Record Number: 25542

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

I want you to tell R.M. du Gard how highly I esteem 'Barois'. When I first bought it, ages ago, I was so impressed by it that I had it charmingly bound, and I often read in it again. . . . I am very pleased with 'Amants, heureux amants', especially that last story; Valery’s best work, I think.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Until: 25 Feb 1924

Country:

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Time

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Place:

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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:

Arnold Bennett

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

27 May 1867

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer/journalist/reviewer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

UK

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Valery Larbaud

Title:

Amants, heureux amants

Genre:

Fiction, Social Science

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1923

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25542

Source:

Print

Author:

Arnold Bennett

Editor:

James Hepburn

Title:

Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.III 1916 -1931

Place of Publication:

London: Oxford University Press

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

III

Page:

213-4

Additional Comments:

In a letter from Arnold Bennett to André Gide, from 75, Cadogan Square, dated 25 February 1924

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.III 1916 -1931, (London: Oxford University Press, 1970), III, p. 213-4, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25542, accessed: 23 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None