Record Number: 7558
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry James to H. G. Wells, 29 January 1900: 'It was very graceful of you to send me your book -- I mean the particular masterpiece entitled "The Time Machine", after I had so ungracefully sought it at your hands [...] You are very magnificent [...] I re-write you, much, as I read -- which is the highest tribute my damned impertinence can pay an author.'
Century:1850-1899, 1900-1945
Date:unknown
Country:England
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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: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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Time Machine
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7558
Source:Henry James
Editor:Leon Edel
Title:Henry James: Letters
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:4
Page:132-33
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984), 4, p. 132-33, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7558, accessed: 24 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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