Record Number: 18391
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'But instead of learning to sail, I read Edward Whymper's "Travels among the Great Andes of the Equator". The author is better known for his "Scrambles among the Alps", but this came later in my education.[...] I have not read the book again but I still have the most vivid impressions of it: the climbing of Chimborazo [...] the night spent on Cotopaxi [...]'
Century:1900-1945
Date:unknown
Country:England or Ceylon
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1 Aug 1907
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:child
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:English (born in Ceylon)
Country of Experience:England or Ceylon
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Travels among the Great Andes of the Equator
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1891-92
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18391
Source:Eric Shipton
Editor:n/a
Title:Upon That Mountain: in The Six Mountain Travel Books
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1999 (1943)
Vol:n/a
Page:317
Additional Comments:
The source text is Shipton's autobiographical memoir of various climbing and formative experiences.
Citation:
Eric Shipton, Upon That Mountain: in The Six Mountain Travel Books, (London, 1999 (1943)), p. 317, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18391, accessed: 18 July 2024
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