Record Number: 7728

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Long before I heard of Freud I was interested in reading accounts of first memories and impressions. My own experience had taught me that the roots of life were there but it was never certain, and that was the adventure, how they would emerge. It was partly because of this belief and partly because of a poem with that title by Robert Browning that I called my first book Development. The two volumes I now discovered were linked to this interest and not only gave me great pleasure but won me lasting friendships. They were A London Child of the Seventies (and its sequels) by Molly V. Hughes and Within the City Wall by Margaret Phillips.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1940 and 31 Dec 1946

Country:

England

Time

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Place:

n/a

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Bryher

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

2 Sep 1894

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer and critic

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Molly V Hughes

Title:

London Child of the Seventies, A

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

7728

Source:

Print

Author:

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Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Days of Mars: A Memoir, 1940-1946

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1972

Vol:

n/a

Page:

33

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Bryher, The Days of Mars: A Memoir, 1940-1946, (London, 1972), p. 33, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7728, accessed: 23 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None