| Title |
Talks, speeches and lectures |
| Reference |
EMF/6 |
| Covering Dates |
1904–2007 |
| Extent and Medium |
383 items; paper, long playing record and cd |
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| Content and context |
This series comprises an assortment of oral presentations made by E.M. Forster, but not broadcast. These unbroadcast talks are predominantly on the subject of literature and the arts; in particular, English literature and authors. The series also includes a few talks, however, on Indian and humanist subjects. |
| King's/PP/EMF/6 contains: |
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1
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Talk on anonymity. Autograph manuscript of talk on anonymity, probably delivered to the Working Men's College, 28 Feb. 1924. Numbered '2' by E.M. Forster. To request this document, please use the following call mark: 6/1/A.
1 sheet in envelope; paper. |
28 Feb. 1924 |
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2
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Talk on Cavafy. Autograph manuscript of talk on Cavafy. E.M. Forster numbered the first page, '4', but left the remaining pages un-numbered. Manuscript title, 'Cavafy', supplied by P.N. Furbank. To request this document, please use the following call mark: 6/2/C.
4 sheets in envelope; paper. |
1950–1959 |
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3
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The creator as critic.
55 sheets/folios in envelope and modern guard book; paper. |
1928–1931 |
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4
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Speeches at 80th birthday luncheon. Roneo typescript of a speech by the Provost, Noel Annan, at a lunch given by King's College in honour of E.M. Forster's 80th birthday, on 9 Jan. 1959. Includes roneo typescript of E.M. Forster's recollection of the speech he made in reply. . To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/22.
ff130-4 of modern guard book; paper. |
1959 |
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5
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Talk made on return from India. Manuscript copy made by Alice Clara Forster of the first version of a talk written after E.M. Forster's return from his first visit to India, and later revised. To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/21.
ff130-50 of modern guard book; paper. |
Sep. 1913-Nov. 1913 |
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6
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Manuscript of 'English Literature Since the War'. Autograph manuscript of a talk, 'English Literature Since the War'. To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/21.
ff168-79 of modern guard book; paper. |
1921 |
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7
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Draft of 'English Literature Since the War'. Autograph manuscript draft of 'English Literature Since the War'. Lined through, and has autograph manuscript note, 'Copied out' at the top of the first page. . To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 6/11. see also 6/6.
ff127v-134v of notebook; paper. |
1922 |
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8
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'The Enjoyment of English Literature'. Autograph manuscript of 'The Enjoyment of English Literature', a talk given to the B.A. and M.A. classes of Government College, Lahore. . To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/20.
ff118-29 of modern guard book; paper. |
3 Mar. 1913 |
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9
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Two versions of 'The Feminine Note in Literature'. Autograph manuscript of ['The Feminine Note in Literature']. Two versions of the same talk, read to the Apostles, [Oct. 1910], and the Friday Club, [9 Dec. 1910]. To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/20.
ff84-107 of modern guard book; paper. |
Oct. 1910-Dec. 1910 |
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10
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On the genesis of 'Alexandria'. Typescript of a talk on the genesis of E.M. Forster's 'Alexandria: A History and a Guide', and introducing readings from this work. To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/22.
ff102-8 of modern guard book; paper. |
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11
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'Happy v. Sad Endings'. Autograph manuscript of 'Happy v. Sad Endings', probably given to an undergraduate society. Internal evidence suggests a date of 1904, since E.M. Forster refers to A.A. Jack's lectures on Tragedy, which were presumably given while he was at Peterhouse, 1898-1905, but also refers to Henry James' 'The Wings of the Dove' which E.M. Forster was reading in 1904. To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/20.
ff39-51 of modern guard book; paper. |
1904- |
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12
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'The Influence of Courts on Literature'. Autograph manuscript of 'The Influence of Courts on Literature', a talk given to the Dewas Literary Society, probably in early summer, 1921. The title is given in a letter from E.M. Forster to Alice Clara Forster 29-30 June 1921. To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 6/11.
ff62-5 of notebook; paper. |
–29 June 1921 |
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13
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Interview. Photocopy of interview, comprising typescript questions addressed to E.M. Forster with his autograph manuscript replies. A manuscript note, 'Interview', was written at the top of the document by P.N. Furbank. . To request this document, please use the following call mark: 6/13/C.
3 sheets in envelope; paper. |
1950 |
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14
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Notes on 'the last moment of life'. Autograph manuscript notes on 'the last moment of life', with a quotation from Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson. Probably a draft of a talk [possibly to a humanist group]. To request this document, please use the following call mark: 6/14/A.
1 sheet in envelope; paper. |
1950 |
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15
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Speech at Leiden. Roneo typescript précis of speech given by Prof. Dr. A.G.H. Bachrach, of the University of Leyden, when he presented E.M. Forster for an Honorary Degree. The ceremony coincided with the 26th International P.E.N. Conference in Amsterdam. . To request this document, please use the following call mark: 6/15/D.
2 sheet in envelope; paper. |
23 June 1954 |
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16
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'Literature and the War'. Manuscript copy made by Alice Clara Forster of E.M. Forster's talk, 'Literature and the War', [possibly written originally for the Weybridge Literary Society]. . To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/21.
ff161-7 of modern guard book; paper. |
1914–1915 |
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17
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'The Lost Guide'. Typescript, concluded in autograph manuscript, of 'The Lost Guide', given at the Aldeburgh Festival about his years in Alexandria, 1915-19. The talk introduced a reading of 'Handel in Egypt'. To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/22.
ff97-101 of modern guard book; paper. |
17 June 1956 |
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18
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Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.
9 sheets/folios in envelope and modern guard book; paper. |
1948 |
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19
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Talk on Indian novelists writing in English. Autograph manuscript draft of the beginning of a talk on modern Indian novelists writing in English. To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 6/11. see also Kirkpatrick, F3a (28).
f68v of notebook; paper. |
1941 |
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20
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Keynote adress colloquium on 'Modern Writing'. Autograph manuscript draft of keynote introductory talk given at a colloquium entitled 'Modern Writing'. . To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 6/11.
ff87-93 of notebook; paper. |
May 1942 |
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21
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Controversy over religious broadcasting. Autograph manuscript note about E.M. Forster's controversy with the B.B.C. during 1955-6 over its religious broadcasting policies. Possibly intended for delivery as part of a private speech. To request this document, please use the following call mark: 6/21/A.
4 sheets in envelope; paper. |
June 1956-Aug. 1956 |
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22
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'On Pornography and Sentimentality'. Autograph manuscript notes or draft 'On Pornography and Sentimentality' [title was given in manuscript note on first page by P.N. Furbank]. Probably intended as a talk. To request this document, please use the following call mark: 6/22/C.
2 sheets in envelope; paper. |
1920–1929 |
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23
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'Painters and non-painters'. Autograph manuscript of 'Painters and non-painters', a talk given at the opening of an art-exhibition held by the Cambridge Society of Painters and Sculptors. To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/21.
ff254-6 of modern guard book; paper. |
1950–1969 |
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24
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'Kipling's Poems'.
32ff and 3 gatherings in envelope and modern guard book; paper. |
1908–1909 |
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25
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Presidential Address to the Cambridge Humanists.
36 items in envelopes and modern guard book; paper. |
1959–1963 |
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26
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Reply at the Founder's Feast.
14 items in envelope and modern guard book; paper. |
1952 |
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27
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'A Roman "Society"'. Autograph manuscript of ['A Roman "Society"'], about the Roman Academy of Pomponius Laetus (1425-98). Read to the Apostles. To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/21.
ff240-6 of modern guard book; paper. |
9 Oct. 1910 |
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28
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'Samuel Butler 1835-1902'. Manuscript copy made by Alice Clara Forster of E.M. Forster's talk, 'Samuel Butler 1835-1902', given to the Weybridge Literary Society. To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/21.
ff151-60 of modern guard book. |
Dec. 1913 |
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29
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'Three Countries'. Mixed autograph manuscript and typescript of ['Three Countries'], read in Milan and Rome, Nov. 1959. . To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/22.
ff113-29 of modern guard book; paper. |
1959 |
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30
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'Three Generations'. Autograph manuscript of ['Three Generations']. Read to the Cambridge Majlis, possibly for the first time, on 7 Feb. 1937, and to a political discussion group as W.J.H. Sprott's guest at Nottingham University on 28 Jan. 1939. . To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 8/21.
ff180-213 of modern guard book; paper. |
1937 |
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31
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Lecture on Virginia Woolf. Autograph manuscript draft of Rede Lecture on Virginia Woolf, delivered before the University on 29 May 1941. To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 6/11.
ff69-84 of notebook; paper. |
Mar. 1941-May 1941 |
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32
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Talk on Walter Pater. Autograph manuscript fragment of a draft, probably of a talk, on Walter Pater. Possibly intended for reading at Leveaux's Theosophical Society in Alexandria. [? c. 1917]. To request this document, please use the following call mark: 6/32/A.
2 sheets in envelope; paper. |
1917 |
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33
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Readings of 'What I believe' and 'The Road to Colonus'. Sound recording of E.M. Forster reading 'What I believe' and 'The Road from Colonus' produced by the Argo Record Company. To request this item, please use the following call mark: 6/33.
1 record; long playing record. |
June 1958-Aug. 1958 |
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34
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Readings of 'What I believe' and 'The Road to Colonus'. Copy of EMF/6/33 onto compact disc.
1 cd; cd. |
2007 |
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