Record Number: 18035
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
1 May 1918: 'On Sunday [28 April] Desmond came to dinner [...] Late at night he took to reading Joyce's ms. aloud, & in particular to imitating his modern imitation of a cat's miau. L[eonard]. went to bed, & though capable of spending a night in this manner, I had compunction, & decoyed Desmond upstairs, collecting books as we went.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:28 Apr 1918
Country:England
Timen/anight
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:1877
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer/Naval intelligence officer
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:unknown
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Virginia Woolf
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Ulysses
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Codex
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:18035
Source:Virginia Woolf
Editor:Anne Olivier Bell
Title:The Diary of Virginia Woolf
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1977
Vol:1
Page:145
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Virginia Woolf, Anne Olivier Bell (ed.), The Diary of Virginia Woolf, (London, 1977), 1, p. 145, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18035, accessed: 10 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Virginia and Leonard Woolf were considering Joyce's novel for publication from their press; see p.136 n.15 in source.