Record Number: 5517

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I am reading lots (Benvenuto Cellini?s autobiography) ? playing lots of music - & it makes life much easier.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Sep 1939 and 29 Sep 1939

Country:

North America

Time

n/a

Place:

specific address: Long Island Home, Amityville, New York, USA

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:

Benjamin Britten

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

22 Nov 1913

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Composer

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

North America

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Benvenuto Cellini

Title:

Autobiography

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: BookManuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

5517

Source:

Print

Author:

Benjamin Britten

Editor:

Donald Mitchell

Title:

Letters from a Life: Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1998

Vol:

2 (1939-45)

Page:

702

Additional Comments:

Author: Benjamin Britten et al Editors Donald Mitchell and Philip Reed Letter 210, Postmarked 29 September 1939 From letter to Wulff Scherchen

Citation:

Benjamin Britten, Donald Mitchell (ed.), Letters from a Life: Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten, (London, 1998), 2 (1939-45), p. 702, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5517, accessed: 24 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None