Record Number: 7029

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I have just read the latter. ["The Lost Girl".] It is very remarkable indeed, and would be great if it had a real theme and some construction. This man is a genius, and is far and away the best of the younger school.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1920 and 30 Nov 1920

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Arnold Bennett

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

27 May 1867

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer/editor/reviewer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

D.H. Lawrence

Title:

Lost Girl, The

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1920

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

7029

Source:

Print

Author:

Arnold Bennett

Editor:

James Hepburn

Title:

Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol I: Letters to J.B. Pinker

Place of Publication:

London: Oxford University Press

Date of Publication:

1966

Vol:

1

Page:

288

Additional Comments:

in a letter from Arnold Bennett to J.B. Pinker , 30 November 1920, from 12B George Street, London

Citation:

Arnold Bennett, James Hepburn (ed.), Letters of Arnold Bennett Vol I: Letters to J.B. Pinker, (London: Oxford University Press, 1966), 1, p. 288, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7029, accessed: 07 October 2024

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Additional Comments:

None