Record Number: 4597

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

"He would read acts of 'The Honeymoon' aloud to the two women, conscious that he did not read well, but considering it as a good test, to see if his lines could withstand a bad rendering."

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Oct 1909

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

Villa des N?fliers

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/editor/reviewer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

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

Marguerite Bennett Pauline Smith

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Arnold Bennett

Title:

The Honeymoon

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Sheet

Publication Details

1911

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

4597

Source:

Print

Author:

Margaret Drabble

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Arnold Bennett

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

170

Additional Comments:

refers to the play Bennett was writing

Citation:

Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett (London, 1974), p. 170, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=4597, accessed: 19 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None