Record Number: 4598
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'. . . her short stories, 'The Little Karoo', all set in the South Africa of her childhood, were widely admired and are still remembered. Bennett must have felt a justified pride in writing an introduction for the collection, in 1925, describing himself as "the earliest wondering admirer of her strange, austere, tender and ruthless talent"'.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1909 and 1925
Country:France and 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:27 May 1867
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer/editor/reviewer
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France and England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Little Karoo
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon, 1925
Provenanceunknown
may have read some stories in manuscript
Source Information:
Record ID:4598
Source:Margaret Drabble
Editor:n/a
Title:Arnold Bennett
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1974
Vol:n/a
Page:171
Additional Comments:
Preface to Pauline Smith, 'The Little Karoo', London 1925
Citation:
Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 171, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4598, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None