Record Number: 29871

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I ordered a Russian grammar from home. For some reason nearly all the translations of Russian writers in those days, at least in the Windlestone library [at Windlestone Hall, Durham, the Eden family's country seat], were into French. The single exception was Constance Garnett's brilliant translations of Turgenev. In my last visits to Windlestone and encouraged by my father, I had broken into the Russian novelists who soon proved a joyous revelation to me. It was then that I made up my mind to read them in their own language. Even an adjutant could find time heavy on his hands in winter in Flanders. My plan was to snatch at least an hour's study every day and in addition to learn by heart some grammar exercise every morning while shaving. I persevered for many weeks but then had to accept disappointment at my slow rate of progress.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Aug 1914 and 25 Dec 1916

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: Durham
specific address: Windlestone Hall

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:

Anthony Eden

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

n/a

Date of Birth:

12 Jun 1897

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Army officer, 21st Battalion, later Prime Minister

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

In Constance Garnett's English translation.

Provenance

read in situ
Country House Library

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29871

Source:

Print

Author:

Anthony Eden

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Another World: 1897-1917

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1976

Vol:

n/a

Page:

122

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Anthony Eden, Another World: 1897-1917, (London, 1976), p. 122, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29871, accessed: 04 October 2024

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Additional Comments:

None