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Record 27073

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'The Secretary read a letter which A. Rawlings had received from Mudies Libr. The question of using Mudies was discussed but it was felt that the advantages offered by Mudie did not meet our need. It was therefore decided to do nothing further in the matter.'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: 29 Sep 1916
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: Reading
specific address: 'Greenlands'
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:Ernest E. Unwin
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1881
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

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: [letter from Mudies library]
Genre: letter
Form of Text: Manuscript: Letter
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: reading group

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 27073  
  Source - Manuscript
  Author: Ernest E. Unwin
  Title: XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31)
  Location: Private Collection
  Call no: n/a
  Page/folio: 17

Citation: Ernest E. Unwin, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) Private Collection, p. n/a, p. 17, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27073, accessed: 25 April 2024

Additional comments:

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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