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Record Number: 33972


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

I am so delighted to have 'The Seven Pillars'. I read the poem again, which I liked, and am keeping the rest for a little as all the household here are enjoying the book. I think the Arab portraits are among the finest things I have ever seen - but as for the British - do you think they were chosen purposely to look feeble-minded?

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

13 Aug 1935

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Le Paradou
county: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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:

Freya Stark

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

31 Jan 1893

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Explorer and travel writer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Edward Lawrence

Title:

Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Genre:

Other religious, History, Poetry, Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

possibly the 1935 edition of the 1926 abridgement

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

33972

Source:

Print

Author:

Freya Stark

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Coast of Incense: Autobiography 1933-1939

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1953

Vol:

n/a

Page:

113

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Freya Stark, The Coast of Incense: Autobiography 1933-1939, (London, 1953), p. 113, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33972, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

Dame Freya Madeline Stark (31 January 1893 - 9 May 1993) was a British explorer and travel writer. T. E. Lawrence was killed in a motor accident in May 1935 and the 1926 abridgement of the 'Seven Pillars' was published for general circulation within weeks of his death.

   
   
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