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Record Number: 33288


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Very hot again, but more breeze. Washed my hair after my bath and dried it in the garden. Roley home for lunch. Finished "Eric Brighteyes" to him in the garden after lunch.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

20 Jul 1921

Country:

England

Time

afternoon: After lunch

Place:

city: Walton-on-Thames
county: Surrey
location in dwelling: Garden

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:

Reader:

Verena Pennefather

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

6 Aug 1885

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Housewife

Religion:

Christian

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:

Henry Rider Haggard

Title:

Eric Brighteyes

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

33288

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Verena Pennefather

Title:

Diary of Verena Vera Penefather

Location:

Bishopsgate Institute

Call No:

GDP/51

Page/Folio:

Vol. 11 (1921)

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Verena Pennefather, Diary of Verena Vera Penefather, Bishopsgate Institute, GDP/51, Vol. 11 (1921), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33288, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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