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
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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: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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Dodsworth
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
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:
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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: 26 April 2025
Additional Comments:
This material Copyright Andrew Neill Vanson Moore, and Shirley Frances Gould-Smith.
