Record Number: 28212
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Geo Burrow then read portions of Thackeray's essay on Swift. H. R. Smith read several short extracts from the Journal to Stella. After supper Miss D. Brain read several passages from Gulliver's travels & T. C. Elliott read from the Drapers Letters & explained them Alfred Rawlings read from the Tale of a Tub'.
Century:1900-1945
Date:23 Mar 1928
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Reading
specific address: 'Oakdene'
(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:Male
Date of Birth:1855
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:Tale of a Tub, A
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancereading group
Source Information:
Record ID:28212
Source:Manuscript
Author:Howard R. Smith
Title:XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31)
Location:private collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:177
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Howard R. Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) , private collection, n/a, 177, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28212, 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).