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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 31048


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Not many miles away to the left lies Landrecies, which R. L. Stevenson refers to, in "An Inland Voyage," as, "a point in the great warfaring system of Europe which might on some future day be ranged about with cannon, smoke, and thunder." That evening, the prophecy was fulfilled.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 21 Jan 1881 and 1916

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Ian Vivian Hay

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

21 Jan 1881

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Major, Gordon Highlanders; Laird; Historian

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Robert Louis Stevenson

Title:

An Inland Voyage

Genre:

Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

31048

Source:

Print

Author:

Ian Vivian Hay

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Wounded and a Prisoner of War

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh

Date of Publication:

1916

Vol:

n/a

Page:

55

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Ian Vivian Hay, Wounded and a Prisoner of War, (Edinburgh, 1916), n/a, p. 55, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31048, accessed: 26 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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