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Record Number: 24840


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

I am obliged for your letter and the enclosures. I return all the latter, together with my report and adjudication. . . . In my opinion the three best contributions, in order of merit, are: 1. Tommy Fiddler By “Muda” [may have been Lapage] 2. From Bondage By “Cinna” [Geoffrey Bullough] 3. The Best Policy By Kate Simmonds.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Until: 9 Apr 1923

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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


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



Text Being Read:

Author:

Geoffrey Lapage

Title:

Tommy Fidler

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

literary competion entries for 'Serpent', journal of Manchester University Unions

Provenance

n/a


Source Information:

Record ID:

24840

Source:

Print

Author:

Arnold Bennett

Editor:

James Hepburn

Title:

Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.III 1916 -1931

Place of Publication:

London: Oxford University Press

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

III

Page:

186

Additional Comments:

In a letter from Arnold Bennett to Geoffrey Lapage, [from 75, Cadogan Square], dated 9th April 1923

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.III 1916 -1931, (London: Oxford University Press, 1970), III, p. 186, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24840, accessed: 09 October 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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