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George A. Birmingham : Spanish Gold

Meeting held at Ashton Lodge: 14.3.38.
1. Minutes of last read and approved.
[...]
4. Readings from Irish Literature were then given as follows:-
C. E. Stansfield from G. A. Birmingham’s “Spanish Gold”;
H. R. Smith from a story about an illicit still;
Mary Robson from the preface of Bernard Shaw’s “John Bull’s Other Island;”
Rosamund Wallis[;]
Victor Alexander from Ross and Somerville’s “An Irish R.M.”[;]
Elsie Sikes from ? some Irish Bulls

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Charles E. Stansfield      Print: Book

George A. Birmingham : Spanish Gold

Meeting held at Ashton Lodge: 14.3.38.
1. Minutes of last read and approved.
[...]
4. Readings from Irish Literature were then given as follows:-
C. E. Stansfield from G. A. Birmingham’s “Spanish Gold”;
H. R. Smith from a story about an illicit still;
Mary Robson from the preface of Bernard Shaw’s “John Bull’s Other Island;”
Rosamund Wallis[;]
Victor Alexander from Ross and Somerville’s “An Irish R.M.”[;]
Elsie Sikes from ? some Irish Bulls

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Charles E. Stansfield      Print: Book

George A. Birmingham (pseud.) : The Inviolable Sanctuary

'Books read from Feby 16^th/18

King Richard II    Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream    do.
Henry the Eighth    do.
As You Like It    do.
Ziska    Marie Corelli
Lorna Doone    R. D. Blackmore
Don Quixote de la mancha Vol II
(Miguel de Cervantes Savedra)
Food of the Gods    H. G. Wells
Odette's Marriage    Albert Delpit
A Walking Gentleman    James Prior
The Making of a Marchioness    F. H. Burnett
Vixen    Mrs. Braddon
The Magnetic North    Eliz. Robins
A Roman Singer    Marion Crawford
In the Reign of Terror    G. A. Henty
Songs of a Sourdough    R. W. Service
Forest Folk    James Prior
John Henry    Hugh McHugh
The Inviolable Sanctuary    G. A. Birmingham'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Edward Henry Jones      Print: Book

George A. Birmingham : Spanish Gold

'Monday. Lovely day frosty. Received 6 PCs ... Walked a good deal. Read Spanish Gold by Geo A. Birmingham ... Bridge ... Dolly home from S. Africa. Caught with light on after 10pm. Row?'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: William Thomas      Print: Book

George A. Birmingham : The Bad Times

'Thurs. Letter from Bess. Sent PC home. Read "Bad Times" Ireland by George A. Birmingham. Game of rounders.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: William Thomas      Print: Book

George A. Birmingham : [unknown]

'Since leaving Oxford I have had quite a little opportunity for reading and have read all kinds of things, some of the better books being: Conan Doyle's "Micah Clarke" and part of "Martin Chuzzlewit", one or two of Alexander Dumas' tales, two humorous books by George Birmingham about small Irish villages, and one or two of Bernard Shaw's plays. I am still doing dual control on B.E. 2b machines which are quite out of date for military purpose and were obsolete even before the war ...'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Roderick Ward Maclennan      Print: Book

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