Record Number: 21102
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Passages quoted at length in E. M. Forster's Commonplace Book (1940) include three extracts from the Letters of Madame de Sevigne, the first of which, Forster notes underneath it, 'is not the one I wanted to copy out,' continuing, 'Her orthodox, gaiety, and caution are much better combined in the following,' and announcing the third with 'And still better -- gaiety dominating'.
Century:1800-1849, 1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Feb 1940 and 31 Dec 1940
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
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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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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Letters
Genre:Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:21102
Source:E. M. Forster
Editor:Philip Gardner
Title:Commonplace Book
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1985
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Page:120-121
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book, (London, 1985), p. 120-121, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21102, accessed: 29 April 2024
Additional Comments:
First passage quoted (from letter of 16 March 1672) about fears of death; second (from letter of 10 June 1671) about being 'neither for God nor the devil' (source ed.'s transalation); third (from letter of 24 April 1671) about choice of fabric for a dressing-gown; all letters to Mme de Sevigne's daughter, Mme de Grignan; see pp.305-06 in source.
