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Record Number: 7563


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Henry James to Paul Bourget, 15 May 1900, thanking him for copy of his collection of tales, Drames de Famille: 'I have read the whole thing with the intensity [italics] que je mets toujours a vous lire [end italics]'.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1900 and 15 May 1900

Country:

England

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:

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:

Paul Bourget

Title:

Drames de Famille

Genre:

Fiction, Miscellany / Anthology

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1900

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

7563

Source:

Print

Author:

Henry James

Editor:

Leon Edel

Title:

Henry James: Letters

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

4

Page:

139

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984), 4, p. 139, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7563, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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