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Record 13635

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'I have read [The First Men on the Moon] in Strand, & hasten to insult & annoy you by stating that the last two instalments are among the very best things you have done. I have read Anticipations in Fortnightly, & hasten to say that I have been absolutely overwhelmed by the breadth & the sheer intellectual vigour of them, not to mention the imaginative power. These articles really have made me a little afraid of you.'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Between 1 Dec 1900 and 23 Nov 1901
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:Arnold Bennett
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 27 May 1867
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: writer/journalist/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

 

Text Being Read:

Author: H. G. Wells
Title: The First Men on the Moon
Genre: Fiction, Science
Form of Text: Print: Serial / periodical
Publication details: serialized in 'Strand' magazine, from Dec 1900 to August 1901.
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 13635  
Source - Print  
  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: 162
  Additional comments: Letter from Bennett to H.G.Wells dated 23 Nov 1901, from Trinity Hall Farm

Citation: Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 162, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=13635, accessed: 23 April 2024

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