Record Number: 29904
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Rose 7.15 and seem to have spent day writing, going on with Henry James's "Ambassadors", finishing "Britling", but most of all sleeping.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:14 Oct 1916
Country:At sea
Timedaytime
Place:other location: in cabin on board the "Lama" in Red Sea between Suez and Jeddah
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:Male
Date of Birth:19 Nov 1881
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:diplomat (colonial civil servant)
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:At sea
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Ambassadors
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsfirst published 1903
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29904
Source:Ronald Storrs
Editor:n/a
Title:Orientations
Place of Publication:London (Readers Union Edn.)
Date of Publication:1939 (1937)
Vol:n/a
Page:180
Additional Comments:
Diary entry 14th October 1916, incorporated into source text.
Citation:
Ronald Storrs, Orientations, (London (Readers Union Edn.), 1939 (1937)), p. 180, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29904, accessed: 08 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None