Record Number: 8704
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Bennett selected the things that interested him - notably novelists such as Henry James, Thomas Hardy, and his friend George Paston. It was through a review of a book by H. G. Wells that the two men first became friends, Bennett taking the initiative and writing to Wells in September 1897 to say how much he liked his work, and to ask him how well he knew the Potteries, which Wells had mentioned in several of his stories.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1890 and 11 Dec 1895
Country:England
Timedaytime: Working hours
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:27 May 1867
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Writer / editor.
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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Review copies
Source Information:
Record ID:8704
Source:Margaret Drabble
Editor:n/a
Title:Arnold Bennett
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1974
Vol:n/a
Page:58-9
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Margaret Drabble, Arnold Bennett, (London, 1974), p. 58-9, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8704, accessed: 08 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Secondary source, citing 'Letter from A B to George Sturt', 11 December 1895, in Letters, vol 2, p. 359.