Record Number: 8703

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'he entered a competition held by Tit-Bits. The prize money was twenty guineas, and it was offered for a "humorous condensation" of a sensational serial which the paper had been running. The serial was called What's bred in the bone [title in italics], and it was by Grant Allen, a scientist-turned novelist like Wells...'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1891 and 31 Dec 1891

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Arnold Bennett

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

27 May 1867

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Solicitor's clerk, later writer / editor.

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Grant Allen

Title:

What's bred in the bone

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

1891 serial publication in Tit-Bits.

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

8703

Source:

Print

Author:

Margaret Drabble

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Arnold Bennett

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

54

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 54, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8703, accessed: 04 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

Secondary source.