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Record Number: 33531


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'We are now on board ship and expect to have four or five days of it. It does seem a pity to have got so near home and be unable to get nearer. Still, I have heard the pipes playing last night, some of their tunes "Highland Laddie," the "Barren Rocks," etc., being most appropriate ... Have just read The Right Stuff by Ian Hay. Excellent! I shall write Bisset to send it to you as an advance Birthday present!'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

15 Feb 1916

Country:

At sea (Red Sea)

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:

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, Highland Light Infantry

Religion:

Church of Scotland

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

At sea (Red Sea)

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Ian Hay

Title:

The Right Stuff

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

33531

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:

163-4

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Robert Dunlop Smith, Robert Dunlop Smith, 1892-1917, (Aberdeen, 1921), p. 163-4, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33531, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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