Record Number: 6994

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'If Machen?s onslaught is worse than Jimmy Douglas?s in the ?Star?, it will be a treat.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

10 Apr 1918

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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/editor/reviewer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

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:

James Douglas

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, review

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6994

Source:

Print

Author:

Arnold Bennett

Editor:

James Hepburn

Title:

Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol I: Letters to J.B. Pinker

Place of Publication:

London: Oxford University Press

Date of Publication:

1966

Vol:

1

Page:

261

Additional Comments:

in a letter to J.B. Pinker on 10 April 1918, from 80 Piccadilly, re. review of The Pretty Lady

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol I: Letters to J.B. Pinker (London: Oxford University Press, 1966), 1, p. 261, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6994, accessed: 24 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

refers to Arthur Machen and W. L. Courtney