Record Number: 23305
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'"I read "The Runners" last week," he continued, and told her that he had advised John Lane to refuse it.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1925 and 31 Dec 1925
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:13 Sep 1894
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
JB Priestley
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Runners
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Manuscript of an unpublished novel.
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancen/a
Source Information:
Record ID:23305
Source:Vera Brittain
Editor:n/a
Title:Testament of Friendship
Place of Publication:Great Britain
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:181
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Vera Brittain, Testament of Friendship, (Great Britain, 1980), p. 181, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23305, accessed: 03 October 2024
Additional Comments:
JB Priestley was a reader for the publisher John Lane. The conversation quoted took place in a restaurant after Winifred Holtby had unexpectedly met Priestley in a bookshop in Kensington.