Record Number: 27762

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Mr & Mrs Unwin & Miss Bowman Smith gave a vivacious reading of a clever & witty sketch, "A Lesson in Pearls" by Mrs Barry Pain.'

Century:

Date:

14 Jul 1923

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
specific address: 'Fansham' [?] Northcourt Ave

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reading Group:

Ernest & Ursula Unwin & Muriel Bowman Smith

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

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

Members of XII Book Club

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Mrs Barry Pain

Title:

'A Lesson in Pearls'

Genre:

Drama, sketch

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

reading group

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Source Information:

Record ID:

27762

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Howard R. Smith

Title:

XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2

Location:

private collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

121

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Howard R. Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 , private collection, n/a, 121, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27762, accessed: 02 April 2025

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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).