| Evidence: | 'H.R. Smith then gave some account of Lord Byron's Life. Mrs Burrough [sic] read part of Mazzeppa [sic]. C.E Stansfield then read a critique of Byron's work showing he belonged to the Romantic Movement especially as it was a Recoil of the Human Spirit against Tyranny. His work is witty & vitriolic full of energy & passion. Mr Robson expounded Childe Harold to us and Alfred Rawlings read to us from the same poem 4th canto. Mr Robson then read The Isles of Greece and Mr Pollard a stirring passage the Giaour' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 19 Feb 1925 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Reginald Robson |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1877 |
| 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) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | George Gordon, Lord Byron |
| Title: | Childe Harold's Pilgrimage |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | reading group |
| Record ID: | 27884 | |
| 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: | 139-40 |
| Citation: | Howard R. Smith, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 2 (1915-31) private collection, p. n/a, p. 139-40, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27884, accessed: 01 June 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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