Dora Hannan in Portsmouth - 11 November, 1918
from Those Happy Highways: an autobiography, page 25:
Came the great day when [World War I] hostilities ended, and, and the world went mad, not the least of these were the people in our road. The whole neighbourhood seemed to gather outside in the street, even though it was November, and till late in the evening we were singing, dancing, ringing bells, banging anything that would make a noise,and a lad called Robbie, one of a large family who lived opposite us, had a bugle which he blew loud and long. Bedtime was forgotten for once,… more >>
Dora Hannan, Those Happy Highways: an autobiography. In Brunel University, The Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, number 2:357, p. 25. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1527946591700 accessed: 10 November, 2024
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Listening to
hide composerscelebratory bugle playing | performed by Boy |
celebratory singing |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 11 November, 1918 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |