Record Number: 33466
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Restful week-end. Read a biography of Dick Sheppard. I never heard him preach. Astounded he was so unhappy at school.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 11 Aug 1944 and 13 Aug 1944
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Radlett
county: Hertfordshire
(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:1901
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Social worker
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:Dick Sheppard: Man of Peace
Genre:History, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Clarke, 1938
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:33466
Source:Vere Hodgson
Editor:n/a
Title:Few Eggs and No Oranges: A Diary Showing how Unimportant People in London and Birmingham Lived through the War Years, 1940-45, Written in the Notting Hill Area of London
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1999
Vol:n/a
Page:512
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Vere Hodgson, Few Eggs and No Oranges: A Diary Showing how Unimportant People in London and Birmingham Lived through the War Years, 1940-45, Written in the Notting Hill Area of London, (London, 1999), p. 512, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33466, accessed: 19 February 2025
Additional Comments:
There are one or two other possible biographies of the Very Rev. H. R. L. 'Dick' Sheppard.