Record Number: 14709

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I violently disagree with you as to El?mir Bourges. I defy you to put your hand on your heart & say you have read the 'Nef' all through.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Until: 13 Dec 1908

Country:

unknown

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

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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:

unknown

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

El?mir Bourges

Title:

La Nef

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

14709

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:

245

Additional Comments:

In a letter from Bennett to Frank Harris, dated 13 Dec 1908, with address (from next day) - Hotel Belv?dere, Mont P?lerin, Sur Vevey, Switzerland

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 245, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14709, accessed: 19 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

editor's note: (p.246) El?mir Bourges . . . published his popular drama 'La Nef' in 1904