Record Number: 33975
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
I have been for two motor drives, so you see I am getting on: and I am reading a book called 'Tadpoles and God' which pleases me by talking of Mr Wells who 'in his wordy rush misses all but the obvious and trivial'.
Century:1900-1945
Date:1 May 1936
Country:Wales
Timen/a
Place:city: Penbedw
county: Flintshire
(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:Female
Date of Birth:31 Jan 1893
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Explorer and travel writer
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Wales
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Tadpoles and God
Genre:Other religious, Science
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Nicholson and Watson, 1934
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:33975
Source:Freya Stark
Editor:n/a
Title:The Coast of Incense: Autobiography 1933-1939
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1953
Vol:n/a
Page:118
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Freya Stark, The Coast of Incense: Autobiography 1933-1939, (London, 1953), p. 118, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33975, accessed: 09 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Dame Freya Madeline Stark (31 January 1893 - 9 May 1993) was a British explorer and travel writer.