Record Number: 27071

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'But in "Current History" for September, Bruce Bliven, an editor of "The New Statesman", ventured upon a prophecy: "An active progressive movement is needed as it has never been before.... Such a progressive movement may not play a part in the national campaign in 1928 or 1932, but when it finally comes it will amount to something!"'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Sep 1925 and 30 Sep 1925

Country:

America

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Ithaca
county: New York State

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:

Vera Brittain

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

29 Dec 1893

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

America

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Bruce Bliven

Title:

Current History

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

September 1925

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

27071

Source:

Print

Author:

Vera Brittain

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Testament of Experience

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

n/a

Page:

31

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience, (Great Britain, 1980), p. 31, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27071, accessed: 19 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

Vera Brittain goes on to comment that Franklin D.Roosevelt's "New Deal" was the fulfilment of this prophecy.