Record Number: 7272
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry James to Grace Norton, 4 January 1879: "Half the human race, certainly every one that one has ever heard of, appears sooner or later to have staid at Fryston (I saw this in looking over the 'visitors books' of the house.)"
Century:1850-1899
Date:Dec 1878
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Ferrybridge
specific address: Fryston Hall
(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: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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Visitors' books
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:7272
Source:Henry James
Editor:Leon Edel
Title:Henry James: Letters
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Publication:1975
Vol:2
Page:208
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters, (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975), 2, p. 208, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7272, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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