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Record Number: 13978


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I am well into ?Dodsworth? and am liking it. It is very interesting though I find that Lewis has rather a ?green?, a youthful way of talking about Europe which makes the book read rather like a first novel. The American touch, of course. It is rather painful to read, though. Fran is altogether too infuriating, too cold-bloodedly dishonoured. For she doesn?t believe her own talk however Lewis may be eager at odd moments to think her rather a poor little thing. It is great reading, though. Why does he not put in a little more about the contrasting women, the real, honest, dignified, courageous person that some women do manage to be ? ???.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Aug 1936 and 31 Aug 1936

Country:

France

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Gerald Moore

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

16 Jun 1903

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Cocoa merchant

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Sinclair Lewis

Title:

Dodsworth

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

13978

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Gerald Moore

Title:

MS Letter August 1936/2

Location:

private collection

Call No:

MS Letter August 1936/2

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Gerald Moore, MS Letter August 1936/2, private collection, MS Letter August 1936/2, n/a, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13978, accessed: 13 May 2024


Additional Comments:

This material Copyright Andrew Neill Vanson Moore, and Shirley Frances Gould-Smith.

   
   
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