Record Number: 22508
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'…I got it the same year as I got “The Cities of the World” the most remarkable point about which, I have always thought, is the fact that it omits to mention London, tho generally considered greatest city of this world. The author cannot shield the omission under the plea that he thought London too great to be reckoned of this world, for if ever there were a city of the earth, earthy, it is the English metropolis.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Until: 17 Oct 1892
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:Richard [Dick] Kharsedji Sorabji
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1872
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Student
Religion:Christian [family originally Parsee]
Country of Origin:India
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Cities of the World
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:22508
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Sorabji Papers, F165/7 at APACS, British Library
Additional Information:
Letter from Richard Sorabji [Cornelia Sorabji's brother] from Balliol College, Oxford to the family in Poona, India, 17 October 1892
Citation:
Sorabji Papers, F165/7 at APACS, British Library, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22508, accessed: 09 October 2024
Additional Comments:
The book appears to be 'Cities of the World: The Origin, Progress and Present Aspect' by Edwin Hodder, first published in 3 vols by Cassell in London 1881-1884 and reprinted as 4 vols 1886-1889