Record Number: 33010
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘For light reading there is nothing like Arnold Bennett. So I send you "The Card". It is notable among my books as the only novel I’ve read in which I did not in some manner identify myself with the hero. It is because I loathe Machin that I consider A.B. a wonderful writer, for I read the book with avidity … It’s hard to think of any books you would specially like from my hoard. Try the "Life of Tennyson" in the Bureau-Case: and, in conjunction, read some of "The Idylls of the King".’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 2 Dec 1917 and 16 Feb 1918
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Scarborough
county: Yorkshire
(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:18 Mar 1893
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:2/Lt., 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
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:The Card
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:33010
Source:Wilfred Owen
Editor:Harold Owen
Title:Wilfred Owen: Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1967
Vol:n/a
Page:532
Additional Comments:
Letter to Susan Owen, 16 February 1918, Scarborough
Citation:
Wilfred Owen, Harold Owen (ed.), Wilfred Owen: Collected Letters, (London, 1967), p. 532, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33010, accessed: 25 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Date range is speculative as is the exact location.
