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Record Number: 33525


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'We started before 6 but, though the distance is short, the difficult going prevented us reaching here till 10.30 ... What a place it'll be to spend the night! ... Absolutely nothing but grey sand and stones, not a blade of grass ... Having written the above I got hold of a little pocket calendar and kept myself going till the coolies arrived by learning that Feb. 2nd was Candlemas and Feb. 15 old Candlemas, and suchlike useful information. It was the only thing I had to read, and I was glad when the coolies arrived. I had them put up my tent at once and I went in and shut out the dull surroundings, lay on my bed, and read a most excellent book called Sport and Folklore on the Himalaya and having read it I feel much better.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

29 Jul 1914

Country:

India

Time

daytime

Place:

city: Chitral
county

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:

Robert Dunlop Smith

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

25 Sep 1892

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Second Lieutenant, Indian Army

Religion:

Church of Scotland

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

India

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Hugh Latimer Haughton

Title:

Sport and Folklore on the Himalaya

Genre:

Geography / Travel, Sport / Leisure

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

33525

Source:

Print

Author:

Robert Dunlop Smith

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Robert Dunlop Smith, 1892-1917

Place of Publication:

Aberdeen

Date of Publication:

1921

Vol:

n/a

Page:

91

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Robert Dunlop Smith, Robert Dunlop Smith, 1892-1917, (Aberdeen, 1921), p. 91, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33525, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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