Record Number: 18311
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I read Celery through from cover to cover last night in bed. It really is good.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 22 May 1919 and 23 May 1919
Country:France
Timen/anight: Harold refers to 'last night'
Place:city: Paris
specific address: British Delegation
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1886
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:Diplomat
Religion:Unknown
Country of Origin:Unknown
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Heritage
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsPublished 15 May 1919
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18311
Source:Harold Nicolson
Editor:Nigel Nicolson
Title:Vita and Harold
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1992
Vol:n/a
Page:87
Additional Comments:
Quotation taken from a letter dated 23 May 1919 written by Harold Nicolson to Vita Sackville-West.
Citation:
Harold Nicolson, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold (Great Britain, 1992), p. 87, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18311, accessed: 20 April 2024
Additional Comments:
The word "really" is printed in italics. The editors add a footnote to explain that "Celery" was Harold's name for "Heritage", Vita's first novel. They also note the publication date.