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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 4601


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'. . . his reading of that remarkable book, "When I was a Child, Recollections of an Old Potter"'.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

unknown

Country:

unknown

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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


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/reviewer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

unknown

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

William Shaw

Title:

When I was a Child, Recollections of an Old Potter

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Methuen, 1903

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

4601

Source:

Print

Author:

Margaret Drabble

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Arnold Bennett

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

174

Additional Comments:

the character of Darius Clayhanger 'owes a great deal' to the reading of this book. (Drabble)

Citation:

Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 174, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4601, accessed: 07 May 2024


Additional Comments:

with an introduction by Robert Spence Watson.

   
   
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