Record Number: 12179

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'My dear General Wallace, -- I sat up the night before last to finish your beautiful book, and I assure you I find it difficult to express my admiration of it. It is wonderful how you have interwoven the sacred elements of the story with the human interest.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 17 Apr 1882 and 18 Apr 1882

Country:

Turkey

Time

evening

Place:

city: Constantinople

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:

Earl Dufferin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

diplomat

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Turkey

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Lew Wallace

Title:

Ben-Hur, A Tale of the Christ

Genre:

Other religious, Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12179

Source:

Print

Author:

Lew Wallace

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Lew Wallace: An Autobiography

Place of Publication:

New York

Date of Publication:

1906

Vol:

n/a

Page:

951

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Lew Wallace, Lew Wallace: An Autobiography, (New York, 1906), p. 951, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12179, accessed: 18 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None