| Evidence: | 'Read "The Count of Monte Cristo" (abridged which is simply superb. Bought "Song of Bernadette" at last.'
NB "Song of Bernadette" appears on the list of 'books read during this year' [1944]. |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 21 Apr 1944 and 31 Dec 1944 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | specific address: Casterton School, near Kirkby Lonsdale | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | Hilary Spalding |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 4 Sep 1927 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
| Occupation: | daughter of clergyman, later schoolmistress and Head of English |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| 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: | Franz Werfel |
| Title: | Song of Bernadette |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 6770 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Hilary Spalding | |
| Title: | MS Diary 1944 | |
| Location: | Private Collection of Mrs Hilary Adams | |
| Call no: | n/a | |
| Page/folio: | n/a |
| Citation: | Hilary Spalding, MS Diary 1944 Private Collection of Mrs Hilary Adams, p. n/a, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6770, accessed: 07 June 2023 | |
| This was at least the second reading of "Song of Bernadette"; Spalding also records reading in in 1943. |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)