| 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' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 20 Feb 1929 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading county: Berkshire specific address: Oakdene |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Howard Smith |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1860 |
| 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, workmates) |
Members of XII Book Club |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Howard Smith |
| Title: | [A brief sketch of Victor Hugo's life] |
| Genre: | Biography |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 29279 | |
| 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/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=29279, accessed: 20 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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