Record Number: 29948
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Read Freeman on race and language, which holds well to date, especially in his negation of Austria and Turkey as possible empires. John v Arabic and Homer's "Odyssey" xix.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:19 Jun 1917
Country:at sea (Persian Gulf between Kuweit and Straits of HormuzKarachi
Timen/a
Place:other location: on board the "Palintana"
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) and army officer
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:at sea (Persian Gulf between Kuweit and Straits of HormuzKarachi
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Race and Language
Genre:Essays / Criticism, History, Social Science
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29948
Source:Ronald Storrs
Editor:n/a
Title:Orientations
Place of Publication:London (Readers Union Edn.)
Date of Publication:1939 (1937)
Vol:n/a
Page:260
Additional Comments:
Diary entry 19 June 1917.
Citation:
Ronald Storrs, Orientations, (London (Readers Union Edn.), 1939 (1937)), p. 260, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29948, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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