| 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'. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849, 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Feb 1940 and 31 Dec 1940 | ||||||||||
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| 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: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Madame de Sevigne |
| Title: | Letters |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 21102 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | E. M. Forster | |
| Editor: | Philip Gardner | |
| Title: | Commonplace Book | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1985 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 120-121 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book (London, 1985), p. 120-121, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21102, accessed: 10 June 2023 | |
| 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. |
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