Record Number: 3537

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

He went to bed that night to read about the death of Jules from the Goncourt 'Journals', in order to put himself into the right artistic mood.

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

29 Sep 1896

Country:

UK

Time

n/anight

Place:

city: London
specific address: 6 Netherton Grove

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/editor

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

UK

Country of Experience:

UK

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Edmund de Goncourt

Title:

Journals

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1888-96

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

3537

Source:

Print

Author:

Margaret Drabble

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Arnold Bennett

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

69

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 69, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3537, accessed: 07 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None