Record Number: 6902
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry James to Robert Louis Stevenson, 2 August 1886: "Since I saw you [on Sunday 1 August] I have finished Solomon and read half of 'She' ... It isn't nice that anything so vulgarly brutal should be the thing that succeeds most with the English of today [goes on to complain further of violence and racism in this novel]."
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Aug 1886 and 2 Aug 1886
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
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:15 Apr 1843
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:USA
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:King Solomon's Mines
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6902
Source:Henry James
Editor:Leon Edel
Title:Henry James: Letters
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:3
Page:128
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters, (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980), 3, p. 128, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6902, accessed: 07 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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