Record Number: 18456

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I had a nice day yesterday lying out under the trees in a deck-chair reading Bertie Russell's "On Education". A good firm book.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

29 Aug 1926

Country:

Persia

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Teheran

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Harold Nicolson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

21 Nov 1886

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Diplomat

Religion:

Unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Persia

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Bertrand Russell

Title:

On Education

Genre:

Education

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Published 1926

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18456

Source:

Print

Author:

Harold Nicolson

Editor:

Nigel Nicolson

Title:

Vita and Harold

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1992

Vol:

n/a

Page:

159

Additional Comments:

Quotation taken from a letter dated 30 August 1926 written by Harold Nicolson to Vita Sackville-West.

Citation:

Harold Nicolson, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold, (Great Britain, 1992), p. 159, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18456, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None