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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 18207


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Saturday 17 March 1923: 'Written, for a wonder, at 10 o'clock at night [...] my brain saturated with the Silent Woman. I am reading her because we now read plays at 46 [Gordon Square].'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 01 Jan 1923 and 17 Mar 1923

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: 46 Gordon Square

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:

Reading Group:

Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell and other family/friends

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

various

Religion:

various

Country of Origin:

various

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown

Title:

[unidentified plays]

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

18207

Source:

Print

Author:

Virginia Woolf

Editor:

Anne Olivier Bell

Title:

The Diary of Virginia Woolf

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1978

Vol:

2

Page:

238

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Virginia Woolf, Anne Olivier Bell (ed.), The Diary of Virginia Woolf, (London, 1978), 2, p. 238, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18207, accessed: 04 November 2024


Additional Comments:

46 Gordon Square the home of Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell.

   
   
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