Record Number: 21116
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Passages transcribed in E. M. Forster's Commonplace Book (1940-41) under heading 'Eighteenth Centuriana' include reported last words of Sir Robert Walpole and Sir Thomas Mann, from R. W. Ketton-Cremer's Horace Walpole: A Biography.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1940 and 31 Dec 1941
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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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
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Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Horace Walpole: A Biography
Genre:History, Biography, Arts / architecture
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Faber & Faber, 1940
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Source Information:
Record ID:21116
Source:E. M. Forster
Editor:Philip Gardner
Title:Commonplace Book
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1985
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Page:122
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Citation:
E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book, (London, 1985), p. 122, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21116, accessed: 17 August 2024
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