| Evidence: | 'I breakfasted luxuriously in my tent off porridge, fried ham and tea and afterwards read "Pickwick Papers", pausing now and then to anoint myself with face cream.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 5 May 1933 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Tibet | ||||||||||
| Time: | morning | ||||||||||
| Place: | other location: at Camp 3 alt. approx 21,000 feet, just below North Col of Mt Everest | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Frank Smythe |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 6 Jul 1900 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | mountaineer, writer, photographer |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Tibet |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
None |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Charles Dickens |
| Title: | The Pickwick Papers |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1837 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 18275 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Frank Smythe | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Camp Six: in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 2000 (1937) | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 580 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Frank Smythe, Camp Six: in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books (London, 2000 (1937)), p. 580, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=18275, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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