| Evidence: | 'Just now I am reading nightly in bed Boswell?s "Life of Johnson". I suppose you know it by heart. Without doubt it is the most agreeable & diverting thing in non-imaginative literature in English.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1902 and 10 Jul 1902 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | night | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Hockliffe county: Beds specific address: Trinity Hall Farm location in dwelling: in bed |
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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: | James Boswell |
| Title: | Life of Johnson |
| Genre: | Biography |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 13641 | |
| 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: | 170 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Bennett to John Rickard, from Trinity Hall Farm, dated 10th July 1902 |
| Citation: | Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 170, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=13641, accessed: 09 December 2023 | |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)