Record Number: 18849

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In 1937 she was having "a heavenly time" reading Montherlant, and writing a piece on him for the "New Statesman".'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1937 and 31 Dec 1937

Country:

Ireland or England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Elizabeth Bowen

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

7 Jun 1899

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

Ireland

Country of Experience:

Ireland or England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Henry Millon de Montherlant

Title:

[unknown]

Genre:

Fiction, Drama, Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18849

Source:

Print

Author:

Victoria Glendinning

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Elizabeth Bowen: Portrait of a Writer

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1977

Vol:

n/a

Page:

117

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Victoria Glendinning, Elizabeth Bowen: Portrait of a Writer, (London, 1977), p. 117, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18849, accessed: 04 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None