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Record Number: 8682


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'They would talk French, eat in French restaurants, read French newspapers and visit the British Museum together.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1890 and 31 Dec 1890

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 and editor

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:

[French newspapers]

Genre:

Unknown, French newspapers

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

French newspapers available in London in the 1890s.

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

8682

Source:

Print

Author:

Margaret Drabble

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Arnold Bennett

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

49

Additional Comments:

Citation:

Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett (London, 1974), p. 49, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=8682, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

Secondary source. The friend referred to is John Eland, 'Francophile and bibliophile' (p. 49).

   
   
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