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Record Number: 8708


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Six weeks since I received your letter! ... I have no great interest in the theory of our sacred art.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Dec 1895 and 31 Dec 1895

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.

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:

George Sturt

Title:

letter

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Letter

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

8708

Source:

Print

Author:

Margaret Drabble

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Arnold Bennett

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

61

Additional Comments:

Letter to Sturt, 28 January 1896.

Citation:

Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett (London, 1974), p. 61, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=8708, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

Secondary source.

   
   
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