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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 6939


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

[Lehmann and her first husband, Leslie Runcimann] 'were great readers, particularly of modern novelists such as Huxley, Lawrence and Gerhardie.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1923 and 31 Dec 1928

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Leslie Runcimann

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1900

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

worked for shipping company

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Aldous Huxley

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

6939

Source:

Print

Author:

Selina Hastings

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Rosamond Lehmann

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

2002

Vol:

n/a

Page:

70

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Selina Hastings, Rosamond Lehmann, (London, 2002), p. 70, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6939, accessed: 07 October 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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