Record Number: 19996
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
E. M. Forster to Syed Ross Masood, 2 July 1909: 'Something exciting is coming on [...] The Minister for Foreign Affairs has read the works of your humble servant, has approved of them, & has asked me to dinner in consequence [...] I am looking forward to it, and am not in a funk, for Grey is not only charming, but simple, I hear: I do know his brother & sister a little.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1905 and 2 Jul 1909
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1862
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:works
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:19996
Source:E. M. Forster
Editor:Mary Lago and P. N. Furbank
Title:Selected Letters of E. M. Forster
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1983
Vol:1
Page:96
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
E. M. Forster, Mary Lago and P. N. Furbank (ed.), Selected Letters of E. M. Forster (London, 1983), 1, p. 96, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=19996, accessed: 29 March 2024
Additional Comments:
Source eds. note that 'Which brother and sister [of Grey's] EMF knew is unclear' (see p.97 n.2).