Record Number: 12179
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'My dear General Wallace, -- I sat up the night before last to finish your beautiful book, and I assure you I find it difficult to express my admiration of it. It is wonderful how you have interwoven the sacred elements of the story with the human interest.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 17 Apr 1882 and 18 Apr 1882
Country:Turkey
Timeevening
Place:city: Constantinople
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:diplomat
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Turkey
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Ben-Hur, A Tale of the Christ
Genre:Other religious, Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:12179
Source:Lew Wallace
Editor:n/a
Title:Lew Wallace: An Autobiography
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:1906
Vol:n/a
Page:951
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Lew Wallace, Lew Wallace: An Autobiography (New York, 1906), p. 951, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12179, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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