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: 17 May 2025

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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).