Record Number: 29351

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Meeting held at Whinfell 24/1/30
A Rawlings in the chair
1. Minutes of last Meeting approved
[...]
The subject of Arnold Bennett was then taken F.E. Pollard read from the Old Wives Tale the account of John Baines Funeral. Mrs Rawlings read from Riceymans Steps the Wedding Ring. Mrs Elliott read an Essay the story Tellers Craft. After Refreshments the Play intitled The Title was read with a few cuts The following took part
Mr Culver    R H Robson
Mrs Culver    Muriel Bowman Smith
Hildegarde    Janet Rawlings
John    T. C. Elliott
Tranto    F. E. Pollard
Miss Starky    Dorothy Brain
Sampson Straight    H. R. Smith
Parlourmaid    F. E. Reynolds'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

24 Jan 1930

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Whinfell

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Francis Pollard

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

Quaker or associated with the Friends

Country of Origin:

n/a

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:

Arnold Bennett

Title:

The Old Wives' Tale

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29351

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Howard Smith

Title:

XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31)

Location:

private collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

197

Additional Information:

Howard Smith was secretary to the XII Book Club 1923-1931. It is inferred from this, and from the handwriting, that he was the author of this set of minutes.

Citation:

Howard Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31), private collection, 197, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29351, accessed: 22 November 2024

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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).