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Record Number: 13014


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I saw Lane for a few brief moments last night. He showed me a second report on Bettesworth, by G.S. Street. It was distinctly favourable & appreciative. '

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

11 Mar 1897

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

n/a

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:

G. S. Street

Title:

reader's report on "Bettesworth"

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, report from a publisher's reader

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ


Source Information:

Record ID:

13014

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:

81

Additional Comments:

Letter from AB to George Sturt, dated 12 Mch 97, 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. 81, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=13014, accessed: 26 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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