Record Number: 23311
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Jean's friend lent her George Moore's "Heloise and Abelard" - "one of the loveliest; all that my Wyclif book should have been and was not," Winifred confessed, lamenting that she was required to present prizes just when she wanted to finish it. In spite of the novel's length and these interruptions, its owner reported that Winifred returned it, read from cover to cover, within a couple of days.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 14 Jan 1926 and 31 Jan 1926
Country:on board a ship sailing to South Africa
Timen/a
Place:other location: on board a ship sailing to South Africa
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:1898
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:on board a ship sailing to South Africa
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Heloise and Abelard
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:23311
Source:Vera Brittain
Editor:n/a
Title:Testament of Friendship
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:191
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Vera Brittain, Testament of Friendship, (Great Britain, 1980), p. 191, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23311, accessed: 11 February 2025
Additional Comments:
Jean is Jean McWilliam, Winifred Holtby's friend in South Africa.