Record Number: 33039
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘I am still revelling in "The Dynasts". The amount of historical reading and travelling that must have gone to compose such a work must have been tremendous … the characters, especially Napoleon, are finely drawn: and the minor scenes, like the madness of George III and the abdication of Josephine, are as good as Shakespeare.’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 7 Nov 1914 and 8 Dec 1914
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Cheriton
county: Kent
specific address: Shorncliffe Camp
(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 May 1895
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:2/Lt, 7th Suffolk Regiment
Religion:Christian by schooling, (no specified beliefs)
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars
Genre:Drama, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:33039
Source:Charles Hamilton Sorley
Editor:Jean Moorcroft Wilson
Title:The Collected Letters of Charles Hamilton Sorley
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1990
Vol:n/a
Page:206
Additional Comments:
Letter to parents, Sandgate, 8 December 1914
Citation:
Charles Hamilton Sorley, Jean Moorcroft Wilson (ed.), The Collected Letters of Charles Hamilton Sorley, (London, 1990), p. 206, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33039, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
This letter from Sandgate possibly probably still reflects his ongoing reading experiences in the nearby Shorncliffe camp, rather than a change in Sorley's physical location.
