Record Number: 3386
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
That I understood very little of what I read did not really matter to me (Washington Irving's 'Life of Columbus' was as awful as the dictionary because of the long words). I was caught by the passion for print as an alcoholic is caught by the bottle.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 16 Dec 1910 and 1 Jan 1918
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:16 Dec 1900
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:son of itinerant salesman
Religion:Christain
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Life of Columbus
Genre:History, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:3386
Source:V.S. Pritchett
Editor:n/a
Title:A Cab at the Door. An autobiography: early years
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1968
Vol:n/a
Page:106
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
V.S. Pritchett, A Cab at the Door. An autobiography: early years, (London, 1968), p. 106, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3386, accessed: 29 March 2024
Additional Comments:
None