Record Number: 5573
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'. . . reading the reviews, not even the book, of Mrs Parnell's "Life of Parnell". There was a full-page review in "The Times" of 19 May, and on 21 May another long piece in "The Times Literary Supplement", which Bennett read, and which emphasized the passionate nature of Parnell's love . . . '
Century:1900-1945
Date:21 May 1914
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:Times Literary Supplement, The
Genre:reviews of "Life of Parnell"
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Details21 May 1914
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:5573
Source:Margaret Drabble
Editor:n/a
Title:Arnold Bennett
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1974
Vol:n/a
Page:201
Additional Comments:
these reviews gave Bennett 'the final impulse' for his new novel "These Twain".
Citation:
Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 201, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5573, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
author's note: Letter from AB to Mrs Herzog of 14 April 1912, in 'Letters', vol 2.