Record Number: 27772
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Shortly afterwards Victor Gollancz issued a pamphlet, entitled "Fascists at Olympia", which contained statements from eye-witnesses, vistims of assault, and doctors who attended the injured.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1934 and 31 Dec 1934
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
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:29 Dec 1893
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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Fascists at Olympia
Genre:Politics, current affairs
Form of Text:Print: Pamphlet
Publication Details1934; published Victor Gollancz
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27772
Source:Vera Brittain
Editor:n/a
Title:Testament of Experience
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:109
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience, (Great Britain, 1980), p. 109, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27772, accessed: 08 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Vera Brittain describes a mass meeting at Olympia in London addressed by Oswald Mosley, during which fighting broke out, prompting the publication of this pamphlet.