| Evidence: | 'Meeting held at “Oakdene” Northcourt Avenue. 27th Jan. 1945. S. A. Reynolds in
the chair. 1. The minutes of the last meeting were read & signed. [...] 6. After adjourning for refreshments we listened to a miscellaneous selection of readings from books which members have recently read. Muriel Stevens read from “From the Ends of the Earth” by Mary Trevelyan. Howard Smith read from “Lovely is the Lee” by Robert Gibbings. Mary Stansfield read from “The Short Journey” by E. L. Woodward. Margaret Dilks read from “Night Thoughts of a Country Landlady” by Edith Olivier. Bruce Dilks read from “Stargazer Talks” by Comdr. R. T. Gould. [...] [signed as a true record by] Howard R. Smith 21/2/1945 Meeting held at “Frensham”, Northcourt Avenue, 21st Feb ’45 Howard R. Smith in the chair 1. The minutes of the last meeting were read & signed. [...] |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 27 Jan 1945 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading county: Berkshire specific address: Oakdene, Northcourt Avenue |
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| Reader: | Howard Smith |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1880 |
| 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, workmates) |
Members of the XII Book Club |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Robert Gibbings |
| Title: | Lovely is the Lee |
| Genre: | Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | First published London: Dent, 1944 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 30542 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Margaret Dilks | |
| Title: | XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 5 (1944-1952) | |
| Location: | private collection | |
| Call no: | n/a | |
| Page/folio: | 28–29 |
| Citation: | Margaret Dilks, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 5 (1944-1952) private collection, p. 28–29, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=30542, accessed: 18 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). |
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