Record Number: 7296

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Henry James to G. W. Smalley, 21 February 1883: "I have just been reading in the Tribune your letter of Jan. 25, in which you devote a few lines to the silly article in the Quarterly on American Novels, etc [goes on to correct points in this]."

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

21 Feb 1883

Country:

USA

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Boston

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:

USA

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

G. W. Smalley

Title:

article on American novels

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

In The Tribune

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

7296

Source:

Print

Author:

Henry James

Editor:

Leon Edel

Title:

Henry James: Letters

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date of Publication:

1975

Vol:

2

Page:

406

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975), 2, p. 406, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7296, accessed: 24 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None