Record Number: 18312

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

' "I have been reading Grey Wethers," said the Marquis- "a magnificent book. The descriptions of the downs are as fine as any in the language. Such power! Such power! Not a pleasant book of course! But what English!" '

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1923 and 2 Sep 1923

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Lord Curzon

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Foreign Secretary

Religion:

Unknown

Country of Origin:

Unknown

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Vita Sackville-West

Title:

Grey Wethers

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Published 1923

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18312

Source:

Print

Author:

Harold Nicolson

Editor:

Nigel Nicolson

Title:

Vita and Harold

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1992

Vol:

n/a

Page:

123

Additional Comments:

Quotation taken from a letter dated 2 September 1923 written by Harold Nicolson to Vita Sackville-West. Earlier in the letter Harold describes meeting Lord Curzon at Victoria Station upon his return from France. In this quotation Harold quotes remarks made to him by Lord Curzon.

Citation:

Harold Nicolson, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold (Great Britain, 1992), p. 123, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18312, accessed: 27 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None