Record Number: 29908
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'But having time to write up this, with a letter or so, to finish the amazing "Ambassadors", as well as "Embarrassments" (I and III especially good) the unusual "Other House" and a volume of Leslie Stephen (a little diffuse), and eaten very little with never a threat of nausea, I have suffered from nothing beyond irritation at the abnormal delay,with faint boredom at the meals.[...] Read also five Sonnets every morning.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 19 Oct 1916 and 22 Oct 1916
Country:At sea
Timen/a
Place:other location: On board the "Bellview" between Rabugh (Arabia) and Suez.
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: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:At sea
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Other House
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsfirst published 1896
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29908
Source:Ronald Storrs
Editor:n/a
Title:Orientations
Place of Publication:London (Readers Union Edn.)
Date of Publication:1939 (1937)
Vol:n/a
Page:189
Additional Comments:
Diary entry dated 19th October 1916 but clearly spanning several days, incorporated into source text.
Citation:
Ronald Storrs, Orientations, (London (Readers Union Edn.), 1939 (1937)), p. 189, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29908, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None