| Evidence: | Henry James to Edith Wharton, 8 November 1905, in praise of the conclusion to "The House of Mirth": 'Half an hour ago, or less, I laid down the November "Scribner" [...] Let me tell you at once that I very much admire that fiction'. |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 8 Feb 1905 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Rye county: Sussex specific address: Lamb House |
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| Reader: | Henry James |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 15 Apr 1843 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | USA |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Edith Wharton |
| Title: | The House of Mirth (final instalment) |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Serial / periodical |
| Publication details: | In Scribner's Monthly, November 1905 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 7606 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Henry James | |
| Editor: | Leon Edel | |
| Title: | Henry James: Letters | |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| Date of Publication: | 1984 | |
| Vol: | 4 | |
| Page: | 373 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984), 4, p. 373, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7606, accessed: 05 June 2023 | |
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