Record Number: 30314
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Pray make what use you like of the letter I wrote regarding Ben-Hur, to Lady Eardley. Few books that I have read have given me greater pleasure and I thoroughly appreciate the high and noble purpose which has evidently directed its composition. I look forward to reading it again one of these days and I am glad to tell you that others who have read it on my recommendation have been as delighted with it as myself.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:1891
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Portsmouth
county: Hampshire
(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:n/a
Date of Birth:28 Apr 1826
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:Bishop of Portsmouth
Religion:Roman Catholic
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:Ben-Hur
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30314
Source:Manuscript
Author:John Vertue
Title:Wallace MSS.
Location:University of Indiana
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
permission to use his earlier letter, to a Lady Eardley, as a testimonial about Lew Wallace's novel, Ben-Hur
Citation:
John Vertue, Wallace MSS., University of Indiana, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30314, accessed: 19 May 2024
Additional Comments:
None