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Record Number: 7052


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'On Saturday I saw for the first time an advertisement of this book, [Lilian] which I suppose has been out for quite a month.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 6 Nov 1922 and 13 Nov 1922

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


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



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

n/a

Genre:

advertisement

Form of Text:

Print: Advertisement

Publication Details

November, 1922

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

7052

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:

318

Additional Comments:

in a letter to Eric Pinker from Arnold Bennett, 12 November 1922, from 12 B George Street, London

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol I: Letters to J.B. Pinker (London: Oxford University Press, 1966), 1, p. 318, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7052, accessed: 16 April 2024


Additional Comments:

Lilian ws published by Cassells

   
   
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