Record Number: 20063

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In odd moments when I am at a loose end (about eleven minutes in the day) I read Emily Dickinson.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 21 Nov 1886 and 10 Oct 1934

Country:

America

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Englewood
county: New Jersey

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:

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:

America

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Emily Dickinson

Title:

poems

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

20063

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:

264

Additional Comments:

Quotation taken from a letter dated 10 October 1934 written by Harold Nicolson to Vita Sackville-West.

Citation:

Harold Nicolson, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold (Great Britain, 1992), p. 264, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=20063, accessed: 24 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None