Record Number: 19970
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'My own darling, I write to you in the middle of reading "Orlando", in such a turmoil of excitement and confusion that I scarcely know where (or who!) I am. It came this morning by the first post and I have been reading it ever since, and am now half-way through. Virginia sent it to me in a lovely leather binding - bless her.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:11 Oct 1928
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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Orlando
Genre:Fiction, Biography, Novel in the form of a mock-biography of Vita Sackville-West
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsPublished 11 October 1928
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:19970
Source:Vita Sackville-West
Editor:Nigel Nicolson
Title:Vita and Harold
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1992
Vol:n/a
Page:205
Additional Comments:
Quotation taken from a letter dated 11 October 1928 written by Vita Sackville-West to Harold Nicolson.
Citation:
Vita Sackville-West, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold, (Great Britain, 1992), p. 205, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19970, accessed: 20 April 2024
Additional Comments:
The editor describes "Orlando" in a footnote as 'a novel in the form of a mock biography of Vita, Virginia's longest love letter to her', and adds that 'Vita was not allowed to read a word of it until it was published'.
