Record Number: 34181
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
But when the morning came and we rode on, and the beautiful land spread its high places, its secret pastoral solitudes about us, and I sat by a spring and ate my eggs and bread and cheese, and read William of Tyre and watched the poor old thin horse grazing.
Century:1900-1945
Date:10 May 1939
Country:Syria
Timemorning: early morning
daytime
other location: spring in the countryside between Hama and Krak des Chevaliers
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: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:Syria
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum (History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea)
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsPossibly in French translation
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:34181
Source: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:243
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Freya Stark, The Coast of Incense: Autobiography 1933-1939, (London, 1953), p. 243, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=34181, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Dame Freya Madeline Stark (31 January 1893 - 9 May 1993) was a British explorer and travel writer. From the description of the journey and the countryside, this reading experience took place somewhere between Hama and Krak des Chevaliers. It is likely that William of Tyre's History was read in French translation, although Stark was also able to read Latin fluently.
