Record Number: 7555
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Henry James to Charles Eliot Norton, 28 November 1899 (in letter begun 24 November 1899): 'I gather [...] that you have read Mackail's Morris [...] I felt much moved, after reading the book, to try to write [...] something positively vivid about it; but we are in a moment of such excruciating vulgarity that nothing worth doing about anything or anyone seems to be wanted or welcomed anywhere.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1899 and 28 Nov 1899
Country:unknown
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
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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:unknown
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 Life of William Morris
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Biography, Crafts, Arts / architecture
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1899
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:7555
Source:Henry James
Editor:Leon Edel
Title:Henry James: Letters
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:4
Page:123
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters, (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984), 4, p. 123, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7555, accessed: 18 February 2025
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