Record Number: 7706
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry James to H. G. Wells, 21 September 1913, thanking him for a copy of his new novel, "The Passionate Friends": 'I am too impatient to let you know [italics]how[end italics] wonderful I find this last [...] I bare my head before [...] the high immensity [...] which has made me absorb the so full-bodied thing in deep and prolonged gustatory draughts.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Sep 1913 and 21 Sep 1913
Country:England
Timen/a
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 Passionate Friends
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsSeptember 1913
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7706
Source:Henry James
Editor:Leon Edel
Title:Henry James: Letters
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:4
Page:686
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984), 4, p. 686, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7706, accessed: 23 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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