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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 7730


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'If I enjoy a book I often write to its author. It seems to me a matter of politeness between one artist and another. Having read A London Child I wrote to Molly [Hughes] at once. I had been born thirty years later but the Victorians disliked change and our memories touched at many points.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

unknown

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Bryher

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

2 Sep 1894

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer and critic

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



Text Being Read:

Author:

Molly V Hughes

Title:

A London Child of the Seventies

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

7730

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Days of Mars: A Memoir, 1940-1946

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1972

Vol:

n/a

Page:

34

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Bryher, The Days of Mars: A Memoir, 1940-1946, (London, 1972), p. 34, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7730, accessed: 12 October 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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