Record Number: 3921
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'"Why do you want to break men's spirits for?" Shaw asked Henry James after reading his one-act play "The Saloon" in 1909.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1909 and 31 Dec 1909
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Timen/a
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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:26 Jul 1856
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:n/a
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Saloon
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:3921
Source:Philip Waller
Editor:n/a
Title:Writers, Readers, and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain 1870-1918
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:2006
Vol:n/a
Page:1019
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Waller, Writers, Readers, and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain 1870-1918, (Oxford, 2006), p. 1019, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3921, accessed: 08 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Source of quotation unclear.