Record Number: 21266
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'He [George Gissing] seems to have read Hardy's novels as they appeared and, impressed by "Diana of the Crossways", re-read Meredith in the important first collected edition which began to appear in the same year, that is in 1885'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:From: 1 Jan 1885
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:22 Nov 1857
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:author
Religion:none
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[novels]
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:21266
Source:Michael Collie
Editor:n/a
Title:The Alien Art. A Critical Study of George Gissing's Novels
Place of Publication:Folkestone
Date of Publication:1979
Vol:n/a
Page:8
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Michael Collie, The Alien Art. A Critical Study of George Gissing's Novels, (Folkestone, 1979), p. 8, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21266, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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