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Record Number: 6490


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Henry James to William James, 1 January 1870 (letter begun 27 December 1869): " ... I felt a most refreshing blast of paternity, the other day in reading Father's reply to a 'Swedenborgian,' in a number [of The Nation] that I saw at the bankers."

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Dec 1869 and 31 Jan 1870

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

other location: banker's

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:

Henry James

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

15 Apr 1843

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

USA

Country of Experience:

Italy

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Henry James Sr

Title:

"reply to a 'Swedenborgian'"

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

In The Nation

Provenance

read in situ


Source Information:

Record ID:

6490

Source:

Print

Author:

Henry James

Editor:

Leon Edel

Title:

Henry James: Letters

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date of Publication:

1975

Vol:

1

Page:

186

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975), 1, p. 186, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6490, accessed: 25 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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