Record Number: 17772
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Virginia Stephen to Clive Bell, 18 August 1907: 'I am reading Henry James on America; and feel myself as one embalmed in a block of smooth amber: it is not unpleasant, very tranquil, as a twilight shore -- but such is not the stuff of genius: no, it should be a swift stream.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Aug 1907 and 18 Aug 1907
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Playden
county: Sussex
(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:Female
Date of Birth:25 Jan 1882
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The American Scene
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1906
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:17772
Source:Virginia Woolf
Editor:Joanne Trautmann Banks
Title:Congenial Spirits: The Selected Letters of Virginia Woolf
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1989
Vol:n/a
Page:42
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Virginia Woolf, Joanne Trautmann Banks (ed.), Congenial Spirits: The Selected Letters of Virginia Woolf, (London, 1989), p. 42, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17772, accessed: 08 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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