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Record Number: 22624


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

MS notes including dates of reading, e.g.: "July 18 1916 Welcombe"; "March 29 1923 with Anna [i.e. Anna Philips, George Otto Trevelyan's sister-in-law]; "Read aloud to C [i.e. Lady Caroline Trevelyan] and most of it to her and Anna. Dec 23 1923 Welcombe".

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1916 and 1923

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Stratford upon Avon
county: Warwickshire
specific address: Welcombe

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:

George Otto Trevelyan

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

20 Jul 1838

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Historian and statesman

Religion:

n/a

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:

Arnold Bennett

Title:

These twain

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

2nd ed. London: Methuen, 1916

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

22624

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

MS notes in book cited below,

Citation:

MS notes in book cited below, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22624, accessed: 18 April 2024


Additional Comments:

I have not transcribed all the MS notes in this book.

   
   
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