Record Number: 6545
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry James to William James, 8 January 1873, on meeting with Mrs Kemble on previous evening: "She is very magnificent, and was very gracious, and being draped (for an evening call) in lavender satin lavishly decollete, reminded me strangely, in her talk and manner, of the time when as infants, in St. John's Wood, we heard her read the Midsummer Night's Dream."
Century:1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: St John's Wood
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:27 Nov 1809
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Actress
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Henry James William James
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:A Midsummer Night's Dream
Genre:Drama, Poetry
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6545
Source:Henry James
Editor:Leon Edel
Title:Henry James: Letters
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Publication:1975
Vol:1
Page:322
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975), 1, p. 322, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6545, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None