'The minutes of the first meeting were read and confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'The Secretary read a paper on the poetry of William Watson and with Miss Pollard gave illustrative readings'.
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: Unknown
'The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed'.
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'a short paper on Wordsworth and Poetic diction was read by the Secretary'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: Unknown
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'The Minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'The programme on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayham [sic] was as follows.
Reading of the poem by Mrs Edminson and Mrs Rawlings
Paper on the life of the poet by Mrs Smith
Song from Omar by Mr Goadby
Paper on Fitzgerald's Life and Omar's Philosophy by C.E. Stansfield
Notes on Lefalliennes Rhubaiyat [sic] by A Rawlings.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: Unknown
'The minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'The minutes of the previous meeting were read and passed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read & passed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read and passed by the Club.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'the minutes of the previous meeting were read & confirmed'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'After a period of refreshment A. Rawlings then read a paper on Ruskin as an art critic, in which he gratuituously attacked the literary style of Modern Painters with which the paper chiefly dealt. The style was condemned as quite unsuited to the subject by reason of its verbosity its looseness of expression & inexact terminology. This view met with strong dissent. Extracts were then read from Modern Painters showing the argument of the work which was criticised later'. [the critique is summarised]
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: Unknown
'the minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'After reading the minutes the arrangements for the next meeting were made'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'F. Edminson read an able review of Morley's Life of Cromwell and A. Rawlings read a ['charming' inserted in another hand and crossed out] paper on Wm Morris.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: Unknown
'At a meeting held on March 20 1905 at the home of Edward Little at 33 Marlborough Avenue Tolstoi's Life & Works were considered. Edward Little read a paper on his Life. J. Ridges also gave a reading from [text uncertain but this line is inserted above the following sentence on 'The Resurrection'] H.R. Smith read an extract from The Resurrection. A. Rawlings dealt with his philosophy. C. E. Stansfield read extract [sic] from 'Ivan the Fool' while A. Rawlings also read some extracts from the author's 'Life'.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: Unknown
'the previous minutes were read & confirmed'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'Mr Ridges read a paper on Napoleon & A. Rawlings one entitled an 'Argument for Peace'.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: Unknown
'Mrs Smith then read an interesting biography of Keats which was followed by a reading of "I stood tiptoe upon a little hill" by Helen Rawlings. Howard R. Smith read from Endymion & Mrs Ridges the Ode to a Nightingale. Alfred Rawlings read a paper upon the poetry of Keats & Mrs Edminson some of the sonnets & H.M. Wallis a portion of "Isabella".'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: Unknown
'The minutes of the previous meeting were read'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: book
'Minutes of the last two meetings were read'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Ernest Unwin Manuscript: book
'A Meeting held at 9 Denmark Rd 13/11/1928 F. E. Pollard in the chair
1. Minutes of last read and approved
[...]
8[.] Essays were read (1) Alfred Rawlings on Beauty (2) R H Robson on The Abolition of the House of Commons'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: Unknown
'Meeting held at Reckitt House 27/2/30
R. H. Robson in the chair
1. Minutes of last Meeting approved
5. The subject of “Medieval Social Life” which by some strange metamorphosis had changed into “Renaissance Social Life” was then taken. Mrs T. C. Elliott read a paper on “Domestic Life in the Fifteenth Century as seen in the Paston Letters”. Alfred Rawlings read a paper on “Medieval Artists and their
Methods”, illustrated by Medici reproductions of Giotto’s fresco St. “Francis: the birds”, Fra Angelico’s fresco “The Annunciation”, and Mantegna’s painting “Madonna and Child with Cherubim”[.] This was followed up by some readings anent the development of painting and the Renaissance.
R. H. Robson read a paper on “Vittorino da Feltre”, a Renaissance Schoolmaster & a “Romance of Federigo, Duke of Urbino”, illustrated by a Medici card reproduction of Piero della Francesca’s portrait of Duke Federigo. Mr Burrow read extracts from Children of the Olden Time [sic] by Eliz[abe]th Godfrey particularly
on the education of Royal Children.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: Unknown
'Meeting held at Reckitt House 27/2/30
R. H. Robson in the chair
1. Minutes of last Meeting approved
5. The subject of “Medieval Social Life” which by some strange metamorphosis had changed into “Renaissance Social Life” was then taken. Mrs T. C. Elliott read a paper on “Domestic Life in the Fifteenth Century as seen in the Paston Letters”. Alfred Rawlings read a paper on “Medieval Artists and their
Methods”, illustrated by Medici reproductions of Giotto’s fresco St. “Francis: the birds”, Fra Angelico’s fresco “The Annunciation”, and Mantegna’s painting “Madonna and Child with Cherubim”[.] This was followed up by some readings anent the development of painting and the Renaissance.
R. H. Robson read a paper on “Vittorino da Feltre”, a Renaissance Schoolmaster & a “Romance of Federigo, Duke of Urbino”, illustrated by a Medici card reproduction of Piero della Francesca’s portrait of Duke Federigo. Mr Burrow read extracts from Children of the Olden Time [sic] by Eliz[abe]th Godfrey particularly
on the education of Royal Children.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: Unknown
Meeting held at Ashton Lodge, Kendrick Rd., 13.x.32.
Henry M. Wallis in the chair
1. Minutes of last read & approved.
[...]
5. Francis E. Pollard then gave us an account of the life of Scott, interspersed with racy
anecdotes. He gave us a lively picture of Scott's romantic outlook & of his keen historical
interests.
6. Alfred Rawlings, who is endeared to us among other reasons as the stormy petrel of the
Club, next launched an attack upon Scott as a poet, decrying his imperfections and
slovenliness.
7. Henry M. Wallis then entertained us with the later work of Scott. Speaking as one wizard of
another he almost succeeed in making us believe that he had been Scott's contemporary, &
under his spell we caught something of the dazzling popularity of Scott's writings throughout
the whole of Europe, and in particular of the cult for the Highlands and the Highlanders which
sprang into being from his pen.
8. Towards the end of the evening we heard three readings, the first from Ivanhoe by Charles
Stansfield who used the supper scenne in which Friar Tuch entertains the unknown knight, the
second from the Heart of Midlothian by Frank Pollard in which Jeannie Deans pleads for her
sister's life, & the third from Old Mortality by Rosamund Wallis describing the interrogation
and torture inflicted upon the Covenanters.
All three readings held us enthralled, & all three papers aroused the maximum of discussion
which a benevolent Chairman and a lenient hostess could allow. The time sped on beyond our
usual hours, and as we took our leave we were still talking Scott.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Manuscript: Unknown
Meeting held at Fairlight, Denmark Rd.: 21.iii.33
Francis E. Pollard in the Chair.
1. Minutes of last read & approved.
5. Eight anonymous essays were then read. In some of these the subject treated or the style
of the author made recognition comparatively easy, but others were provocative of much
ingenious speculation. A paper on English Justice proved to be the most discussed during the
interval. Rival tipsters gave in confidence the names of Mrs. Stansfield & Robert Pollard as the
author, one of them purporting to recognize - or coming perilously close to so doing - Mrs.
Stansfield’s opinion of her fellow magistrates, while the other detected just that ingenious
combination of Fascism and Bolshevism that Robert Pollard would enjoy putting up for the
Club’s mystification. Further conflicting theories attributed the authorship to Henry Marriage
Wallis or Howard Smith, & this last proved correct[....]
Another essay which stirred debate told of a medium, a photograph, a Twentieth Century
Officer & a suit of medieval armour. It was told with that precision of detail that marks either
the experienced writer of fiction or the worshipper of truth. And as if to darken counsel there
was an open allusion to Bordighera. Suspicious though we were, & in spite of every
appearance of our being right, we adhered to the view that the author must be H. M. Wallis.
Time & space do not allow adequate record of all the papers, but it must be mentioned that
three of the eight came from the Rawlings family: a thoughtful essay by Alfred Rawlings
needed a second reading if it were to be seriously discussed, some interesting reminiscences
by Helen Rawlings made very good hearing, & Moroccan memories by Janet helped to make a
most varied programme.
Other essays were "Safety First" by Charles E. Stansfield, and "The English - are they modest?
" by Edgar Castle, both of which added some humorous touches to the evening.
A list of essayists, & their readers, follows.
Mrs Castle read a paper by Alfred Rawlings
Janet Rawlings read a paper by Helen Rawlings
Charles Stansfield read a paper by Henry M. Wallis
Reginald Robson read a paper by Howard Smith
George Burrow read a paper by Reginald Robson
Alfred Rawlings read a paper by Edgar Castle
Howard Smith read a paper by Janet Rawlings
Mrs Pollard read a paper by Charles E. Stansfield.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Mignon Castle Manuscript: Unknown
