Record Number: 6025
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'...he continued to . . . reassess his first loves, such as Balzac, whom he begins to doubt: in May 1926 he finds him "thin and tedious", says he will try "Splendeurs et Miseres des Courtisanes" again, and "if that won't pass, I'll try 'Cousine Bette', which I think is the finest Balzac . . ."'
Century:1900-1945
Date:8 May 1926
Country:England and France
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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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 and France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
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Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:6025
Source:Margaret Drabble
Editor:n/a
Title:Arnold Bennett
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1974
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Page:288
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 288, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6025, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
author's note: 'Journals, entry for 8 May 1926'.