Evidence: | 'A discussion of considerable interest took place on Rowntrees Poverty. Doubt was thrown by Mr Ridges and others upon the correctness of the bases of the argument of the book which were defended by Mr Edminson and others but apparently neither section was convinced by the other. [a discussion ensued comparing Reading with Rowntree's York]' |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | Until: 8 Dec 1902 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Reading | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reading Group: | Members of the XII Book club |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Unknown |
Date of Birth | n/a |
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: | Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree |
Title: | Poverty, A Study of Town Life |
Genre: | Social Science |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | reading group |
Record ID: | 26161 | |
Source - | Manuscript | |
Author: | Alfred Rawlings | |
Title: | XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915) | |
Location: | Private Collection | |
Call no: | n/a | |
Page/folio: | 76 |
Citation: | Alfred Rawlings, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915) Private Collection, p. n/a, p. 76, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=26161, accessed: 28 March 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). Various members must have read this. |
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