| Evidence: | 'I read Celery through from cover to cover last night in bed. It really is good.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 22 May 1919 and 23 May 1919 | ||||||||||
| Country: | France | ||||||||||
| Time: | night: Harold refers to 'last night' | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Paris specific address: British Delegation |
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| Reader: | Harold Nicolson |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1886 |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | Diplomat |
| Religion: | Unknown |
| Country of origin: | Unknown |
| Country of experience: | France |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Vita Sackville-West |
| Title: | Heritage |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Published 15 May 1919 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 18311 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Harold Nicolson | |
| Editor: | Nigel Nicolson | |
| Title: | Vita and Harold | |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain | |
| Date of Publication: | 1992 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 87 | |
| Additional comments: | Quotation taken from a letter dated 23 May 1919 written by Harold Nicolson to Vita Sackville-West. |
| Citation: | Harold Nicolson, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold (Great Britain, 1992), p. 87, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=18311, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
| The word "really" is printed in italics. The editors add a footnote to explain that "Celery" was Harold's name for "Heritage", Vita's first novel. They also note the publication date. |
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