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Record Number: 14644


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I feel that I can struggle on without Madame de Stael; but 'Adolphe' is an undiluted masterpiece.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 10 Sep 1907 and 31 Mar 1907

Country:

Italy

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/journalist/reviewer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Italy

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Benjamin Constant

Title:

Adolphe

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

14644

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:

215

Additional Comments:

Letter to Lucie Simpson from Grand Hotel Royal, San Remo [February-March 1907]

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 215, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14644, accessed: 26 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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