Record Number: 13041

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'As the writer of the recent article upon you in the 'Academy' I venture upon the intrusion of telling you personally that I was much impressed by your remarkable novel.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Dec 1898 and 23 Dec 1898

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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

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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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Allan Noble Monkhouse

Title:

A Deliverance

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1898

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

13041

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:

113

Additional Comments:

Letter from AB to A.N. Monkhouse, dated 23 Dec 98, from 9, Fulham Park Gardens

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915, (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 113, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13041, accessed: 11 March 2025

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Additional Comments:

None