Record Number: 6536
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry James to Grace Norton, 16 July 1871, describing life at family home: " ... I make a very pleasant life of it. I linger in a darkened room all the forenoon, reading lightish books in my shirt-sleeves ..."
Century:1850-1899
Date:16 Jul 1871
Country:USA
Timen/a
Place:city: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Type of Experience(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:15 Apr 1843
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:USA
Country of Experience:USA
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:"lightish books"
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6536
Source:Henry James
Editor:Leon Edel
Title:Henry James: Letters
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Publication:1975
Vol:1
Page:258
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters, (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975), 1, p. 258, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6536, accessed: 14 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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