Record Number: 33444
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Just read the life of Grand Duke Cyril. He was in the flagship at Port Arthur sunk by the Japs years ago. He seems to have lived well until the Revolution. But no one can have sunshine all the time. It has been good for the Russian aristocracy to do their own charring for a bit.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:14 Dec 1941
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
county: Middlesex
specific address: 79 Ladbroke Road
(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:1 Jan 1901
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Social worker
Religion:Church of England
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:My Life in Russia's Service, Then and Now
Genre:History, Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Selwyn and Blount, 1939
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:33444
Source:Vere Hodgson
Editor:n/a
Title:Few Eggs and No Oranges: A Diary Showing How Unimportant People in London and Birmingham Lived through the War Years, 1940-45, Written in the Notting Hill Area of London
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1999
Vol:n/a
Page:235
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vere Hodgson, Few Eggs and No Oranges: A Diary Showing How Unimportant People in London and Birmingham Lived through the War Years, 1940-45, Written in the Notting Hill Area of London, (London, 1999), p. 235, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33444, accessed: 25 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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