Record Number: 18454
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'He sat down on the floor beside me, and helped me to look up "droil". "What's this?" he said, taking up my proofs. I simpered. He took them out into the garden, spread a rug very carefully on the grass, and began to read. I fled upstairs and packed. After an hour I re-appeared. The Laureate was still reading.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 9 Mar 1892 and 28 Jun 1926
Country:England
Timemorning: Earlier in the letter Vita mentions that her conversation with Bridges takes place 'after breakfast'.
Place:city: Weald, Sevenoaks
county: Kent
specific address: Long Barn
(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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Poet
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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Land
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet, Proofs
Publication DetailsPublished by Heinemann
Provenanceread in situ
Robert Bridges was reading proofs owned by Vita Sackville-West
Source Information:
Record ID:18454
Source:Vita Sackville-West
Editor:Nigel Nicolson
Title:Vita and Harold
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1992
Vol:n/a
Page:148
Additional Comments:
Quotation taken from a letter dated 28 June 1926 written by Vita Sackville-West to Harold Nicolson.
Citation:
Vita Sackville-West, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold (Great Britain, 1992), p. 148, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18454, accessed: 24 April 2024
Additional Comments:
The editor has added a footnote explaining that Robert Bridges was Poet Laureate and that Vita had been staying the night at his house near Oxford.