Record Number: 8894

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Durrell's studies at the British Museum turned even further towards the Elizabethans. He took in Sidney, Marlowe, Nashe, Greene, Peel and Tourneur, as well as Shakespeare'.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1933 and 31 Dec 1935

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: British Museum

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:

Lawrence Durrell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

27 Feb 1912

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

later writer

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

Britain / India (Parents English and Irish but Indian born)

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Christopher Marlowe

Title:

[unknown]

Genre:

Drama, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ
read at British Museum

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Source Information:

Record ID:

8894

Source:

Print

Author:

Gordon Bowker

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Through the Dark Labyrinth: A Biography of Lawrence Durrell

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1996

Vol:

n/a

Page:

55

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Gordon Bowker, Through the Dark Labyrinth: A Biography of Lawrence Durrell, (London, 1996), p. 55, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8894, accessed: 22 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None