| Evidence: | 'They arrived late that evening bringing letters from home, and newspapers. As regards the world's news I confess that the first thing I turned to was the cricket reports. How Kent was faring in the county championships seemed of greater importance than the latest political crisis, divorce, scandal or arsenical poisoning.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 13 May 1931 and 30 May 1931 | ||||||||||
| Country: | India | ||||||||||
| Time: | afternoon night |
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| Place: | city: village of Tapoban, Garwhal Himalaya, India | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Frank Smythe |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 6 Jul 1900 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | mountaineer,writer, photographer |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | India |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | newspapers |
| Genre: | Sport / Leisure, Ephemera |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 18278 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Frank Smythe | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Kamet Conquered : in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 2000 (1932) | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 392 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Frank Smythe, Kamet Conquered : in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books (London, 2000 (1932)), p. 392, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=18278, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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