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Record Number: 7639


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Henry James to Mrs W. K. Clifford, 18 May 1912: 'I am reading the Green Book in bits -- as it were -- the only way in which I [italics]can[end italics] read (or at least disread) the contemporary novel'.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

May 1911

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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:

Henry James

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:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown

Title:

"the Green Book"

Genre:

Fiction, Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

7639

Source:

Print

Author:

Henry James

Editor:

Leon Edel

Title:

Henry James: Letters

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

4

Page:

617

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters, (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984), 4, p. 617, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7639, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

Unclear whether this the same as "G. W.", by Mrs Clifford, that James goes on to discuss on same page of source.

   
   
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