Record Number: 21780

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Those 2 poems of Masefield's are very good....Poetry counteracts the deadening influence a good deal....I am reading "The Loom of Youth" in bits....It is very good and it is very true even if slightly exaggerated....'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1917 and 22 Dec 1917

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city
other location

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:

Edward Brittain

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

soldier

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Italy

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Masefield

Title:

The Loom of Youth

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

21780

Source:

Print

Author:

Vera Brittain

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Testament of Youth

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1978

Vol:

n/a

Page:

397-398

Additional Comments:

Quotation taken from a letter dated 22 December 1917 written by Edward Brittain to Vera Brittain.

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth, (Great Britain, 1978), p. 397-398, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21780, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

Edward Brittain was serving as a soldier in Italy when he wrote this letter to Vera. He was about three years younger than his sister.