Record Number: 13036
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Of Dickens, dear friend, I know nothing. About a year ago, from idle curiosity, I picked up The Old Curiosity Shop, & of all the rotten vulgar un-literary writing. . .! Worse than George Eliot?s. If a novelist can?t write where is the beggar?'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1897 and 6 Feb 1898
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/editor/reviewer
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:The Old Curiosity Shop
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1841
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:13036
Source:Arnold Bennett
Editor:James Hepburn
Title:Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915
Place of Publication:London: Oxford University Press
Date of Publication:1968
Vol:II
Page:104
Additional Comments:
Letter from AB to George Sturt, dated 6 Feby 98, from 6 Victoria Grove.
Citation:
Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915, (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 104, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13036, accessed: 10 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None