| Evidence: | 'Began reading through the "Encyclopaedia Britannica" today. Another ten years project, at least. My odyssey through Chambers's "Twentieth Cent. Dictionary" seems to be within a year of completion - that will make it nine years - one less than my calculated time.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1922 and 1 Oct 1930 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Perth specific address: 27 Wilson Street location in dwelling: in bed |
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| Reader: | William Soutar |
| 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, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Chambers |
| Title: | Twentieth Century Dictionary |
| Genre: | Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 25624 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | William Soutar | |
| Editor: | Alexander Scott | |
| Title: | Diaries of a dying man | |
| Place of Publication: | Edinburgh | |
| Date of Publication: | 1954 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 24 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | William Soutar, Alexander Scott (ed.), Diaries of a dying man (Edinburgh, 1954), p. 24, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25624, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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