Record Number: 29900

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I am sorry to say Sir E. [Eldon Gorst, British Agent and Consul General] has been rather bad this last week: a touch of the sun it is thought. I play the piano to him of an afternoon and read a little — Browning or Gibbon.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 21 Feb 1910 and Aug 1910

Country:

Egypt

Time

afternoon

Place:

city: Ramleh near Alexandria
specific address: Villa 'Allendale'

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:

Ronald Storrs

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

19 Nov 1881

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

diplomat (colonial civil servant)

Religion:

Christian (Anglican)

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Egypt

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Sir Eldon Gorst

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Edward Gibbon

Title:

?The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Genre:

Other religious, History

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

unknown

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29900

Source:

Print

Author:

Ronald Storrs

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Orientations

Place of Publication:

London (Readers Union Edn.)

Date of Publication:

1939 (1937)

Vol:

n/a

Page:

81

Additional Comments:

Diary entry incorporated into source text, undated, but internal evidence allows estimation of date range.

Citation:

Ronald Storrs, Orientations, (London (Readers Union Edn.), 1939 (1937)), p. 81, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29900, accessed: 27 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None