| Evidence: | 'A short programme of selections from American authors had been arranged but time only sufficed for the reading of The Meeting by Whittier the rendering of which by Mrs Edminson was much appreciated'. |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 29 Oct 1902 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading specific address: 'Grove House' |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Edminson |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1857 |
| 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 the XII Book Club |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | John Greenleaf Whittier |
| Title: | Meeting, The |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | reading group |
| Record ID: | 26160 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Alfred Rawlings | |
| Title: | XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915) | |
| Location: | Private Collection | |
| Call no: | n/a | |
| Page/folio: | 74-5 |
| Citation: | Alfred Rawlings, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 1 (1895-1915) Private Collection, p. n/a, p. 74-5, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=26160, accessed: 30 March 2023 | |
| 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). The shortness of time was caused by a serious debate on the way the club was conducted, and discussion of possible changes. |
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