Record Number: 12844
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I'm reading "A Son at the Front" in book form. The wife reads serials in magazines which I don't.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 10 Sep 1923 and 13 Sep 1923
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Etchingham
county: Sussex
specific address: Bateman's Burwash
(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:30 Dec 1865
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:India
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:A Son at the Front
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Macmillan, 1923. First edition; published 10 September 1923.
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:12844
Source:Manuscript
Author:Rudyard Kipling
Title:Letter to Edith Wharton dated 13 September 1923
Location:Beinecke Library, Yale University
Call No:YCAL MSS 42, Series II, Folder 865
Page/Folio:n/a
Citation:Rudyard Kipling, Letter to Edith Wharton dated 13 September 1923 Beinecke Library, Yale University, p. YCAL MSS 42, Series II, Folder 865, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12844, accessed: 25 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Kipling read "A Son at the Front" for the first time in volume form (published 10 September 1923) and not in the prior serialisation.