Record Number: 7295
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry James to William James, 1 January 1883, on having received William's farewell letter to their father too late for Henry James Sr to see it before he died: "I went out yesterday (Sunday) morning, to the Cambridge cemetary ... and stood beside his grave a long time and read him your letter of farewell -- which I am sure he heard somewhere out of the depths of the still, bright winter air."
Century:1850-1899
Date:31 Dec 1882
Country:USA
Timen/a
Place:city: Cambridge, Massachusetts
other location: cemetary
(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:USA
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:letter to Henry James Sr
Genre:Letters
Form of Text:Manuscript: Letter
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:7295
Source:Henry James
Editor:Leon Edel
Title:Henry James: Letters
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Publication:1975
Vol:2
Page:398
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters, (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975), 2, p. 398, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7295, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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