dec 1893 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | unknown |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Andrew Lang |
| Title: | Andrew Lang's Fairy Books |
| Genre: | Children's Lit |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 21388 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Vera Brittain | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Testament of Youth | |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain | |
| Date of Publication: | 1978 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 94-95 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth (Great Britain, 1978), p. 94-95, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21388, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
| At the beginning of the First World War Vera Brittain is reflecting on how little knowledge she has of war. |
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