Record Number: 20908

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

[under heading 'Battle of the Books']: 'How I dislike Swift, and how is it possible to take this ill tempered ill informed stuff [...] seriously as criticism, even as destructive criticism? On [sic] a piece with his other works -- Jerries emptied with the same conscientiousness, same elaborate presentation of blame as praise. I feel, (as usual except perhaps in Laputa) a void behind the much advertised bitterness. I feel he never grows up [goes on to draw detailed comparison with ch. 3 of A Tale of a Tub].'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 19 Aug 1930 and 31 Dec 1930

Country:

n/a

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:

Edward Morgan Forster

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

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Jonathan Swift

Title:

A Tale of a Tub

Genre:

Fiction, Essays / Criticism, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

20908

Source:

Print

Author:

E. M. Forster

Editor:

Philip Gardner

Title:

Commonplace Book

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1985

Vol:

n/a

Page:

80

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book, (London, 1985), p. 80, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20908, accessed: 21 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None