| Evidence: | 'The conception of this particular novel ["Riceyman Steps"] was probably sparked off by the discovery, in an old Southampton bookshop, T. James and Co., of 34 Bernard Street, of a curious old book called "Lives and Anecdotes of Misers", by F. Sommer Merryweather (1850). Bennett bought it in 1921 on one of his yachting expeditions, read it and used it.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1921 and 31 Dec 1921 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England and France | ||||||||||
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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 and France |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | F. Sommer Merryweather |
| Title: | Lives and Anecdotes of Misers |
| Genre: | Fiction, History, Social Science, Biography |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | London, 1850 |
| Provenance: | owned Bought from 'an old Southampton bookshop' |
| Record ID: | 5800 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Margaret Drabble | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Arnold Bennett | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1974 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 277 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett (London, 1974), p. 277, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=5800, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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