Record Number: 33447
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Unfortunately, I introduced the subject of Men must Weep by Beverley Nichols. I always forget Mabel is an unrepentant Pacifist. Even now she will not admit that their Propaganda has largely led us into this mess. He writes of the idea launched some years ago that a body of non-belligerents should march between the battling armies and stop them. He says how ludicrous it all sounds now.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 12 Apr 1942 and 19 Apr 1942
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:Men Do Not Weep
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Jonathan Cape, 1941
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:33447
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:274
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. 274, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33447, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Hodgson does not actually state that she is currently reading the book, but since it had recently been published and she had obviously read it, I take that to be the implication.
