Record Number: 29360
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'
1900-1945
Date:24 Jan 1930
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Whinfell
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Title
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29360
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=29360, 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). I have assumed that the essay was written by its reader, although this is not quite certain from the source