| Evidence: | 'I wish I hadn?t read the first part of 'Tono-Bungay' so often. I shall have to read it yet again in order to get the hang of the last part.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 23 Nov 1908 | ||||||||||
| Country: | France | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | specific address: Villa des N?fliers | ||||||||||
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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: | France |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | H.G. Wells |
| Title: | Tono Bungay |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book, proofs of novel |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown sent to him |
| Record ID: | 14699 | |
| 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: | 232 | |
| Additional comments: | In a letter from Bennett to H.G. Wells, dated 23 Nov. 1908 from Villa des Nefliers |
| Citation: | Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915 (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 232, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14699, accessed: 09 June 2023 | |
| editor's note: (p.232) 'Tono Bungay' began appearing in the English Review in December 1908, and Bennett apparently had read proofs of the first part. |
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