Evidence: | 'The Subject of Fairy Stories was introduced shortly by C. E. Stansfield who followed with a reading from Rewards & Fairies. "Cold Iron"
F. E. Pollard sang "Do you wonder where the Fairies are?"
C. I. Evans read "True Thomas"
& H. M. Wallis contributed an original Phantasia [?] on Rigmarole
After Refreshments Muriel B. Smith played two passages from Pier Gynt. This was followed by a somewhat desultory & inconclusive discussion on Fairies & Fairy Stories & in conclusion Miss Brain read a Swedish Tale & Mrs Rawlings told the story of Puss in Boots.' |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | 10 Dec 1927 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | evening | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Reading specific address: 'Whinfell' |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Charles Stansfield |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 1865 |
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: | Rudyard Kipling |
Title: | 'Cold Iron' |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | in his collection 'Rewards and Fairies' |
Provenance: | reading group |
Record ID: | 28194 | |
Source - | Manuscript | |
Author: | Howard R. Smith | |
Title: | XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) | |
Location: | private collection | |
Call no: | n/a | |
Page/folio: | 174 |
Citation: | Howard R. Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) private collection, p. n/a, p. 174, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28194, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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