Record Number: 10309

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I would like you to read a little book called "The Forerunner", by Merejkowski, published by Constable. It is about Leonardo da Vinci, and though there is a lot of bosh in it, I think there is a fine idea running through it - half formed, and somewhat elusive, but nevertheless to a certain extent true.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 6 Nov 1904 and 20 Nov 1904

Country:

At sea

Time

n/a

Place:

other location: On ship on the Red Sea

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:

Donald William Alers Hankey

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

Dec 1884

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Army Subaltern

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

At sea

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Dimitri Merejkowski

Title:

The Forerunner, the romance of Leonardo da Vinci

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Published by Constable in London 1902

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

10309

Source:

Print

Author:

Donald William Alers Hankey

Editor:

Edward Miller

Title:

Letters of Donald Hankey "A Student in Arms"

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1920

Vol:

n/a

Page:

15

Additional Comments:

Letter dated 20 November 1904

Citation:

Donald William Alers Hankey, Edward Miller (ed.), Letters of Donald Hankey "A Student in Arms", (London, 1920), p. 15, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10309, accessed: 14 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None