| Evidence: | 'R.H. Robson opened the subject of Joan of Arc by giving a historical sketch of her life & then attempting to "Put her in her Place" which latter process involved a general & interesting discussion the substantial result being that she refused to be so put. Mrs Evans read a fervid passage from De Quincey & H.R. Smith & C.I. Evans gave some estimate of the Lives by Mark Twain & Andrew Lang & read short passages from these works. After supper Mr Graham Mr Pollard Mr Robson & Miss M.B. Smith read in parts most spiritually the first scene from Shaw's St Joan; Mr Evans read from the Epilogue, & another general discussion brought a most fascinating evening to a conclusion.' |
||||||||||
| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 13 Mar 1925 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading specific address: 'The Lawn', Upper Redlands Rd |
||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
|
||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Listener): |
|
||||||||||
| Reader: | Charles Evans |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1870 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | Quaker or associated with the Friends |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Members of XII Book Club |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Andrew Lang |
| Title: | Story of Joan of Arc, The |
| Genre: | Biography |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | reading group |
| Record ID: | 27887 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Howard R. Smith | |
| Title: | XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) | |
| Location: | private collection | |
| Call no: | n/a | |
| Page/folio: | 141 |
| Citation: | Howard R. Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) private collection, p. n/a, p. 141, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27887, accessed: 25 May 2013 | |
| 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). |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 19th Jun 2009 11:47am (GMT)