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Record Number: 7036


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Henry James to Robert Louis Stevenson, 12 January 1891: "To-day what I am grateful for is your new ballad-book, which has just reached me by your command. I have had time only to read the first few things ... As I turn the pages I seem to see that they are full of charm ..."

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

12 Jan 1891

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: 34 De Vere Gardens

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:

Henry James

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

15 Apr 1843

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

USA

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Robert Louis Stevenson

Title:

Ballads

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1891

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

7036

Source:

Print

Author:

Henry James

Editor:

Leon Edel

Title:

Henry James: Letters

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

3

Page:

325

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980), 3, p. 325, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7036, accessed: 18 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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