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Record Number: 12548


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'But happening to mention one day to my Editor that I thought "Occult" stories would go down well just now, & that I had a lot of material for them in hand I was a little surprised to see him jump at the suggestion, & offer to buy the serial rights of eight stories at once. So, deeming eight stories sold in advance to be better than a novel perhaps on my hands, I have shelved the latter for a time, & am to be seen daily reading a vast tome "Myst?res des Sciences Occultes". I tremble to consider the bad art which will be compressed into those stories!'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1894 and 24 Oct 1894

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

'Par Un Initie'

Title:

Mysteres des Sciences Occultes

Genre:

Miscellany / Anthology, Astrology / alchemy / occult, 'Chiromancie, Graphologie, Divination Naturelle er Artificielle. Alchimie ...

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Paris: 1894

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

12548

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:

12-13

Additional Comments:

Letter to George Sturt dated 28 Oct [18]94 from 6 Victoria Grove

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 12-13, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12548, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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