Record Number: 26721
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Transcript of interview: 'The one [book] that I was given was Bernard Shaw. We went into a bookshop and my father said you can have any book you like which was very unwise because I plumped for the most expensive book in the shop which was 3 guineas, which was terrifically expensive when you think that someone got 2 pounds 3 shillings a week wage.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1935 and 31 Dec 1945
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Darlington
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:4 Sep 1927
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:child
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:Collected Plays
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:26721
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Transcript of interview with Mrs Hilary Adams, aged 81 (2008) carried out by RED research fellow. For further information and permission to quote this material, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php)
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Transcript of interview with Mrs Hilary Adams, aged 81 (2008) carried out by RED research fellow. For further information and permission to quote this material, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26721, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
None
