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E. M. Forster, Middle Manager

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Smith, Z. (2009). E. M. Forster, Middle Manager. In Smith, Z. Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays. The Penguin Press HC, pp. 14-28

relating to a church parish; having a limited or narrow outlook or scope

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Suburban and parochial, his vistas stretched far into the East

about E. M. Forster

—p.15 by Zadie Smith
notable
7 years, 7 months ago

Suburban and parochial, his vistas stretched far into the East

about E. M. Forster

—p.15 by Zadie Smith
notable
7 years, 7 months ago
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[...] not having read Wordsworth, yet grasps the soul of that poet as he listens to Forster recount a visit to the Lake District, Wordsworth country: "Grey sheets of rain trailed in front of the mountains, waterfalls slid down them and shone in the sun, and the sky was always sending shafts of light into the valleys." [...]

just a beautiful quote by Forster

—p.18 by Zadie Smith 7 years, 7 months ago

[...] not having read Wordsworth, yet grasps the soul of that poet as he listens to Forster recount a visit to the Lake District, Wordsworth country: "Grey sheets of rain trailed in front of the mountains, waterfalls slid down them and shone in the sun, and the sky was always sending shafts of light into the valleys." [...]

just a beautiful quote by Forster

—p.18 by Zadie Smith 7 years, 7 months ago
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[...] It's a cliché to think liking Keats makes you cultured (Larkin and Amis defaced their college copy of The Eves of St. Agnes) [...]

from footnote 4: not sure who this anecdote relates to, but apparently next to the phrase "into her dream he melted" was written "You mean he fucked her, do you?" probably larkin tbh

—p.24 by Zadie Smith 7 years, 7 months ago

[...] It's a cliché to think liking Keats makes you cultured (Larkin and Amis defaced their college copy of The Eves of St. Agnes) [...]

from footnote 4: not sure who this anecdote relates to, but apparently next to the phrase "into her dream he melted" was written "You mean he fucked her, do you?" probably larkin tbh

—p.24 by Zadie Smith 7 years, 7 months ago