Record Number: 12834

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I am just reading 'Germinie Lacerteux,' the masterpiece (I fancy) of the de Goncourts.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

8 Mar 1896

Country:

England

Time

morning: Sunday morning

Place:

city: London
specific address: 6 Victoria Grove

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:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer/journalist/reviewer

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:

Edmond and Jules de Goncourt

Title:

Germinie Lacerteux

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1864

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12834

Source:

Print

Author:

Arnold Bennett

Editor:

James Hepburn

Title:

Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915

Place of Publication:

London: Oxford University Press

Date of Publication:

1968

Vol:

II

Page:

38

Additional Comments:

Letter from AB to George Sturt, dated 8 March 96, from 6 Victoria Grove. Sunday morning

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915, (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 38, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12834, accessed: 04 December 2024

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Additional Comments: