Record Number: 29498

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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

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Broomfield

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:

Reading Group:

Members of the XII Book Club

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

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 the XII Book Club

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

William Shakespeare

Title:

The Taming of the Shrew

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29498

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=29498, accessed: 24 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).