Record Number: 7298
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry James to George Pellew, 23 June 1883: 'I found your thin red book [on Jane Austen] on my table when I came in late last night. I read it this morning before I left my pillow -- read it with much entertainment and profit.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:23 Jun 1883
Country:USA
Timemorning
Place:city: Boston
specific address: 131 Mount Vernon Street
(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:dissertation on Jane Austen's novels
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7298
Source:Henry James
Editor:Leon Edel
Title:Henry James: Letters
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Publication:1975
Vol:2
Page:422
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters, (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975), 2, p. 422, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7298, accessed: 18 July 2024
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