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Record 28416

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'By 1944 Lord Lang, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, was supporting the persistent protests of the Bishop of Chichester in the House of Lords, and the ageing Dean Inge predicted in an "Evening Standard" article that "when the war is over we shall be very sorry for what we have done."'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Between 1 Jan 1944 and 31 Dec 1944
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: n/a
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

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

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: Evening Standard
Genre: newspaper article
Form of Text: Print: Newspaper
Publication details: 1944
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 28416  
Source - Print  
  Author: Vera Brittain
  Editor: n/a
  Title: Testament of Experience
  Place of Publication: Great Britain
  Date of Publication: 1980
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 326
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience (Great Britain, 1980), p. 326, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28416, accessed: 18 April 2024

Additional comments:

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