Record Number: 16882

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Gratifying letter from John Fossett: "Very many thanks for two instalments of diary. Joan and I derived hours of pleasure from reading it aloud to each other. How we laughted about the Mulberry Tree. We passed it over to the RAF and how they enjoyed it. It seemed like being at home again as we lived through your experiences.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 21 Aug 1942 and 5 Mar 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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Fossett

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Joan [?Fossett]

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Vere Hodgson

Title:

MS diary

Genre:

Daily Life

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Sheet

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned
sent by author

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Source Information:

Record ID:

16882

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:

254

Additional Comments:

From Vere Hodgson, "Few Eggs and No Oranges: A Diary Showing how Unimportant People in London and Birmingham Lived through the War Years 1939-1945 (1976)

Citation:

Jenny Hartley, Hearts Undefeated: Women's Writing of the Second World War, (London, 1999), p. 254, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16882, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None