Evidence: | 'The remainder of the evening was given over to R.L. Stevenson & his work.
[the format of the evening's discussion on the question of whether Stevenson's work will live is explained]
To enable us to review his work readings were given as under
from the Essays - 'An Apology for Idlers' by Alfred vice Janet Rawlings
Poems - 'Christmas at Sea'
'Tropic Rain'
'Vagabond' [all read by] Mrs W.H. Smith
Travel Books - 'Travels with a Donkey' by E.E. Unwin
Novels - 'Master of Ballantrae' by H.M. Wallis
Letters - Mr & Mrs Evans.
[some remarks on songs sung by various members]
It is difficult for any one to sum up the results of the discussion - it was soon apparent that to some members his essays were the one & only thing worth having, to others his stories, 'Treasure Island', 'Island Nights Entertainments' & so on reveal his greatness: to others, his letters are the thing & so one might proceed'. |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | 30 Nov 1917 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | evening | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Reading specific address: Ashton Lodge |
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Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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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 |
Author: | Robert Louis Stevenson |
Title: | Travels with a Donkey |
Genre: | Geography / Travel |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | reading group |
Record ID: | 27221 | |
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: | 43 |
Citation: | Ernest E. Unwin, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) Private Collection, p. n/a, p. 43, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27221, accessed: 09 December 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). |
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