Record Number: 25970
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
I do not know sufficient about Villiers de l’Isle Adam to advise you. His best known book is 'L’Eve Future'. I have read half of it twice, but could never get to the end of it. 'Axel' (play) is another famous book of his but I have not read it. His short stories are very renowned indeed. 'Contes Cruels' and 'Nouveaux Contes Cruels'. I have read all these. I should say that they were pretty wonderful fifty or sixty years ago , but what they would look like in a translation I cannot predict.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Until: 3 Jul 1925
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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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:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author:Philippe-August Villiers de L'Isle Adam
Title:Contes Cruels
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:25970
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:244
Additional Comments:
In a letter from Arnold Bennett to Frank Swinnerton, from 75 Cadogan Square, dated 3rd July 1925
Citation:
Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol.III 1916 -1931, (London: Oxford University Press, 1970), III, p. 244, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25970, accessed: 18 May 2024
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