Record Number: 3689

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

. . . [George] Sturt, Bennett's supposedly 'aesthetic' critic, was not particularly admiring of 'Anna'[of the Five Towns]; he writes complaining that Bennett makes 'an inventory of the furniture in Anna's kitchen', that his characters don't come alive . . .

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Farnham
county: Surrey

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:

George Sturt

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1863

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Wheelwright and writer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Arnold Bennett

Title:

Anna of the Five Towns

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

London: Chatto and Windus, 1902

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

3689

Source:

Print

Author:

Margaret Drabble

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Arnold Bennett

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

98

Additional Comments:

author's note: Letter from George Sturt to A.B.of 15 September 1902, in 'Letters', vol.2

Citation:

Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 98, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3689, accessed: 03 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None