Record Number: 33462
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'A soldier saw me reading the Abyssinian book, and asked me if the Transvaal Scottish were mentioned, as he had served with them.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:26 Sep 1943
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:other location: Onboard train between London and Birmingham
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: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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Guerrilla War in Abyssinia
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsHarmondsworth: Penguin 1943
Provenancen/a
Source Information:
Record ID:33462
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:419
Additional Comments:
n/a
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. 419, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33462, accessed: 25 April 2024
Additional Comments:
The diary entry is for Sunday 3 October 1943 after her return to London, but the implication seems to be that she has spent the previous week in Birmingham and read the book on the journey up. So I have assumed this took place on the previous Friday. The identification of the book is conjectural, but it seems likely.
