Record Number: 29896
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Not having frequented a club before I was at first enchanted by the number and variety of the newspapers and magazines, but soon found them spiritually a diet of hors d'oeuvres and so restricted myself to the "The Times" and the "Vie Parisienne".'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between Oct 1904 and 1905
Country:Egypt
Timen/a
Place:city: Cairo
specific address: The Turf Club, Shària-al-Maghrabi
location in dwelling: lounge/reading room
(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:19 Nov 1881
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:diplomat (colonial civil servant)
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Egypt
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:La Vie Parisienne
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication DetailsParis weekly
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:29896
Source:(Sir) Ronald Storrs
Editor:n/a
Title:Orientations
Place of Publication:London (Readers Union Edn.)
Date of Publication:1939 (1937)
Vol:n/a
Page:20
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
(Sir) Ronald Storrs, Orientations, (London (Readers Union Edn.), 1939 (1937)), p. 20, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29896, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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