Record Number: 33974

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

I have just done a review of a charming book on the Libyan desert by a man called Bagnold who first proved that one can motor up sand dunes. Did you know the Libyan desert is larger than India? He gives very vivid pictures of its loveliness, and the old slave route from Kordofan to Cairo, marked by millions of camel skeletons.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

25 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

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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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Ralph A. Bagnold

Title:

Libyan Sands: Travel in a Dead World

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel, Science

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1935 (first edition)

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

33974

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:

114

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Freya Stark, The Coast of Incense: Autobiography 1933-1939, (London, 1953), p. 114, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33974, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Dame Freya Madeline Stark (31 January 1893 - 9 May 1993) was a British explorer and travel writer.