Record Number: 33985

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

We woke up to-day to see the coast of Yemen, the Indian Ocean very blue, and were presently sailing into the bay of Aden. As I went into the saloon for passports, Mr. Longrigg brought up a nice- looking enthusiastic young man who had been reading 'Baghdad Sketches' (the old one) and welcomed me most cordially. His name is Perowne and is political here, and keen to dig and ready to give all help and encouragement — so pleasant.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

31 Oct 1937

Country:

Yemen

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Aden
other location: Onboard ship, approaching Aden

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:

Stewart Henry Perowne

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

17 Jun 1901

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Diplomat, archaeologist and explorer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Yemen

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Freya Stark

Title:

Baghdad Sketches

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Geography / Travel, Originally published for the Baghdad Times

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Baghdad: 1932

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

33985

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:

180

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Freya Stark, The Coast of Incense: Autobiography 1933-1939, (London, 1953), p. 180, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33985, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Stewart Henry Perowne (17 June 1901 - 10 May 1989) was a British diplomat, Arabist, archaeologist and historian who had just been appointed as public information officer in Aden. Dame Freya Madeline Stark (31 January 1893 - 9 May 1993) was a British explorer and travel writer. Perowne and Stark married in 1947 and the marriage was dissolved in 1952.