Record Number: 17400

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I return the proofs. As before, all suggestions are tentative. . . .I should judge it to be rather better thatn Marriage?certainly more homogeneous?& about as good as the New M . . . '

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Until: 16 Dec 1912

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Arnold Bennett

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

27 May 1867

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer/journalist/reviewer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

H.G. Wells

Title:

The Passionate Friends

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: BookManuscript: Codex, proofs of book

Publication Details

1913

Provenance

unknown
sent by author

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Source Information:

Record ID:

17400

Source:

Print

Author:

Arnold Bennett

Editor:

James Hepburn

Title:

Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915

Place of Publication:

London: Oxford University Press

Date of Publication:

1968

Vol:

II

Page:

326

Additional Comments:

In a letter from Arnold Bennett to H.G. Wells, dated 16th Dec 1912, from 14 St Simon's Avenue

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 326, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=17400, accessed: 16 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None