Record Number: 29481

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Meeting held at 9 Denmark Road 14/4/31
F. E. Pollard in the chair
1. Minutes of last approved
[...]
5 The subject of Wordsworth was then taken[.] Charles E. Stansfield gave us a sketch of his life which provoked some discussion. R H Robson read from The Prelude both before and after supper. H. R. Smith read “The Happy Warrior”. Mrs Robson read “She was a Phantom of Delight”[.] To Conclude F. E. Pollard gave a most interesting appreciation of Wordsworth’s work which was followed by some discussion.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

14 Apr 1931

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: 9 Denmark Road

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:

Howard Smith

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Howard Smith

Title:

Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 27 February 1931

Genre:

Minutes

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Notebook

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

reading group

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29481

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Howard Smith

Title:

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

Location:

private collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

218

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, 218, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29481, accessed: 13 May 2024

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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).