Record Number: 7515

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Henry James to Edmund Gosse, 25 July 1896: '"Rome" is of a [italics] lourdeur [end italics] -- as I read it here at the rate of ten pages a day -- under which even my little rock-built terrace groans.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Jul 1896

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Playden
county: Sussex

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:

Emile Zola

Title:

Rome

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1896

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

7515

Source:

Print

Author:

Henry James

Editor:

Leon Edel

Title:

Henry James: Letters

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

4

Page:

32

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters, (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984), 4, p. 32, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7515, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None