Record Number: 29927
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Strong breeze and weather agreeable so far from Karachi. Green's "History", Macaulay, Ruskin, "Oxford Book [of English Verse]" and Horace every day.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 25 Apr 1917 and 28 Apr 1917
Country:At sea (Arabian Sea)
Timen/a
Place:other location: cabin on board the horse transport ship "Ula", between Karachi and Hanjam Island
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) and army officer
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:At sea (Arabian Sea)
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
almost certainly owned
Source Information:
Record ID:29927
Source:Ronald Storrs
Editor:n/a
Title:Orientations
Place of Publication:London (Readers Union Edn.)
Date of Publication:1939 (1937)
Vol:n/a
Page:220
Additional Comments:
Diary entry 28th April 1917
Citation:
Ronald Storrs, Orientations, (London (Readers Union Edn.), 1939 (1937)), p. 220, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29927, accessed: 07 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None