Record Number: 7646
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry James to Edmund Gosse, 9 November 1912: 'I received longer ago than I quite lke to give chapter and verse for your so-vividly interesting volume of literary "Portraits" [...] I read your book, with lively "reactions," within the first week of its arrival [goes on to praise it in detail]'.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1912 and 19 Nov 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:Portraits and Sketches
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Biography, Miscellany / Anthology
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1912
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7646
Source:Henry James
Editor:Leon Edel
Title:Henry James: Letters
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:4
Page:637
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters, (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984), 4, p. 637, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7646, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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