Record Number: 29870
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I ordered a Russian grammar from home. For some reason nearly all the translations of Russian writers in those days, at least in the Windlestone library [at Windlestone Hall, Durham, the Eden family's country seat], were into French. The single exception was Constance Garnett's brilliant translations of Turgenev. In my last visits to Windlestone and encouraged by my father, I had broken into the Russian novelists who soon proved a joyous revelation to me. It was then that I made up my mind to read them in their own language. Even an adjutant could find time heavy on his hands in winter in Flanders. My plan was to snatch at least an hour's study every day and in addition to learn by heart some grammar exercise every morning while shaving. I persevered for many weeks but then had to accept disappointment at my slow rate of progress.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 25 Dec 1916 and 1 Apr 1917
Country:Belgium
Timemorning
Place:other location: Ypres salient
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:n/a
Date of Birth:12 Jun 1897
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Army officer, 21st Battalion, later Prime Minister
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Belgium
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[A Russian Grammar]
Genre:Textbook / self-education
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:29870
Source:Anthony Eden
Editor:n/a
Title:Another World: 1897-1917
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1976
Vol:n/a
Page:122
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Anthony Eden, Another World: 1897-1917, (London, 1976), p. 122, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29870, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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