Record Number: 29478
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Meeting held at Reckitt House Feb 27 1931
R. H. Robson in the chair
1. Minutes of last approved
[...]
6 The subject of the evening Persian Art was then taken. R. H. Robson gave us a short survey
of Persian History emphasizing the way in which the natural Features of the Country had kept
it in a separate entity throughout the ages[.] Mrs Robson sang us "Myself When Young" and to
Geo Burrow we were indebted for a fascinating description of the Persian Art Exhibition. After
Supper Mrs Burrow read us some short & charming Persian lyrics, C.E. Stansfield read from
Fitzgeralds Omar Kyaham [sic] Mrs Pollard gave us Laurence Binyons impressions of Persian
Art & Miss Brain read the last scene from Flecker’s Hassan.'
1900-1945
Date:17 Mar 1931
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Frensham
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1860
Socio-Economic Group:n/a
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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 27 February 1931
Genre:Minutes
Form of Text:Print: BookManuscript: Notebook
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancereading group
Source Information:
Record ID:29478
Source:Manuscript
Author:Howard Smith
Title:XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31)
Location:private collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:p216
Additional Information:
Howard Smith was secretary to the XII Book Club 1923-1931. It is inferred from this that he was the author of this set of minutes.
Citation:
Howard Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31), private collection, p216, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29478, accessed: 14 May 2024
Additional Comments:
It is assumed that it was Howard Smith, as secretary of the club, who read out the minutes of the previous meeting.
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).