Record Number: 28362

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The weary Press caustically reported a current quip: "Good news at last! Two of our generals were captured at Tobruk!" and the "Sunday Express" philosopher, Nathaniel Gubbins, produced a characteristic comment: "The worse the news is, the more we talk about what we are going to do with Germany after the war."'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

From: 1 Apr 1942

Country:

England

Time

n/a

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:

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:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Nathaniel Gubbins

Title:

comment in the "Sunday Express"

Genre:

Politics, current affairs

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

1942

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

28362

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:

296

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience, (Great Britain, 1980), p. 296, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28362, accessed: 24 March 2025

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Additional Comments:

This extract also includes a non-specific Press comment.