Record Number: 33526

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I have spent the day mostly in reading Wellington's Army, by Oman, one of the most interesting books I have read. I am awfully bucked with it. The day has passed uneventfully, and there is no news ...'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

8 Aug 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

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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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Charles Oman

Title:

Wellington's Army, 1809-1814

Genre:

History

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

33526

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:

108

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Robert Dunlop Smith, Robert Dunlop Smith, 1892-1917, (Aberdeen, 1921), p. 108, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33526, accessed: 10 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None