√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1850-1899 'The favourite literary pabulum of us boys at school, however, was less classical: "penny bloods" and other Weeklies issued in penny sheets, such as "Sweeny Todd the Barb... Thomas Okey [Thomas Peckett] [Prest] Sweeney Todd the Barber Print : Serial / periodical1800-1849 'I have read since last October a good deal of the history relating to the East...: not much of books not connected with India [but included] ... Jefferson on Virginia ..... Mountstuart Elphinstone [Thomas] Jefferson Virginia [Notes on state of] Print : Book1800-1849 'Love's Wreath!' 'When Love was a Child and went rolling along/...' Carey/Maingay group [Thomas] [Moore?] 'When Love was a Child' OR ['Loves Wreath'] Print : UnknownUnknown1800-1849 1850-1899 [Item transcribed into a commonplace book]: Untitled; Text = 'To sigh, yet feel no pain; /To weep - yet scarce know why/ To sport an hour with Beauty's chain/ Then throw ... Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine [Thomas] [Moore] [The Blue Stocking] Print : Unknown1600-1699 'So home to dinner alone. And then to read a little and so to church again, where the Scott made an ordinary sermon; and so home to my office and there read over my vowes... Samuel Pepys [Thomas] [Southland] Love a la mode Print : Book1800-1849 'I have read since last October a good deal of the history relating to the East ... : not much of books not connected with India. ... ; read the preface and seventy or ei... Mountstuart Elphinstone [Torquato] Tasso unknown Print : Book1900-1945 'Meeting held at Gower Cottage, 20.II.’39
R. D. L. Moore, & subsequently H. Stevens in the Chair.
1. Minutes of last read & approved.
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5. R.... Muriel Stevens [Un-named friend of Muriel Stevens] [Notes on Deptford and its river scenes] Manuscript : Unknown1900-1945 Meeting held at School House, Leighton Park. Jan 27th 1942
J. Knox Taylor in the Chair.
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5. The subject was a provocative one “Modern Poetry” & we ... Arnold Joselin [unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 2... Manuscript : Notebook1900-1945 Meeting held at 72 Shinfield Road Monday 23rd Feb. 1942. A. G. Joselin in the Chair
1. Minutes of the last meeting were read & signed. Margaret Dilks [unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 2... Manuscript : Notebook1900-1945 'Meeting held at 72, Shinfield Road, 14th November 1942
Arnold Joselin in the Chair
2. In the absence of the Secretary, the Treasurer [Bruce Dilks] t... Harry Stevens [Unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] The Republic Manuscript : Notebook1900-1945 'Meeting held at Gower Cottage, Elm Road. 12.12.42
Harry Stevens in the Chair
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2. The minutes of the last meeting were read & sign... Margaret Dilks [Unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 1... Manuscript : Notebook1900-1945 'Meeting held at “Hillsborough”: 24 Jan 1940
R. H. Robson in the Chair.
1. Minutes of last read & approved.
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7. Two one act ... Victor Alexander [unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 1... Manuscript : Notebook1900-1945 'Meeting held at 22 Cintra Avenue: 17. IV 40.
F. E. Pollard in the chair
1. Minutes of last read & approved.
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5. As an intr... Muriel Stevens [unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 1... Manuscript : Notebook1900-1945 'Meeting held at Gower Cottage, Elm Road.
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M Stevens in the chair.
1. Minutes of last were read and signed.
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3. The Treasure... Victor Alexander [unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 1... Manuscript : Notebook1900-1945 'Meeting held at Oakdene, 27. III. 1939
S. A. Reynolds in the chair.
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2. Minutes of last read + approved.
3. A. B. D... [unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] [unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] Minutes of the Meeting of the XII Book Club, 20 Fe... Manuscript : Notebook1900-1945 'Meeting held at Oakdene, 27. III. 1939
S. A. Reynolds in the chair.
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2. Minutes of last read + approved.
3. A. B. D... Reginald H. Robson [unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] Minutes of the Meeting of the XII Book Club held 2... Manuscript : Notebook1900-1945 'Meeting held at 219 King’s Rd 20. IV. 1939.
Dorothea Taylor in the Chair.
1. Opening the subject of Euripides, F. E. Pollard gave some account of... Reginald H. Robson [unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] Minutes of the Meeting of the XII Book Club held 2... Manuscript : Notebook1900-1945 'Meeting held at Lambia, 33 Conisboro Avenue 19.5.39
R. H. Robson in the chair.
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1. The minutes of last [two meetings] read & approved.
2... Victor Alexander [Unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club, 27 Ma... Manuscript : Notebook1900-1945 'Meeting held at Lambia, 33 Conisboro Avenue 19.5.39
R. H. Robson in the chair.
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1. The minutes of last [two meetings] read & approved.
2... Victor Alexander [Unidentified acting secretary of the XII Book Club] Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club, 29 Ap... Manuscript : Notebook1900-1945 'Meeting held at Hilliers, Northcourt Avenue. 26. ii. 40Meeting held at Hilliers,
Northcourt Avenue. 26. ii. 40.
Rosamund Walis in the Chair
1. Minutes of last ... Ethel C. Stevens [unidentified authors] [a number of letters printed in newspapers] Print : Newspaper, Newspaper cuttings