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Record Number: 18700


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I like this book very much. ["Mr. Britling Sees It Through"] It is extremely original & sympathetic, & the scenes that ought to be the best are the best. In fact it is an impressive work. . . . P.S. You will doubtless find some of the corrections quite inadmissible. They are all simply suggestions. A.B.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Until: 8 Jul 1916

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Thorpe-le-Soken
county: Essex
specific address: Comarques

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


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



Text Being Read:

Author:

H.G. Wells

Title:

Mr Britling Sees It Through

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

proof copy

Provenance

borrowed (other)
sent to Bennett by author


Source Information:

Record ID:

18700

Source:

Print

Author:

Arnold Bennett

Editor:

James Hepburn

Title:

Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.III 1916 -1931

Place of Publication:

London: Oxford University Press

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

III

Page:

17

Additional Comments:

In a letter from Arnold Bennett to H.G.Wells, dated 8 July 1916, from Comarques.

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.III 1916 -1931 (London: Oxford University Press, 1970), III, p. 17, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18700, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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