Record Number: 29497
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Meeting held at Broomfield: 15. V. 31 George Burrow in the chair 1. Minutes of last approved [...] 5. George Burrow read a short paper introducing the Taming of the Shrew and the Club then read this play in parts'
Century:1900-1945
Date:15 May 1931
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Broomfield
(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:1887
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
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 the XII Book Club
Additional Comments:
It is assumed that it was Victor Alexander, as secretary of the club, who read out the minutes of the previous meeting.
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 14 April 1931
Genre:Minutes
Form of Text:Manuscript: Notebook
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancereading group
Source Information:
Record ID:29497
Source:Manuscript
Author:Victor Alexander
Title:XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31)
Location:private collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:p.3
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Victor Alexander, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31), private collection, p.3, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29497, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
It is assumed that it was Victor Alexander, as secretary of the club, who read out the minutes of the previous meeting.
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).