| Evidence: | ' "I have been reading Grey Wethers," said the Marquis- "a magnificent book. The descriptions of the downs are as fine as any in the language. Such power! Such power! Not a pleasant book of course! But what English!" ' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1923 and 2 Sep 1923 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Lord Curzon |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | Foreign Secretary |
| Religion: | Unknown |
| Country of origin: | Unknown |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Vita Sackville-West |
| Title: | Grey Wethers |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Published 1923 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 18312 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Harold Nicolson | |
| Editor: | Nigel Nicolson | |
| Title: | Vita and Harold | |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain | |
| Date of Publication: | 1992 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 123 | |
| Additional comments: | Quotation taken from a letter dated 2 September 1923 written by Harold Nicolson to Vita Sackville-West. Earlier in the letter Harold describes meeting Lord Curzon at Victoria Station upon his return from France. In this quotation Harold quotes remarks made to him by Lord Curzon. |
| Citation: | Harold Nicolson, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold (Great Britain, 1992), p. 123, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=18312, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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