| Evidence: | '. . . have you got Roget?s Thesaurus of English words and phrases? It is the most wonderful machine for getting at words that you know but can?t think of at the moment, that I have encountered. . . I bought it about a year ago, & wonder how I ever did without it.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Nov 1894 and 11 Nov 1895 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: 6 Victoria Grove |
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| Reader: | Arnold Bennett |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 27 May 1867 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer/journalist/reviewer |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Dr Peter Mark Roget |
| Title: | Thesaurus |
| Genre: | Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | first published 1852. revised by John Lewis Roget from 1879 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 12810 | |
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| Author: | Arnold Bennett | |
| Editor: | James Hepburn | |
| Title: | Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 | |
| Place of Publication: | London: Oxford University Press | |
| Date of Publication: | 1968 | |
| Vol: | II | |
| Page: | 27-8 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from AB to George Sturt, dated 11 Nov 95, from 6 Victoria Grove. |
| Citation: | Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 27-8, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=12810, accessed: 02 June 2023 | |
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