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Record 6490

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Henry James to William James, 1 January 1870 (letter begun 27 December 1869): " ... I felt a most refreshing blast of paternity, the other day in reading Father's reply to a 'Swedenborgian,' in a number [of The Nation] that I saw at the bankers."
Century: 1850-1899
Date: Between 1 Dec 1869 and 31 Jan 1870
Country: Italy
Time: n/a
Place: other location: banker's
   
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:Henry James
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: Italy
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Henry James Sr
Title: "reply to a 'Swedenborgian'"
Genre: Essays / Criticism
Form of Text: Print: Serial / periodical
Publication details: In The Nation
Provenance: read in situ

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 6490  
Source - Print  
  Author: Henry James
  Editor: Leon Edel
  Title: Henry James: Letters
  Place of Publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts
  Date of Publication: 1975
  Vol: 1
  Page: 186
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975), 1, p. 186, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6490, accessed: 25 April 2024

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