| Evidence: | 'I wait only for one little incident to shape itself and then I can march on up to, & right through, my great revival scene in the Wesleyan Methodist chapel, which is to beat Harold Frederic in his own chosen field.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1896 and 31 Jan 1897 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Arnold Bennett |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 27 May 1867 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer/editor/reviewer |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Harold Frederic |
| Title: | Illumination, or, The damnation of Theron Ware |
| Genre: | Fiction, History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | London: 1896 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 13010 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Arnold Bennett | |
| Editor: | James Hepburn | |
| Title: | Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 | |
| Place of Publication: | London: Oxford University Press | |
| Date of Publication: | 1968 | |
| Vol: | II | |
| Page: | 75 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from AB to George Sturt, dated 31 Jan. 97, from 6 Victoria Grove, London |
| Citation: | Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 75, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=13010, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| editor's note: Harold Frederic (1856-98) had recently published his most famous novel, Illumination (The Damnation of Theron Ware) , whose hero is a young Methodist preacher who lapses into sin. One of the most vivid scenes is of a Methodist revival. |
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