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- 21 Jan 1913 (Creation)
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P.O. Moradpore, Bankipore. - Thanks Trevelyan for the letter and introductions, though he will not use them, since 'tapirs and Tagores tempt terribly, but samples of either can be met in England' and he wishes to stay in one place until going to the bathing festival at Allahabad. Is having trouble about his passage home and may have to sail from Karachi; Goodall (who was not at Calcutta to see Trevelyan) is dealing with it. Hopes Trevelyan is enjoying Southern India. Bankipore scenery 'quite tropical' because of the toddy palms and malaria-melons; Forster finds the place 'foul' but there is enough going on to amuse him. Likes [Charles] Russell, of Patna College, who has lent him Hiouen Tsang [Xuanzang], Johnstone (whom Trevelyan has dined with), and the Raja of Canika, who is here for the opening of the council. Masood thanks Trevelyan and Dickinson for their messages. Hopes the Karamazov family [Dostoevsky, "The Brothers Karamazov"] have arrived; he sent them to Madras,
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Appears in Forster, E., Lago, M., & Furbank, P. (1985). Selected letters of E.M. Forster. Vol. 1, 1879-1920 / edited by Mary Lago and P.N. Furbank. London: Arena.
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- Forster, Edward Morgan (1879-1970), novelist and essayist (Subject)
- Tagore, Rabindranath (1861-1941), poet and educationist (Subject)
- Goodall, Charles Henry (1882-1968) trader (Subject)
- Russell, Charles (1872-1917) Principal of Patna College, archaeologist (Subject)
- Deo, Sir Rajendra Narayan Bhanj (1881-1948) Raja of Kanika (Subject)
- Masood, Sir Syed Ross (1889-1937) Indian civil servant (Subject)
- Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes (1862-1932), humanist, historian, and philosopher (Subject)
- Dostoevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich (1821-1881) writer (Subject)