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Record Number: 29412

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Meeting held at Broomfield June 3rd 1930
G. Burrow in the chair
1. Minutes of last read and approved
[...]
7. John Galsworthys �The Roof� was then read in parts
Gustave����C.E. Stanfield
Hon R Fanning����R. H. Robson
Major Moultenay����H. M. Wallis
Baker����H. R. Smith
Brice����T. C. Elliott
Mr Beeton����S. A. Reynolds
Mrs Beeton����E. B. Smith
H. Lennox����Geo Burrow
Evelyn Lennox����Celia Burrow
Diana����D. Brain
Brye����J. Rawlings
A Nurse����R. Wallis
A Young Man����F. E. Pollard
A Young Woman����Mrs Pollard
Froba����Mrs Robson
Two Pompiers����Thomas C. Elliott
Miss Stevens read the stage directions'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

3 Jun 1930

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Broomfield

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:

J. Rawlings

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

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 XII Book Club

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Galsworthy

Title:

The Roof

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29412

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Howard Smith

Title:

XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31)

Location:

private collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

203�204

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, 203�204, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29412, accessed: 28 February 2026

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Additional Comments:

Reader is perhaps Janet Rawlings.
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).