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Record Number: 13620


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I perceive you couldn?t keep your new house out of the "Fortnightly"! This third article is the best yet. I have never seen so good an illustration of the scientific use of imagination.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jun 1901 and 3 Jun 1901

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Hockliffe
county: Beds
specific address: Trinity Hall Farm

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/journalist/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:

H. G. Wells

Title:

Anticipations

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Science

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

'Fortnightly', 1 June 1901

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

13620

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:

157

Additional Comments:

In a letter from A.B. to H.G. Wells dated 3rd June 1901 from Trinity Hall Farm

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 157, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=13620, accessed: 25 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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