Record Number: 24559
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Mr Burgess read an introductory paper on him [Matthew Arnold] as a man and a politician and Mr Edminson as an essayist with special reference to Literature and Dogma in culture and Anarchy and Mrs Morland as a poet. In these papers, many, and sometimes conflicting estimates of the author were expressed'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:Until: 12 Apr 1896
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Reading
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Quaker or associated with the Friends
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Poetry, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancereading group
Source Information:
Record ID:24559
Source:Manuscript
Author:Alfred Rawlings
Title:XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915)
Location:Private Collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:10
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Alfred Rawlings, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915), Private Collection, n/a, 10, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24559, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Material by kind permission of the XII Book Club. For further information and permission to quote this source, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php).