Record Number: 20902
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Texts discussed and quoted from at length in E. M. Forster, Commonplace Book (1930) include Samuel Johnson, Life of Savage, to which Forster refers as 'Good tempered account of a trying friend [...] S[avage]. reminds me of what I've just heard of Cyril Conolly [sic]. Lord Tyrconnel= Logan Pearsall Smith.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1930 and 31 Dec 1930
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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:Life of [Richard] Savage
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Poetry, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsFirst published 1744
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:20902
Source:E. M. Forster
Editor:Philip Gardner
Title:Commonplace Book
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1985
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Page:76
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book, (London, 1985), p. 76, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20902, accessed: 02 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Cyril Connolly secretary to Logan Pearsall Smith during late 1920s; see source ed.'s note on p.284.