Record Number: 7642
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry James to Edmund Gosse, whilst suffering from illness, 10 October 1912: 'I receive with pleasure the small Swinburne [biographical essay by Gosse, originally intended for the DNB] [...] the perusal of which lubricated yesterday two or three rough hours.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:9 Oct 1912
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Rye
county: Sussex
specific address: Lamb House
(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:life of Swinburne
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsPrivately printed
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7642
Source:Henry James
Editor:Leon Edel
Title:Henry James: Letters
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:4
Page:628
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters, (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984), 4, p. 628, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7642, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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