Record Number: 29485

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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:

Mary E. Robson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1884

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:

William Wordsworth

Title:

She Was a Phantom of Delight

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29485

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=29485, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

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).