Record Number: 4291
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Taxi driver Herbert Hodge...knew that years on the dole only produced apathy, and that out-of-work men wanted practical help in dealing with the Board of Guardians far more than ideology. That experience plus his eclectic reading (Bergson, Nietzsche, William McDougall, Bertrand Russell, the new Testament, and Herbert Spencer as well as Marx) led him out of the [Communist] Party towards a socialism that would be brought about by individual volition...'
Century:1900-1945
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
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:Male
Date of Birth:1901
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:taxi driver
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:New Testament
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4291
Source:Jonathan Rose
Editor:n/a
Title:The Intellectual Life of the Britis
Place of Publication:New Haven
Date of Publication:2001
Vol:n/a
Page:302
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Jonathan Rose, The Intellectual Life of the Britis, (New Haven, 2001), p. 302, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4291, accessed: 01 May 2025
Additional Comments:
See Herbert Hodge, 'Draughty in Front', pp.258-60, no further ref. traceable