Record Number: 13010
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I wait only for one little incident to shape itself and then I can march on up to, & right through, my great revival scene in the Wesleyan Methodist chapel, which is to beat Harold Frederic in his own chosen field.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1896 and 31 Jan 1897
Country:England
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:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Illumination, or, The damnation of Theron Ware
Genre:Fiction, History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: 1896
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:13010
Source: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:75
Additional Comments:
Letter from AB to George Sturt, dated 31 Jan. 97, from 6 Victoria Grove, London
Citation:
Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.II 1889-1915, (London: Oxford University Press, 1968), II, p. 75, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13010, accessed: 18 May 2024
Additional Comments:
editor's note: Harold Frederic (1856-98) had recently published his most famous novel, Illumination (The Damnation of Theron Ware) , whose hero is a young Methodist preacher who lapses into sin. One of the most vivid scenes is of a Methodist revival.
