Record Number: 18279
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I lay in my sleeping bag reading Mr.Richard Aldington's cynical book "Death of a Hero". it is an admirable work but I would have preferred Mr. P.G.Wodehouse on this occasion.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 23 Jul 1937 and 1 Aug 1937
Country:India
Timedaytime
Place:other location: tent in camp at alt.15,500ft. Garwhal Himalaya
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:6 Jul 1900
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:mountaineer,writer, photographer
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:India
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Death of a Hero
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18279
Source:Frank Smythe
Editor:n/a
Title:The Valley of the Flowers : in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000 (1938)
Vol:n/a
Page:749
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Frank Smythe, The Valley of the Flowers : in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books, (London, 2000 (1938)), p. 749, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18279, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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