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Record 19320

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'Do you read the Sunday Times? It is a poor paper, but has great military articles by Spenser Wilkinson, one of the foremost European authorities. This man does not in the least hide his notions about the running of the British Army by the old cavalry crew at the War Office.'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Until: 1 Sep 1918
Country: England
Time: n/a
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/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

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Spencer Wilkinson
Title: Sunday Times articles
Genre: 'military articles'
Form of Text: Print: Newspaper
Publication details: 1918
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 19320  
Source - Print  
  Author: Arnold Bennett
  Editor: James Hepburn
  Title: Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.III 1916 -1931
  Place of Publication: London: Oxford University Press
  Date of Publication: 1970
  Vol: III
  Page: 67
  Additional comments: In a letter from Arnold Bennett to Gregory Hill from Comarques, dated 1st Sept 1918

Citation: Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.III 1916 -1931 (London: Oxford University Press, 1970), III, p. 67, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19320, accessed: 16 April 2024

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