Fact · Dictation
1907year
By 1907, Henry James's dictation had become a confirmed habit, and his typist said its effect could be seen in his style.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“By 1907 it was a confirmed habit, its effects being easily recognizable in his style”
Henry James at Work, Theodora Bosanquet, Hogarth Press (Project Gutenberg edition), 1924, Chapter on dictation (memoir text).
Open the original- What it measures
- Theodora Bosanquet, who typed James's dictation, describes the practice of dictation beginning in the 1890s and becoming habitual by 1907.
- What it does not show
- One author's habit, described by the person who typed for him. It does not show how common dictation was among other novelists.