| Evidence: | That I understood very little of what I read did not really matter to me (Washington Irving's 'Life of Columbus' was as awful as the dictionary because of the long words). I was caught by the passion for print as an alcoholic is caught by the bottle. |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 16 Dec 1910 and 1 Jan 1918 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Victor Sawdon Pritchett |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 16 Dec 1900 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | son of itinerant salesman |
| Religion: | Christain |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Washington Irving |
| Title: | Life of Columbus |
| Genre: | History, Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 3386 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | V.S. Pritchett | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | A Cab at the Door. An autobiography: early years | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1968 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 106 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | V.S. Pritchett, A Cab at the Door. An autobiography: early years (London, 1968), p. 106, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=3386, accessed: 16 April 2024 | |
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