Record Number: 31485

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Meeting held at 39, Eastern Avenue, 6th June ’42 A. B. Dilks in the chair.
1. Apologies for absence were read from Muriel Stevens and Mary Stansfield
2. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed.
[...]
6. After some refreshment, we spent the rest of the evening listening to recorded exaamples of programme Music. The works played were
The Storm from Symphony No 6 in F “The Pastoral” Beethoven
Enigma Variations Elgar
‘Prospero’, ‘Miranda’, ‘Caliban’ from Sibelius incidental music to The Tempest
Zeller’s ‘Nightingale Song’ sung by Elisabeth Schuman[n]. This was put on as an example of imitative music, of little musical worth, but was obviously much enjoyed by many members.
Richard Strauss’ Tone Poem Till Eulenspiegle’s [sic] Merry Pranks. and ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Fantasy overture by Tchaikovsky. Isabel Taylor prefaced each item with brief biographical notes about the composer, and Bruce Dilks explained the literary or poetical idea of the work and also played the gramophone.
Howard R. Smith [signature] 11/7/42

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

6 Jun 1942

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: 39, Eastern Avenue

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:

Margaret Dilks

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1912

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

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 the XII Book Club

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Muriel Stevens

Title:

[apologies for absence from a meeting of the XII Book Club ]

Genre:

Ephemera, Letters; Apologies for absence

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

reading group

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31485

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Margaret Dilks

Title:

XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 4 (1938-1943)

Location:

private collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

124–6

Additional Information:

Margaret Dilks was secretary to the XII Book Club from 1940 to 1970. It is inferred from this, and from the handwriting, that she was the author of this set of minutes.

Citation:

Margaret Dilks, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 4 (1938-1943), private collection, 124–6, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31485, accessed: 14 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

It is assumed that it was Margaret Dilks, as secretary of the club, who read out the apologies for absence.
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).