Record Number: 5539
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In the November before, he had said to himself as he sat reading history, "I am 46. On the decline. why fill my head with knowledge?"'
Century:1900-1945
Date:24 Nov 1913
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:27 May 1867
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer/editor/reviewer
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[history]
Genre:History
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:5539
Source:Margaret Drabble
Editor:n/a
Title:Arnold Bennett
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1974
Vol:n/a
Page:199
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 199, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5539, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
author's note: 'Journals' entry of 24 November 1913.