Record Number: 26083
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Thanks for your letter & 'The Polyglots'. I regret not to be able to agree with you as to the latter. I have read it, & though it is loose & contains some merely silly pages, I much enjoyed it. I think it is an original and diverting work, with power in many places, and un peu touchant.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Until: 27 Jan 1926
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Polyglots
Genre:Fiction, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:26083
Source: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:261
Additional Comments:
In a letter from Arnold Bennett to E.V. Lucas, from Hotel de Russie, Rome, dated 27-1-26.
Citation:
Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.III 1916 -1931, (London: Oxford University Press, 1970), III, p. 261, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26083, accessed: 17 August 2024
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