Record Number: 19968
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I have read so much of the 19th century lately that I can scarcely restrain myself from writing in that manner - whether in prose or poetry - and the more I read, the more I am convinced that I was born out of season: I should have lived in an age when seriousness and noble thoughts found an echo.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 9 Mar 1892 and 17 Dec 1926
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Weald, Sevenoaks
county: Kent
specific address: Long Barn
(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:Female
Date of Birth:9 Mar 1892
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:novelist
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
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:[nineteenth-century works]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:19968
Source:Vita Sackville-West
Editor:Nigel Nicolson
Title:Vita and Harold
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1992
Vol:n/a
Page:177
Additional Comments:
Quotation taken from a letter dated 17 December 1926 written by Vita Sackville-West to Harold Nicolson.
Citation:
Vita Sackville-West, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold, (Great Britain, 1992), p. 177, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19968, accessed: 03 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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