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Record 13014

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'I saw Lane for a few brief moments last night. He showed me a second report on Bettesworth, by G.S. Street. It was distinctly favourable & appreciative. '
Century: 1850-1899
Date: 11 Mar 1897
Country: England
Time: evening
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:Arnold Bennett
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 27 May 1867
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: writer/editor/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

 

Text Being Read:

Author: G. S. Street
Title: reader's report on "Bettesworth"
Genre: Essays / Criticism, report from a publisher's reader
Form of Text: Manuscript: Unknown
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: read in situ

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 13014  
Source - Print  
  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: 81
  Additional comments: Letter from AB to George Sturt, dated 12 Mch 97, 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. 81, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=13014, accessed: 19 April 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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