| Evidence: | . . . [George] Sturt, Bennett's supposedly 'aesthetic' critic, was not particularly admiring of 'Anna'[of the Five Towns]; he writes complaining that Bennett makes 'an inventory of the furniture in Anna's kitchen', that his characters don't come alive . . . |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Farnham county: Surrey |
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| Reader: | George Sturt |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1863 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Wheelwright and writer |
| 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: | Arnold Bennett |
| Title: | Anna of the Five Towns |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | London: Chatto and Windus, 1902 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 3689 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Margaret Drabble | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Arnold Bennett | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1974 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 98 | |
| Additional comments: | author's note: Letter from George Sturt to A.B.of 15 September 1902, in 'Letters', vol.2 |
| Citation: | Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett (London, 1974), p. 98, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=3689, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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