Evidence: | 'The programme on Ibsen's work was opened by a reading on Peer Gynt by Helen Rawlings from P.H. Wicksteed's book on Ibsen. Kathleen Rawlings sang a song from Peer Gynt composed by Grieg. Helen & Margery Rawlings & the Secretary gave readings & Kathleen Rawlings another song from the same play. F.J. Edminson gave a few biographical details of Ibsen & a synopsis of the plot of the Doll's House followed by a reading from the play. Miss Marriage, H.M Wallis, W.S. Rowntree & Percy Kaye took part in a reading from Pillars of Society'. |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | 21 Nov 1911 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Reading specific address: 'Whinfell' [?] |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Helen Rawlings |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 1858 |
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) |
Members of XII Book Club |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Philip H. Wicksteed |
Title: | Four Lectures on Henrik Ibsen |
Genre: | Essays / Criticism |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | reading group |
Record ID: | 26610 | |
Source - | Manuscript | |
Author: | Alfred Rawlings | |
Title: | XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915) | |
Location: | Private Collection | |
Call no: | n/a | |
Page/folio: | 137 |
Citation: | Alfred Rawlings, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915) Private Collection, p. n/a, p. 137, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=26610, 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). |
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