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Record Number: 19972


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Read French and German newspapers. Wrote three paragraphs. Fiddled about.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

2 Jan 1930

Country:

England

Time

morning: After 10 am

Place:

city: London
specific address: Evening Standard, London E.C.4

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:

Harold Nicolson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

21 Nov 1886

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

diplomat

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

[French and German newspapers]

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

19972

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:

227

Additional Comments:

Quotation taken from a letter dated 2 January 1930 written by Harold Nicolson to Vita Sackville-West.

Citation:

Harold Nicolson, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold (Great Britain, 1992), p. 227, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=19972, accessed: 26 April 2024


Additional Comments:

Harold joined the staff of the Evening Standard as a writer on 1 January 1930.

   
   
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