Record Number: 6353

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'[Gwen Raverat's father] was disgusted by Stendhal's "Le Rouge et le Noir" when I lent it to him; though I am still surprised that he did not appreciate the romantic fire which lies beneath Julien Sorel's somewhat unscrupulous methods of getting on in the world'.

Century:

1850-1899, 1900-1945

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Cambridge

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:

George Darwin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1845

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

don

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Stendhal (pseud -Marie-Henri Beyle)

Title:

Le Rouge et le Noir

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6353

Source:

Print

Author:

Gwen Raverat

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Period Piece

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1952

Vol:

n/a

Page:

187

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Gwen Raverat, Period Piece (London, 1952), p. 187, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6353, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None