Record Number: 32984

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'You ask me whether I prefer a long letter or a short letter. I prefer a long letter to a short letter. No, I am not reading Shakespeare just at present. I am reading the complete works of O. Henry who is the American Shakespeare and the American Chekhov and the American Gorki and the American Kipling. And the American Maupassant.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

3 Sep 1916

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Saint-Omer
other location: Headquarters, Royal Flying Corps

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Maurice Baring

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

27 Apr 1874

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

O. Henry

Title:

Heart of the West

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

32984

Source:

Print

Author:

Maurice Baring

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Dear Animated Bust: Letters to Lady Juliet Duff, France, 1915-1918

Place of Publication:

Salisbury

Date of Publication:

1981

Vol:

n/a

Page:

60

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Maurice Baring, Dear Animated Bust: Letters to Lady Juliet Duff, France, 1915-1918, (Salisbury, 1981), p. 60, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32984, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None