Record Number: 6974
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Conrad?s book, though of course very distinguished, is not as good as his last.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1907 and 14 Sep 1907
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:27 May 1867
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer/editor/reviewer
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Secret Agent, The
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1907
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6974
Source:Arnold Bennett
Editor:James Hepburn
Title:Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol I: Letters to J.B. Pinker
Place of Publication:London: Oxford University Press
Date of Publication:1966
Vol:1
Page:95
Additional Comments:
In a letter to J.B. Pinker from Les Sablons, 14 Sept 1907.
Citation:
Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol I: Letters to J.B. Pinker, (London: Oxford University Press, 1966), 1, p. 95, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6974, accessed: 02 December 2024
Additional Comments:
editor's note: Bennett was comparing it with Nostromo rather than with The Mirror of the Sea of the previous year.