Record Number: 29928
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Read with interest Dostoevsky's "[The] House of the Dead".'
Century:1900-1945
Date:29 Apr 1917
Country:At sea (Straits of Hormuz area)
Timen/a
Place:other location: cabin on board the horse transport ship "Ula", between Karachi en route for Basra
Type of Experience(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:Male
Date of Birth:19 Nov 1881
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:diplomat (colonial civil servant) and army officer
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:At sea (Straits of Hormuz area)
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The House of the Dead
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsalmost certainly Constance Garnett's translation (1915)
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29928
Source:Ronald Storrs
Editor:n/a
Title:Orientations
Place of Publication:London (Readers Union Edn.)
Date of Publication:1939 (1937)
Vol:n/a
Page:220
Additional Comments:
Diary entry 29th April 1917
Citation:
Ronald Storrs, Orientations, (London (Readers Union Edn.), 1939 (1937)), p. 220, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29928, accessed: 19 May 2024
Additional Comments:
None