Record Number: 25626
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Mr M- along. I lay back and listened to all his plans for the regeneration of Scotland - including the one in which he is to be editor of a terrifically high-brow and inter-stellar-national review. Then he read me potential journalism of his own and a synopsis of a short story which ought never to have been even a synopsis - and after he had filled my room full of cigarette smoke he "swep out" with a smile on his face'
Century:1900-1945
Date:29 Apr 1931
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:city: Perth
specific address: 27 Wilson Street
location in dwelling: in bed
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Listener: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:28 Apr 1898
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:poet
Religion:atheist
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[personal writings]
Genre:Fiction, Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:25626
Source:William Soutar
Editor:Alexander Scott
Title:Diaries of a dying man
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:1954
Vol:n/a
Page:25
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
William Soutar, Alexander Scott (ed.), Diaries of a dying man (Edinburgh, 1954), p. 25, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25626, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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