| Evidence: | 'During the interval of waiting, my mind dwelt on the evidences of his mental development during recent months; the many drawings and poems which he had sent us; his enthusiasm for Blake's "Book of Urizen", my latest Christmas gift; and finally a letter written at Easter telling me how much he wanted to come home.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 3 Jul 1943 | ||||||||||
| Country: | America | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | John Catlin |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | schoolboy |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | America |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | William Blake |
| Title: | Book of Urizen |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 28406 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Vera Brittain | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Testament of Experience | |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain | |
| Date of Publication: | 1980 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 316 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience (Great Britain, 1980), p. 316, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28406, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
| Vera Brittain refers to her son, John Catlin, who was about to return from a prolonged stay in America in July 1943. |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)