| Evidence: | 'As Lawrence (+ sign of cross - not christian cross - no devil down in Hell: [Christian cross] (!!)) said 'The reason the English Middle Classes chew every mouthful 30 times is that a bite any bigger than a pea would cause stoppage in their narrow guts,' or words to that effect). Which I approve [...] I am reading Lawrence daily (like the bible) and with great devotion.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Philip Larkin |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 9 Aug 1922 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Student, Librarian, Poet |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | D. H. Lawrence |
| Title: | unknown |
| Genre: | Fiction, Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 25130 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Philip Larkin | |
| Editor: | Anthony Thwaite | |
| Title: | Selected Letters of Philip Larkin 1940-1985 | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1992 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 19 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Philip Larkin, Anthony Thwaite (ed.), Selected Letters of Philip Larkin 1940-1985 (London, 1992), p. 19, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25130, accessed: 25 September 2023 | |
| This letter is to Norman Iles, dated 23 July 1941. A brief passage follows recalling discussion of Lawrence's poem 'Snake' with peers in Bagley Wood. |
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