Record Number: 6886

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Henry James to Francis Parkman, 24 August 1884: " ... I cannot hold my hand from telling you ... with what high appreciation and genuine gratitude I have been reading your Wolfe and Montcalm ... I have found the right time to read it only during the last fortnight, and it has fascinated me from the first page to the last."

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 10 Aug 1884 and 24 Aug 1884

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Dover
county: Kent

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:

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:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Francis Parkman

Title:

Montcalm and Wolfe

Genre:

History

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1884

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6886

Source:

Print

Author:

Henry James

Editor:

Leon Edel

Title:

Henry James: Letters

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

3

Page:

48

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980), 3, p. 48, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6886, accessed: 18 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None