Record Number: 8682
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'They would talk French, eat in French restaurants, read French newspapers and visit the British Museum together.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1890 and 31 Dec 1890
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
Type of Experience(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:27 May 1867
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer and editor
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[French newspapers]
Genre:Unknown, French newspapers
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication DetailsFrench newspapers available in London in the 1890s.
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:8682
Source:Margaret Drabble
Editor:n/a
Title:Arnold Bennett
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1974
Vol:n/a
Page:49
Additional Comments:
Citation:
Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 49, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8682, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Secondary source. The friend referred to is John Eland, 'Francophile and bibliophile' (p. 49).