Record Number: 5800
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The conception of this particular novel ["Riceyman Steps"] was probably sparked off by the discovery, in an old Southampton bookshop, T. James and Co., of 34 Bernard Street, of a curious old book called "Lives and Anecdotes of Misers", by F. Sommer Merryweather (1850). Bennett bought it in 1921 on one of his yachting expeditions, read it and used it.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1921 and 31 Dec 1921
Country:England and France
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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:England and France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Lives and Anecdotes of Misers
Genre:Fiction, History, Social Science, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon, 1850
Provenanceowned
Bought from 'an old Southampton bookshop'
Source Information:
Record ID:5800
Source:Margaret Drabble
Editor:n/a
Title:Arnold Bennett
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1974
Vol:n/a
Page:277
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett (London, 1974), p. 277, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=5800, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
None