Record Number: 13023

---

Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I am quite sure there is an aspect of these industrial districts which is really grandiose, full of dark splendours, & which has been absolutely missed by all novelists up to date. Tirebuck in 'Miss Grace of All Souls' was too much interested in his individual characters to note synthetically the general aspect, & Nevinson in 'Valley of Tophet' also let it escape him...'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1896 and 10 Oct 1897

Country:

England

Time

n/a

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:

Henry Woodd Nevinson

Title:

In the Valley of Tophet

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1896

Provenance

unknown

---

Source Information:

Record ID:

13023

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:

90

Additional Comments:

Letter from AB to H.G. Wells, dated 10 Oct 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. 90, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=13023, accessed: 25 April 2024

---

Additional Comments:

editor's note: 'Both books concerned life in coal mining districts.'