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Record Number: 20433


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

E. M. Forster to Laura Mary Forster, 19 February 1913: 'Do you know Sleeman's Rambles & Recollections of an Indian Official? It is a charming book to read in, but the best chapter, about a Suttee on the Nerbudda, you would perhaps be inclined to skip. I have also been reading The Private Life of an Eastern King by E. W. Knighton who was librarian to one of the Kings of Oudh, a very entertaining and intersting little book, and it rings true. It is certainly out of print, but may be in the L[ondon] L[ibrary].'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1913 and 19 Feb 1913

Country:

India

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Lahore

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Edward Morgan Forster

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

Country of Experience:

India

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Sir William Sleeman

Title:

Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1844

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

20433

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

191

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

E. M. Forster, Mary Lago and P. N. Furbank (ed.), Selected Letters of E. M. Forster (London, 1983), 1, p. 191, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=20433, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

Suttee episode appears in chapter 4 of text; see p.192 n.3 in source.

   
   
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