Record Number: 18461
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'At this precise moment I am feeling mightily morose, owing to my having foolishly embarked on Robert Elsmere and Tom Jones this afternoon.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jul 1896 and 31 Aug 1896
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:26 Aug 1875
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:student
Religion:Presbyterian
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author:Mary Augusta (Mrs Humphry) Ward
Title:Robert Elsmere
Genre:Fiction, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18461
Source:Janet Adam Smith
Editor:n/a
Title:John Buchan: A Biography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1965
Vol:n/a
Page:56
Additional Comments:
on holiday with his family in Scotland, while an Oxford student.
Citation:
Janet Adam Smith, John Buchan: A Biography, (London, 1965), p. 56, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18461, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Buchan was by this stage an Oxford undergraduate on holiday with his family in Scotland.