Record Number: 23306
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Winifred did not care, for she was reading Conrad's "Suspense" - a noble and spacious book which made the early nineteenth century come alive for her in a clear yet faint glow like candlelight."
Century:1900-1945
Date:14 Jan 1926
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:other location: on a boat due to depart from Tilbury
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1898
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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Suspense
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:23306
Source:Vera Brittain
Editor:n/a
Title:Testament of Friendship
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:186
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Vera Brittain, Testament of Friendship, (Great Britain, 1980), p. 186, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23306, accessed: 03 March 2026
Additional Comments:
Winifred Holtby was reading this book at the beginning of a journey to South Africa. Her voyage from Tilbury was postponed for several hours because of bad weather. It is this delay which Winifred 'did not care' about.
