Evidence: | 'Land of Heart's Desire by W. B. Yeats was read by members of the Club. The parts were distributed among the members as follows and those who read entered very charmingly into the spirit of the piece.
Maureen Bruin by H.M. Wallis
Bridget Bruin [ditto] F.E. Reynolds
Shawn Bruin [ditto] R.B. Graham
Mary Briuin [ditto] K.S. Evans
Father Hart [ditto] Geo Burrow
A Faery Child [ditto] E.A. Smith
After supper Celia S. Burrow recited Down by the Salley Gardens & half a dozen short readings from Yeats poetry were given by the members which was followed by a desultory discussion on Irish Humour, Fairies &c.' |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | 9 Apr 1924 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | evening | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Reading specific address: The Lawn, Upper Redlands Rd |
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Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reading Group: | members of XII Book Club |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Unknown |
Date of Birth | n/a |
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: | William Butler Yeats |
Title: | Land of Heart's Desire |
Genre: | Fiction, Drama |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | reading group |
Record ID: | 27855 | |
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: | 131 |
Citation: | Howard R. Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) Private Collection, p. n/a, p. 131, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27855, accessed: 23 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). |
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