Record Number: 31613

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Meeting held at 72 Shinfield Road. 5th May 1941
A. G Joselin in the chair.
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved

2. Apologies of absence were read from Violet Clough & Mr. & Mrs. Knox Taylor.

[...]

4. Our evening was devoted to a study of the work and writings of Matthew Arnold and we are very grateful to the Committee who arranged the programme and in particular to A. G. Joselin and F. E. Pollard for a most interesting and enlightening evening.
First Mr. Joselin told us something of Matthew Arnold’s work as an Educationalist — of his attempts to secure the improvement of education & particularly secondary education in England. His views on Education are expressed in “Culture and Anarchy” which was published in 1869, and Mr. Joselin read several extracts from J. Dover Wilson’s editorial introduction to this book. [...] Other readings given to illustrate Matthew Arnold the Educationalist and Prose Writer were “Dover Beach” by Mrs. Joselin and further extracts form “Culture and Anarchy” read by R. D. L. Moore.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

5 May 1941

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: 72, Shinfield Road

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:

Reader:

Margaret Dilks

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1912

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:

Violet Clough

Title:

[Note giving apologies for absence]

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

reading group

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31613

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Margaret Dilks

Title:

XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 4 (1938-1943)

Location:

private collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

96–100

Additional Information:

Margaret Dilks was secretary to the XII Book Club from 1940 to 1970. It is inferred from this, and from the handwriting, that she was the author of this set of minutes.

Citation:

Margaret Dilks, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 4 (1938-1943), private collection, 96–100, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31613, accessed: 19 April 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).