Record Number: 29284
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'A Meeting held at Oakdene 20/2/1929 S. A. Reynolds in the chair
1. Minutes of last Meeting read and approved
[...]
4. The Subject of the evening Victor Hugo was then taken[.] Howard R Smith gave a brief sketch of his life[.] Thos C. Elliott gave some estimate of Hugos verse & his position in French literature following this up by reading in French "Boaz" & Waterloo. after supper Mis Brain read from Les Miserables which was followed by some general discussion on Hugos work. R. H. Robson read from Toilers of the sea & H. B. Lawson read from Ninety three'
Century:1900-1945
Date:20 Feb 1929
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Oakdene
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Quaker or associated with the Friends
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Members of XII Book Club
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Les Misérables
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29284
Source:Manuscript
Author:Howard Smith
Title:XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31)
Location:private collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:187
Citation:Howard Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) private collection, p. 187, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=29284, accessed: 19 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).
