| Evidence: | 'The programme on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayham [sic] was as follows.
Reading of the poem by Mrs Edminson and Mrs Rawlings
Paper on the life of the poet by Mrs Smith
Song from Omar by Mr Goadby
Paper on Fitzgerald's Life and Omar's Philosophy by C.E. Stansfield
Notes on Legalliennes Rhubaiyat [sic] by A Rawlings.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 5 Dec 1898 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Alfred Rawlings |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1855 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | Quaker or associated with the Friends |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | translation by Richard le Gallienne |
| Provenance: | reading group |
| Record ID: | 25079 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Alfred Rawlings | |
| Title: | XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915) | |
| Location: | Private collection | |
| Call no: | n/a | |
| Page/folio: | 30 |
| Citation: | Alfred Rawlings, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915) Private collection, p. n/a, p. 30, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25079, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
| 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). |
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