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Record Number: 6022


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Riceyman Steps' had brought him new prestige; it was read by lords and barbers, and Conrad was reported to say that it showed 'Bennett victorious'.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Mar 1923 and 31 Dec 1923

Country:

unknown

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Joseph Conrad

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

n/a

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

originally Catholic

Country of Origin:

Poland

Country of Experience:

unknown

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Arnold Bennett

Title:

Riceyman Steps

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

London, 1923

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

6022

Source:

Print

Author:

Margaret Drabble

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Arnold Bennett

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

285

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett (London, 1974), p. 285, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6022, accessed: 20 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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