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Record Number: 7583


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Henry James to Howard Sturgis, 8 November 1903: 'I send you back the blooming proofs [of Sturgis's novel "Belchamber"] with many thanks and with no marks or comments at all [goes on to offer criticisms] [...] I send you back also "Temple Bar", in which I have found your paper a moving and charming thing'.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Nov 1903

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

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



Text Being Read:

Author:

Howard Sturgis

Title:

A Sketch from Memory

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

In Temple Bar

Provenance

borrowed (other)


Source Information:

Record ID:

7583

Source:

Print

Author:

Henry James

Editor:

Leon Edel

Title:

Henry James: Letters

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

4

Page:

286; 288

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984), 4, p. 286; 288, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7583, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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