'Mr Robson then gave us some short notes on Sir A.T. Quiller Couch and read us his short story "Once aboard the lugger". H.M. Wallis gave us an appreciation of 'Q's' work & read a tragic short story & poem. Mr Evans read from Couch's lecture on the Art of Writing an Interlude on Jargon. H.R. Smith read from the Mayor of Troy Mr Stansfield whose health unfortunately did not allow him to be present sent a short appreciation of Quiller Couch's novel Pho & Farrell [sic] and Miss Marriage read a short story (very sad). Perhaps the selection of his work put before us was a little one-sided for the club certainly got the impression of a writer too fond of the gloom & pain of life'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Reginald Robson Print: Book
'Mr Robson then gave us some short notes on Sir A.T. Quiller Couch and read us his short story "Once aboard the lugger". H.M. Wallis gave us an appreciation of 'Q's' work & read a tragic short story & poem. Mr Evans read from Couch's lecture on the Art of Writing an Interlude on Jargon. H.R. Smith read from the Mayor of Troy Mr Stansfield whose health unfortunately did not allow him to be present sent a short appreciation of Quiller Couch's novel Pho & Farrell [sic]and Miss Marriage read a short story (very sad). Perhaps the selection of his work put before us was a little one-sided for the club certainly got the impression of a writer too fond of the gloom & pain of life'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry Marriage Wallis Print: Book
'Mr Robson then gave us some short notes on Sir A.T. Quiller Couch and read us his short story "Once aboard the lugger". H.M. Wallis gave us an appreciation of 'Q's' work & read a tragic short story & poem. Mr Evans read from Couch's lecture on the Art of Writing an Interlude on Jargon. H.R. Smith read from the Mayor of Troy Mr Stansfield whose health unfortunately did not allow him to be present sent a short appreciation of Quiller Couch's novel Pho & Farrell [sic] and Miss Marriage read a short story (very sad). Perhaps the selection of his work put before us was a little one-sided for the club certainly got the impression of a writer too fond of the gloom & pain of life'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry Marriage Wallis Print: Book
'Mr Robson then gave us some short notes on Sir A.T. Quiller Couch and read us his short story "Once aboard the lugger". H.M. Wallis gave us an appreciation of 'Q's' work & read a tragic short story & poem. Mr Evans read from Couch's lecture on the Art of Writing an Interlude on Jargon. H.R. Smith read from the Mayor of Troy Mr Stansfield whose health unfortunately did not allow him to be present sent a short appreciation of Quiller Couch's novel Pho & Farrell [sic] and Miss Marriage read a short story (very sad). Perhaps the selection of his work put before us was a little one-sided for the club certainly got the impression of a writer too fond of the gloom & pain of life'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Evans Print: Book
'Mr Robson then gave us some short notes on Sir A.T. Quiller Couch and read us his short story "Once aboard the lugger". H.M. Wallis gave us an appreciation of 'Q's' work & read a tragic short story & poem. Mr Evans read from Couch's lecture on the Art of Writing an Interlude on Jargon. H.R. Smith read from the Mayor of Troy Mr Stansfield whose health unfortunately did not allow him to be present sent a short appreciation of Quiller Couch's novel Pho & Farrell [sic] and Miss Marriage read a short story (very sad). Perhaps the selection of his work put before us was a little one-sided for the club certainly got the impression of a writer too fond of the gloom & pain of life'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Howard R. Smith Print: Book
'Mr Robson then gave us some short notes on Sir A.T. Quiller Couch and read us his short story "Once aboard the lugger". H.M. Wallis gave us an appreciation of 'Q's' work & read a tragic short story & poem. Mr Evans read from Couch's lecture on the Art of Writing an Interlude on Jargon. H.R. Smith read from the Mayor of Troy Mr Stansfield whose health unfortunately did not allow him to be present sent a short appreciation of Quiller Couch's novel Pho & Farrell [sic] and Miss Marriage read a short story (very sad). Perhaps the selection of his work put before us was a little one-sided for the club certainly got the impression of a writer too fond of the gloom & pain of life'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Marriage Print: Book
'Mr Robson then gave us some short notes on Sir A.T. Quiller Couch and read us his short story "Once aboard the lugger". H.M. Wallis gave us an appreciation of 'Q's' work & read a tragic short story & poem. Mr Evans read from Couch's lecture on the Art of Writing an Interlude on Jargon. H.R. Smith read from the Mayor of Troy Mr Stansfield whose health unfortunately did not allow him to be present sent a short appreciation of Quiller Couch's novel Pho & Farrell [sic] and Miss Marriage read a short story (very sad). Perhaps the selection of his work put before us was a little one-sided for the club certainly got the impression of a writer too fond of the gloom & pain of life'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry Marriage Wallis Print: Book
'Mr Robson then gave us some short notes on Sir A.T. Quiller Couch and read us his short story "Once aboard the lugger". H.M. Wallis gave us an appreciation of 'Q's' work & read a tragic short story & poem. Mr Evans read from Couch's lecture on the Art of Writing an Interlude on Jargon. H.R. Smith read from the Mayor of Troy Mr Stansfield whose health unfortunately did not allow him to be present sent a short appreciation of Quiller Couch's novel Pho & Farrell [sic] and Miss Marriage read a short story (very sad). Perhaps the selection of his work put before us was a little one-sided for the club certainly got the impression of a writer too fond of the gloom & pain of life'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Stansfield Print: Book
'Meeting held at 39, Eastern Avenue 18th Sept, 1944
A. Bruce Dilks in the chair.
[...]
2. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed.
[...]
5. Alice Joselin introduced the subject of the evening by telling us something of the life of William Blake. Born in 1757 he was living through the
beginning of the industrial revolution. He had no schooling but showed early artistic ability and was apprenticed for 7 years to an engraver. During
this time he wrote some of his early poetry. Becoming himself a professional engraver he experimented with a new method of printing “shown
to him in a vision”. As she traced the pattern of his life during the remaining 27 years, Alice Joselin gave us a portrait of an embittered man,
never well loved even by his friends and incomprehensible to his contemporaries. She concluded with an extract from a Short Survey of William
Blake by Quiller Couch.
6. F. E. Pollard said that he had been reluctant to undertake the task of talking to the Club on the literature of Wm. Blake since he was acquainted
with only three of his poems. But as this was 50% more than anyone else knew, he need not have worried. He emphasised Blakes great lyrical
gifts and his share in the poetic revolution of the C18th, even suggesting that Blake led the way. Frances Pollard illustrated his remarks by reading
from: [“]To the evening star”, “How sweet I roam” and “Memory hither come”. He also read a short extract from Jerusalem throwing out the
suggestion that the subject matter showed some influence of Thomas Payne, Quaker.
7. After some refreshment we welcomed to our meeting Mr. George Goyder who is a very keen student and collector of William Blake. It was a
great privilege to have among us one whose profound knowledge of and enthusiasm for his subject was absolutely convincing. After listening to Mr.
Goyder and looking at his many beautiful examples of Blake’s work, we were willing to allow that he is probably our greatest English artist and
equalled as an engraver only by Dürer.
The Chairman expressed our very warmest thanks to Mr. Goyder.
[signed as a true record by] J. Knox Taylor 16/X/44.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alice Joselin Print: Book
'Minutes of Meeting held at School House. 3rd April 1943
R. D. L. Moore in the Chair
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read & signed.
[...]
4. Roger Moore introduced the subject of ‘Ballads’. He spoke of their origin, which
is very obscure since anonymity belongs to their very nature. They were never
meant to be ‘literature’, since they were not written but have come down to us
orally until Bishop Percy in 1765 started making his collection. He quoted Quiller-
Couch in saying that almost all the places most celebrated in ballad poetry lie in
the Border country between two lines, one drawn from the Firth of Forth to the
Clyde & the other from Newcastle-on-Tyne to St Bee’s Head. Quiller-Couch also
draws two chronological lines — at the years 1350 and 1550 & holds that the Ballad rose, flourished & declined within that period.
5. Illustrations of Ballads were given as follows:
Tam Lin read by Elsie Harrod
The Two Magicians sung by A. B. Dilks
Sir Patrick Spens read by Kenneth Nicholson
The Suffolk Miracle [read by] Margaret Dilks
Chevy Chase [read by] Knox Taylor
Some Berkshire Ballads —
Archbishop Laud
Mollie Mog
The Lay of the Hunted Pig
Cupid’s Garden ——— read by Howard Smith
John Barleycorn — read by Isabel Taylor
Edward — [read by] Bruce Dilks.
[signed as a true record by] Muriel M. Stevens
8 - 5 - 43. [at the club meeting held at Gower Cottage: see Minute Book, p. 153.]'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Roger Moore Print: Book
'Minutes of Meeting held at School House. 3rd April 1943
R. D. L. Moore in the Chair
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read & signed.
[...]
4. Roger Moore introduced the subject of ‘Ballads’. He spoke of their origin, which
is very obscure since anonymity belongs to their very nature. They were never
meant to be ‘literature’, since they were not written but have come down to us
orally until Bishop Percy in 1765 started making his collection. He quoted Quiller-
Couch in saying that almost all the places most celebrated in ballad poetry lie in
the Border country between two lines, one drawn from the Firth of Forth to the
Clyde & the other from Newcastle-on-Tyne to St Bee’s Head. Quiller-Couch also
draws two chronological lines — at the years 1350 and 1550 & holds that the Ballad rose, flourished & declined within that period.
5. Illustrations of Ballads were given as follows:
Tam Lin read by Elsie Harrod
The Two Magicians sung by A. B. Dilks
Sir Patrick Spens read by Kenneth Nicholson
The Suffolk Miracle [read by] Margaret Dilks
Chevy Chase [read by] Knox Taylor
Some Berkshire Ballads —
Archbishop Laud
Mollie Mog
The Lay of the Hunted Pig
Cupid’s Garden ——— read by Howard Smith
John Barleycorn — read by Isabel Taylor
Edward — [read by] Bruce Dilks.
[signed as a true record by] Muriel M. Stevens
8 - 5 - 43. [at the club meeting held at Gower Cottage: see Minute Book, p. 153.]'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Roger Moore Print: Book
'Up very early. Medicine successful. Joined in [Fam.?] Prayer. Clock run down at last and so wound by May ... Read "The Westcotes".'
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Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Harriet Bickersteth Cook Print: Book
'No change, every bit as bad as yesterday, nothing
but rain and mist ... I wrote the rest of the
morning in my tent, and in the afternoon continued
reading Wellington's Army, and after tea I
had a talk with Sabira Magre ... Later I again
visited the kitchen, to learn how to make scones
... The evening has been spent in reading
Wellington's Army and various things in the
Oxford Book of Verse. I should have said
that either Kipling or Newbolt would have made a
better National Poet than Bridges, for, though
doubtless his verse is more faultless than theirs,
and is not the doggerel that much of their is, yet
it seems to lack life and spontaneity, and the
true spirit of a poet.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Robert Dunlop Smith Print: Book
'In the evenings we have cosy suppers in the
drawing-room, with little tables in front of the
fire. Sometimes we work, sometimes read and talk.
The other night Mrs. [McKendrick] read to us Like
English Gentlemen, the story of Scott's
expedition as told to his little son. Last Sunday we
had a great evening with Newbolt's poems, which I
introduced them to. They seem finer every time one
reads them.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Robert Dunlop Smith Print: Book
