Record Number: 4011

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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.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

1890

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

passive in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Listener:

Leslie Stephen

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Proceedings of the PBK

Genre:

Poetry, Politics, Philosophy, Education

Form of Text:

Print: Proceedings

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

4011

Source:

Print

Author:

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://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=4011, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None