Record Number: 29476

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Meeting held at Reckitt House Feb 27 1931
R. H. Robson in the chair
1. Minutes of last approved
[...]
6 The subject of the evening Persian Art was then taken. R. H. Robson gave us a short survey of Persian History emphasizing the way in which the natural Features of the Country had kept it in a separate entity throughout the ages[.] Mrs Robson sang us "Myself When Young" and to Geo Burrow we were indebted for a fascinating description of the Persian Art Exhibition. After Supper Mrs Burrow read us some short & charming Persian lyrics, C.E. Stansfield read from Fitzgeralds Omar Kyaham [sic] Mrs Pollard gave us Laurence Binyons impressions of Persian Art & Miss Brain read the last scene from Flecker’s Hassan.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

27 Feb 1931

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Reckitt House

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:

Mary Pollard

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

7 Feb 1875

Socio-Economic Group:

n/a

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:

Laurence Binyon

Title:

[impressions of Persian art]

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Arts / architecture

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29476

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Howard Smith

Title:

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

Location:

private collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

216

Additional Information:

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

Citation:

Howard Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31), private collection, 216, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29476, 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).