Record Number: 3963
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"If I were in the vein, I think I should exhort you above all to read George Sand, whose country stories seem to me perfect & have a certain affinity to yours. The last I read was the [Les] Maitres Sonneurs wh... I commend to you as wellnigh perfect. You could do something of the kind, though I won't flatter you by saying that I think you could equal her in her own line - I don't think anyone could. But the harmony & grace even if strictly inimitable are good to aim at."
Century:1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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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:28 Nov 1832
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Literary critic, historian, journalist, biographer
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Les maitres Sonneurs
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:3963
Source:Leslie Stephen
Editor:John Bicknell
Title:The Selected Letters of Leslie Stephen Vol. 1 1864-1882.
Place of Publication:Ohio State University Press
Date of Publication:1
Vol:1996
Page:174-5
Additional Comments:
Letter from Leslie Stephen to Thomas Hardy (16/5/1876)
Citation:
Leslie Stephen, John Bicknell (ed.), The Selected Letters of Leslie Stephen Vol. 1 1864-1882. , (Ohio State University Press, 1), 1996, p. 174-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3963, accessed: 15 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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