Record Number: 4012
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Now for yesterday. The proceedings were the 'exercises' of the P.B.K. society wh. = simply a gathering of old students of all ages. They begin by some distinguished person reading an 'oration' & another a poem in the theatre. After that there is a dinner - a 'cold collation' we should call it & a set of speeches intended to be witty & with no reporters present. The poet was a little man called Gilder, editor of the Century. His poem was good of its kind & he was a bright amiable little man with whom I talked about Magazine editing.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:1890
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Listener: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:28 Nov 1832
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Literary critic, historian, journalist, biographer
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Other alumni
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[poem]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:4012
Source:Leslie Stephen
Editor:John Bicknell
Title:The Selected Letters of Leslie Stephen Vol. 2 1882-1904
Place of Publication:Ohio State University Press
Date of Publication:2
Vol:1996
Page:381
Additional Comments:
Letter from Stephen to Julia Prinsep Stephen (27/6/1890). The PBK is the Phi Beta Kappa Society, a society for alumni of Harvard University who meet each year.
Citation:
Leslie Stephen, John Bicknell (ed.), The Selected Letters of Leslie Stephen Vol. 2 1882-1904, (Ohio State University Press, 2), 1996, p. 381, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4012, accessed: 21 March 2025
Additional Comments:
None
