Record Number: 33013
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘See … p. 54 "Sphere" for a good peep at Swinburne. Dam disgusting, excuse me … Have you seen Arnold Bennett’s "Pretty Lady". Fortunately I just secured my copy before circulation was prohibited [WO is incorrect here: several bookshops simply refused to stock it after complaints from the Roman Catholic Church]. The book is one which the century needs, as much as the Victorians needed Oliver Twist. As an amusing narrative it is unsurpassed, in spite of its being a collection of pieced-together idylls. If you can’t get it I shall send you my copy.’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Apr 1918 and 21 Apr 1918
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Ripon
county: Yorkshire
specific address: Officers Command Depot 32 Lines
(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:18 Mar 1893
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:2/Lt., 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
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 Pretty Lady
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:33013
Source:Wilfred Owen
Editor:Harold Owen
Title:Wilfred Owen: Collected Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1967
Vol:n/a
Page:546
Additional Comments:
Letter to Leslie Gunston, 21 April 1918, Ripon
Citation:
Wilfred Owen, Harold Owen (ed.), Wilfred Owen: Collected Letters, (London, 1967), p. 546, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33013, accessed: 25 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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