Record Number: 29985

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Meeting held at School House, LP. 15.9.36
    Howard R. Smith in the chair.
1. Minutes of last read + approved
[...]
6. We then proceeded to read “Much Ado about Nothing”, a somewhat singular title for a situation involving the honour and happiness of a virtuous young lady betrothed to a rather attractive young noble. The parts were drawn by lot, or rather some of them were – such as had not been forgotten by the committee, or had not slipped into the lining of the rather inferior Handbag produced for the occasion. The principal male parts were taken by ladies — just the reverse of what occurred in Shakespeare’s own day.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

15 Sep 1936

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: School House, Leighton Park School

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:

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:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Victor Alexander

Title:

Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 23 June 1936

Genre:

Ephemera, Minutes

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Minutes

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29985

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Victor Alexander

Title:

XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938)

Location:

private collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

176–7

Additional Information:

Victor Alexander was secretary to the XII Book Club from 1931 to 1940. It is inferred from this that he was the author of this set of minutes.

Citation:

Victor Alexander, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938), private collection, 176–7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29985, accessed: 30 June 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).