Record Number: 5638
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Elinor herself spent much time reading the publications, especially Richard Ingalese's "The History and Power of Mind"; it seemed to fit in, in so many ways, with her own instinctive beliefs and disbeliefs, and provided an authoritative explanation for many of the points which troubled her.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1907 and 31 Dec 1908
Country:England
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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:Female
Date of Birth:17 Oct 1864
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Author
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:Jersey
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:History and Power of Mind, The
Genre:Other religious, Philosophy, Textbook / self-education, New Thought
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:5638
Source:Anthony Glyn
Editor:n/a
Title:Elinor Glyn, a biography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1955
Vol:n/a
Page:154
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Anthony Glyn, Elinor Glyn, a biography, (London, 1955), p. 154, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5638, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Ingalese's book was first published in Britain in 1907. Glyn had returned from the USA where the 'New Thought' was sweeping the States and may have had either the US or the British edition.