Record Number: 33530

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In the evenings we have cosy suppers in the drawing-room, with little tables in front of the fire. Sometimes we work, sometimes read and talk. The other night Mrs. [McKendrick] read to us Like English Gentlemen, the story of Scott's expedition as told to his little son. Last Sunday we had a great evening with Newbolt's poems, which I introduced them to. They seem finer every time one reads them.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 14 Jan 1915 and 21 Jan 1915

Country:

India

Time

evening

Place:

city: Kasauli
county: Himachal Pradesh
specific address: Pasteur Institute
location in dwelling: Drawing-room

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:

Arthur Quiller-Couch

Title:

Oxford Book of English Verse

Genre:

Poetry, Miscellany / Anthology

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

33530

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:

138

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Robert Dunlop Smith, Robert Dunlop Smith, 1892-1917, (Aberdeen, 1921), p. 138, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33530, accessed: 19 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None