Record Number: 20109

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I had time yesterday to read your poem. In fact I read it three times. Once in the train. Once after luncheon in the library. And once before I went to bed.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

25 Jul 1938

Country:

England

Time

daytime: in the train and after luncheon
night: before bed

Place:

city: London

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Harold Nicolson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

21 Nov 1886

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Diplomat

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Vita Sackville-West

Title:

Solitude

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

Published by the Hogarth Press, 1938

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

20109

Source:

Print

Author:

Harold Nicolson

Editor:

Nigel Nicolson

Title:

Vita and Harold

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1992

Vol:

n/a

Page:

302

Additional Comments:

Quotation taken from a letter dated 26 July 1938 written by Harold Nicolson to Vita Sackville-West. Letter written from 4 King's Bench Walk, London.

Citation:

Harold Nicolson, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold, (Great Britain, 1992), p. 302, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20109, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None