Record Number: 18279

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I lay in my sleeping bag reading Mr.Richard Aldington's cynical book "Death of a Hero". it is an admirable work but I would have preferred Mr. P.G.Wodehouse on this occasion.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 23 Jul 1937 and 1 Aug 1937

Country:

India

Time

daytime

Place:

other location: tent in camp at alt.15,500ft. Garwhal Himalaya

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

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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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Richard Aldington

Title:

Death of a Hero

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18279

Source:

Print

Author:

Frank Smythe

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Valley of the Flowers : in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

2000 (1938)

Vol:

n/a

Page:

749

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Frank Smythe, The Valley of the Flowers : in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books (London, 2000 (1938)), p. 749, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18279, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None