Record Number: 25623
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Began reading through the "Encyclopaedia Britannica" today. Another ten years project, at least. My odyssey through Chambers's "Twentieth Cent. Dictionary" seems to be within a year of completion - that will make it nine years - one less than my calculated time.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:1 Oct 1930
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:city: Perth
specific address: 27 Wilson Street
location in dwelling: in bed
(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:28 Apr 1898
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:poet
Religion:atheist
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Encyclopaedia Britannica
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:25623
Source:William Soutar
Editor:Alexander Scott
Title:Diaries of a dying man
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:1954
Vol:n/a
Page:24
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
William Soutar, Alexander Scott (ed.), Diaries of a dying man, (Edinburgh, 1954), p. 24, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25623, accessed: 05 January 2025
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