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Record Number: 5581


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Bonar Law told him that "his sister had been a very great admirer", but that since this book she had "done with" him.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1918 and 31 Dec 1918

Country:

unknown

Time

evening

Place:

city
specific address

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:

Miss Law

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

unknown

Country of Experience:

unknown

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Arnold Bennett

Title:

Pretty Lady, The

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Cassells, London:1918

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

5581

Source:

Print

Author:

Margaret Drabble

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Arnold Bennett

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

227

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 227, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5581, accessed: 04 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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