Record Number: 3582
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"When ... [Mrs Humphrey Ward] read aloud from Canadian Born (1910) to the assembled guests at Lord Stanley's part at Alderley Park, the verdict was that 'it was terribly boring' [as Venetia Stanley wrote to Violet Asquith, 12 October 1910]."
Century:1900-1945
Date:1910
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:specific address: Alderley Park
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:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Venetia Stanley
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Canadian Born
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:3582
Source:Philip Waller
Editor:n/a
Title:Writers, Readers, and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain 1870-1918
Place of Publication:n/a
Date of Publication:n/a
Vol:n/a
Page:587
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Philip Waller, Writers, Readers, and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain 1870-1918, p. 587, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3582, accessed: 17 April 2025
Additional Comments:
None