| Evidence: | 'I sat in my rickety camp chair which had been artfully and ingeniously repaired by [Sherpa] Wangdi to prevent it falling to pieces, and read Shakespeare's sonnets.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 28 Jun 1937 and 2 Jul 1937 | ||||||||||
| Country: | India | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | other location: camp in Bhyundar Valley Garwhal Himalaya | ||||||||||
| 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: | India |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | William Shakespeare |
| Title: | Sonnets |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 18320 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Frank Smythe | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The Valley of Flowers: in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 2000 (1938) | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 708 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Frank Smythe, The Valley of Flowers: in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books (London, 2000 (1938)), p. 708, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=18320, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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