Record Number: 24842
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:UK
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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/journalist/reviewer
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:UK
Country of Experience:UK
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Best Policy
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsliterary competion entries for 'Serpent', journal of Manchester University Unions
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Source Information:
Record ID:24842
Source: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=24842, accessed: 14 May 2024
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