| Evidence: | 'My favourite masters & models: 1. Turgenev, a royal first (you must read 'On the Eve'?flawless I tell you. Bring back such books of mine as you have; I have others you must read). 2. de Maupassant. 3. de Goncourts. 4. George Moore?the great author who can neither write nor spell!
Stevenson only helps me in minute details of style.'
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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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: | Guy de Maupassant |
| Title: | unknown |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 12812 | |
| Source - | ||
| 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: | 28-9 | |
| 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. 28-9, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=12812, accessed: 31 May 2023 | |
| proposes lending to George Sturt |
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