Record Number: 7108
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'As it was very hot I decided to pretend I had finished HSC [Higher School Certificate], and read Joad's book on Post War World, while drying my hair in the garden.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:14 Jul 1945
Country:England
Timeafternoon
Place:specific address: Casterton School, near Kirkby Lonsdale
other location: garden
(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:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:daughter of clergyman, later schoolmistress and Head of English
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:
Mrs Hilary Adams after marriage
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Adventures of a Young Soldier in Search of a Better World
Genre:Fiction, History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:7108
Source:Manuscript
Author:Hilary Spalding
Title:MS Diary 1945
Location:Private collection of Mrs Hilary Adams
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
Diary entry for 14 July 1945
Citation:
Hilary Spalding, MS Diary 1945, Private collection of Mrs Hilary Adams, n/a, n/a, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7108, accessed: 11 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None