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Record Number: 3795


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Since I came here I have been very interested in the Bible. I have read the Bible for hours on end.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 22 Jan 1916 and 12 Mar 1916

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Bandol
county: Provence
specific address: Villa Pauline

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:

Katherine Mansfield

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

14 Oct 1888

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Novelist and Critic

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

New Zealand

Country of Experience:

France

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Bible

Genre:

Bible

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

3795

Source:

Print

Author:

Katherine Mansfield

Editor:

J Middleton Murry

Title:

Journal of Katherine Mansfield

Place of Publication:

Hamburg Paris Bologna

Date of Publication:

1935

Vol:

n/a

Page:

73

Additional Comments:

undated diary entry - after 22 Jan 1916.

Citation:

Katherine Mansfield, J Middleton Murry (ed.), Journal of Katherine Mansfield (Hamburg Paris Bologna, 1935), p. 73, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=3795, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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