Record Number: 26888
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The Meeting then considered the Life & Works of Alfred Russel Wallace. Walter S. Rowntree gave us an account of Wallace's life from the autobiography reading a number of well chosen extracts. This was followed by a paper from Henry M. Wallis on his scientific work and one from Mrs Smith on his psychical work.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:21 Jan 1915
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Reading
specific address: 24 Redlands Rd
(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:1850
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
Members of XII Book Club
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[Paper on A.R. Wallace's psychical writings]
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:26888
Source:Manuscript
Author:Ernest Unwin
Title:XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915)
Location:Private collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:159-60
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Ernest Unwin, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915), Private collection, n/a, 159-60, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26888, accessed: 18 July 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).