Record Number: 5602
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'When her novels were finished, she would take them up herself to Gerald Duckworth at 3, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden. She was by this time on extremely cordial terms with her publisher and he encouraged her to read her books, or large portions of them, aloud to him. Her books, she maintained, were intended to be read aloud and lost their proper effect if they were read in silence. She herself was extremely proud of her reading voice;* she would read slowly with long dramatic pauses and Duckworth would meekly put aside all other work and listen, while Margot often waited patiently in the hansom outside.' * It was the mark of a gentlewoman to be able to read aloud beautifully. All her heroines had it, or acquired it painfully, and practice it frequently.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1903 and 1 Dec 1907
Country:England
Timedaytime
Place:city: London
specific address: 3 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden
location in dwelling: office
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:17 Oct 1864
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Author
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:Jersey
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Gerald Duckworth
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[novels]
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:5602
Source:Anthony Glyn
Editor:n/a
Title:Elinor Glyn, a biography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1955
Vol:n/a
Page:107
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Anthony Glyn, Elinor Glyn, a biography, (London, 1955), p. 107, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5602, accessed: 09 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Series of readings of her latest novel
