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Record Number: 13008


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Barrie?s 'Margaret Ogilvy', though a trifle loose in the mere writing, is a divine thing, my boy?sort of book that immediately you have finished it you begin again, No fear of his reputation deliquescing just yet, with that to solidify it.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1896 and 15 Dec 1896

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/editor/reviewer

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:

J.M. Barrie

Title:

Margaret Ogilvy/by her son

Genre:

Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

London: 1896

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

13008

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:

73

Additional Comments:

Letter from AB to George Sturt, dated 15 Dec 96, from 6 Victoria Grove, London

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 73, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=13008, accessed: 26 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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