Record Number: 34182
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
I sat at my table and studied verbs and nouns, wrapped in more clothes than I wore to climb the Matterhorn, and looked with a wary eye at the sunshine outside, dazzling and hard, and able to freeze one to the bone. In spite of this inclemency, I flourished, attended to by Mlle Rose with the same care as that which she devoted to her begonias; they flowered in the middle of the winter on her marble floor.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1928 and 31 Mar 1928
Country:Lebanon
Timedaytime
Place:city: Broumanna
specific address: home of Mlle Rose Audi
(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:Lebanon
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown Arabic language primer]
Genre:Textbook / self-education, Arabic language primer
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsin Arabic
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:34182
Source:Freya Stark
Editor:n/a
Title:Beyond Euphrates: Autobiography 1928-1933
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1951
Vol:n/a
Page:5
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Freya Stark, Beyond Euphrates: Autobiography 1928-1933, (London, 1951), p. 5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=34182, accessed: 24 May 2025
Additional Comments:
Dame Freya Madeline Stark (31 January 1893 - 9 May 1993) was a British explorer and travel writer. This reading experience took place in the home of her longtime host, Mlle Rose Audi, in Broumanna (also spelt Brummana), Lebanon (Matn District/Mount Lebanon Governorate).
