Record Number: 29326
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
A Meeting held at 30 Northcourt Avenue 19/10/29
Miss E. C. Stevens in the chair
1. Minutes of last time read and approved
[...]
5 F E Pollard then introduced "The Alcestis" of Euripides by reading from Gilbert Murray's
introduction of his translation of the play, Which was read in parts after refreshments the
parts being taken as follows
Apollo S.A. Reynolds
Thanatos C. I. Evans
Elders C. E Stansfield & Miss Brain
Choros T. C. Elliott
Handmaid Mrs Pollard
Admetus F. E. Pollard
Alcestis Mrs Elliott
Little Boy Mrs Pollard
Heracles H. R. Smith
Phaeres [sic] Geo Burrow
Servant S. A. Reynolds
1900-1945
Date:19 Oct 1929
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: 30 Northcourt Avenue
(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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Schoolmaster
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 XII Book Club
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Alcestis
Genre:Drama, Poetry, Translation
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29326
Source:Manuscript
Author:Howard Smith
Title:XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31)
Location:private collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:193
Additional Information:
Howard Smith was secretary to the XII Book Club 1923-1931. It is inferred from this, and from the handwriting, that he was the author of this set of minutes.
Citation:
Howard Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31), private collection, 193, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29326, accessed: 18 April 2025
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).