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Record Number: 6136


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'He even found time to be as courteous and helpful as ever to old friends, reading through, for instance, William Rothenstein's 'Men and Memories in typescript, with many encouraging and critical comments'.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1929 and 31 Dec 1929

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Arnold Bennett

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:

William Rothenstein

Title:

Men and Memories

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Manuscript: typescript

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

6136

Source:

Print

Author:

Margaret Drabble

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Arnold Bennett

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

334

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 334, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6136, accessed: 22 November 2024


Additional Comments:

Secondary source

   
   
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