Virginia Woolf in Rodmell - 29 August, 1935

from The diary of Virginia Woolf, page 336:

Last night they sung the Belgian anthem at the Prom: out of respect for the Queen: & after that, the news-reader announced, in his most penetrated with respectful sorrow voice, the death of the Queen in a motor accident.

cite as

Virginia Woolf, and Anne Olivier Bell and Andrew McNeillie (ed.), The diary of Virginia Woolf, volume 4 (Harmondsworth, ), p. 336. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1446754583543 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Rodmell

Listeners

Virginia Woolf
Writer
1882-1941

Listening to

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Belgian National Anthem

Experience Information

Date/Time 29 August, 1935
Medium broadcast
Listening Environment in private, indoors

Originally submitted by Jo Reardon on Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:16:23 +0000
Approved on Sun, 20 Dec 2015 09:03:28 +0000