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Record Number: 33573


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Here, owing to the fact that I had not yet discovered the depths of my Philosopher's incompetence, and we spent three weary days, relieved only by "The Pilgrim's Progress" which I happened to have with me and by visits from the village notables.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1934 and 31 Dec 1934

Country:

Iraq

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Bedrah
county: Wasit Governorate
specific address: Empty house of the Vali of Pusht-i-Kuh

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Freya Stark

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

31 Jan 1893

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Travel writer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Iraq

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

John Bunyan

Title:

Pilgrim's Progress

Genre:

Other religious, Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

33573

Source:

Print

Author:

Freya Stark

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Valley of the Assassins and other Persian Tales

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1934

Vol:

n/a

Page:

50

Additional Comments:

Pagination is from the 2001 Modern Library edition. The book was first published by John Murray in London in 1934.

Citation:

Freya Stark, The Valley of the Assassins and other Persian Tales, (London, 1934), p. 50, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33573, accessed: 03 October 2024


Additional Comments:

Dame Freya Madeline Stark, Mrs Perowne, (31 January 1893 – 9 May 1993) was a British explorer and travel writer. Attempting to cross the border from (British controlled) Iraq to Persia in 1934, she was obliged to spend several days in the empty guest house of the Vali of the Pusht-i-Kuh in Bedrah, Iraq. The 'Philosopher' was her travelling companion and attendant, Shah Riza.

   
   
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