Record Number: 7150

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Henry James to Charles Eliot Norton, 15 November 1893: "The two beautiful volumes of dear J[ames] R[ussell] L[owell] constitute a gift for the substantial grace of which I lose as little time as possible in affectionately thanking you ... I have read the whole thing with absorption and with a delightful illusion [of Lowell's being present]."

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

20 Nov 1893

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Henry James

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

15 Apr 1843

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

USA

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

James Russell Lowell

Title:

Letters of James Russell Lowell

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary, Letters

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Advance copy (not published until 1894); ed. Charles Eliot Norton, 2 vols

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

7150

Source:

Print

Author:

Henry James

Editor:

Leon Edel

Title:

Henry James: Letters

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

3

Page:

440

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters, (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980), 3, p. 440, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7150, accessed: 18 July 2024

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Additional Comments:

None