Record Number: 6369

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Aunty Etty wrote of E.M. Forster, "His novel is really NOT good; and it's too unpleasant for the girls to read. I very much hope he will turn to something else".'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

unknown

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:

Henrietta Darwin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1843

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

unknown

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:

Edward Morgan Forster

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6369

Source:

Print

Author:

Gwen Raverat

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Period Piece

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1952

Vol:

n/a

Page:

273

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Gwen Raverat, Period Piece, (London, 1952), p. 273, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6369, accessed: 26 April 2025

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Additional Comments:

None