Record Number: 34027
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'When I took up the "[English] Review" I couldn't help saying (with a sigh) "Yet another gorgeous laudition of Francis Thompson—and by Austin Harrison—too bad!" But I soon found it a perfect contrast to all the others which had come in my way. [...] your review is as good as ever, in spite of the weak verse this month, one hungers for another Masefield.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Aug 1913 and 3 Aug 1913
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Furze Platt
county: Berkshire
specific address: Thistle Grove
(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:4 Aug 1841
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Field naturalist and author
Religion:Protestant (Anglican) in childhood only
Country of Origin:Argentina
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Poetry of Francis Thompson
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication DetailsLondon, August 1913 (pp. 103-116 and other articles).
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:34027
Source:William Henry Hudson
Editor:Denis Shrubsall
Title:The Unpublished Letters of W. H. Hudson, the First Literary Environmentalist, 1841-1922
Place of Publication:Lewiston, N.Y.
Date of Publication:2006
Vol:2
Page:475
Additional Comments:
Letter from Hudson to Austin Harrison (the editor of the 'English Review'), 3 August 1913, Furze Platt, near Maidenhead
Citation:
William Henry Hudson, Denis Shrubsall (ed.), The Unpublished Letters of W. H. Hudson, the First Literary Environmentalist, 1841-1922, (Lewiston, N.Y., 2006), 2, p. 475, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=34027, accessed: 25 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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