Record Number: 16875

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I collected my thoughts. My ideas about prison came from American films, and I envisaged cells of which one side would be made of iron bars, all giving on to a landing, like a zoo [...] I tried to read the book I had brought with me, a pocket edition of Lytton Strachey's "Elizabeth and Essex". It was not an ideal choice but I had snatched it up as I left my room.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1940 and 31 Dec 1940

Country:

England

Time

afternoon
evening

Place:

city: London
specific address: Royal Holloway Women's Prison

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Diana Mosley

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

17 Jun 1910

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Prominent Fascist and society beauty

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Lytton Strachey

Title:

Elizabeth and Essex

Genre:

Fiction, History

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

16875

Source:

Print

Author:

Jenny Hartley

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Hearts Undefeated: Women's Writing of the Second World War

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1999

Vol:

n/a

Page:

153

Additional Comments:

From Diana Mosley, "A Life of Contrasts" (1977)

Citation:

Jenny Hartley, Hearts Undefeated: Women's Writing of the Second World War, (London, 1999), p. 153, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16875, accessed: 03 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None