Record Number: 20748
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Among texts discussed and quoted from in 1926 Commonplace Book of E. M. Forster is Herman Melville, Billy Budd, with remarks including 'Billy Budd [...] has goodness, of the glowing aggressive sort which cannot exist unless it has evil to consume'.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1926 and 31 Dec 1926
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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:1 Jan 1879
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Billy Budd
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1924
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:20748
Source:E. M. Forster
Editor:Philip Gardner
Title:Commonplace Book
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1985
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Page:17
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book, (London, 1985), p. 17, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20748, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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