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Record Number: 18278


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'They arrived late that evening bringing letters from home, and newspapers. As regards the world's news I confess that the first thing I turned to was the cricket reports. How Kent was faring in the county championships seemed of greater importance than the latest political crisis, divorce, scandal or arsenical poisoning.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 13 May 1931 and 30 May 1931

Country:

India

Time

afternoon
night

Place:

city: village of Tapoban, Garwhal Himalaya, India

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

newspapers

Genre:

Sport / Leisure, Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

18278

Source:

Print

Author:

Frank Smythe

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Kamet Conquered : in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

2000 (1932)

Vol:

n/a

Page:

392

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Frank Smythe, Kamet Conquered : in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books (London, 2000 (1932)), p. 392, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18278, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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