Record Number: 21199

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'St Basil (329-379) [...] is a Father easily disposed of, and a glance at the second volume of letters in Loeb shall suffice [goes on to make detailed notes and transcriptions from text].'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1942 and 31 Dec 1942

Country:

England

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:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

St Basil

Title:

Letters (vol.II)

Genre:

Other religious, Classics, Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

In Loeb Classical Library edition with English translation by Roy J. Deferrari (4 vols. Heinemann, 1929)

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

21199

Source:

Print

Author:

E. M. Forster

Editor:

Philip Gardner

Title:

Commonplace Book

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1985

Vol:

n/a

Page:

141-142; 141

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book, (London, 1985), p. 141-142; 141, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21199, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

See pp.317-18 for source ed's identifications of references to text.