| Evidence: | 'I stayed behind in the waiting-room, reading a favourable review in "Punch" of Phyllis Bentley's newly published novel , "Inheritance", which Winifred had voted "magnificent," and never dreamed that sentence of death was being passed upon her behind the closed door.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Apr 1932 and 30 Apr 1932 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London location in dwelling: doctor's waiting room |
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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: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | Punch |
| Genre: | Miscellany / Anthology |
| Form of Text: | Print: Serial / periodical |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 23644 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Vera Brittain | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Testament of Friendship | |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 329 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Vera Brittain, Testament of Friendship (Great Britain, 1980), p. 329, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=23644, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
| Vera Brittain refers to Winifred Holtby's visit to her specialist in London, when she and their own doctor accompanied her. A footnote adds that this article was republished in "Pavements at Anderby", written by Winifred, as "Machiavelli in the Sickroom". |
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