| Evidence: | 'Meeting held at 70, Northcourt Avenue: 2. VI. 31
Charles E. Stansfield in the chair
1. Minutes of last approved
[...]
7. The subject of the Sitwells was introduced by George Burrow who read spicy biographical extracts from Who's Who about the father Sir George Reresby, the sister Edith, and the brothers Osbert and Sacheverell. [...]
Relieved by this happy if unexpected dénouement we settled ourselves in renewed confidence to listen to readings from the poetry of Edith. Alfred Rawlings read us parts of Sleeping Beauty & Celia Burrow the story of Perrine.
Then for the work of Osbert and Sacheverell. H. M. Wallis gave us an amusing & tantalising paper entitled "Southern Baroque Art". This was followed by further reading from Mary Pollard, Alfred Rawlings, Charles Stansfield, & George Burrow.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 2 Jun 1931 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading county: Berkshire specific address: 70, Northcourt Avenue |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Charles E. Stansfield |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1865 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Retired schoolmaster, then administrator |
| 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 the XII Book Club |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Osbert or Sacheverell Sitwell |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | n/a |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 29507 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Victor Alexander | |
| Title: | XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938) | |
| Location: | private collection | |
| Call no: | n/a | |
| Page/folio: | pp. 4-7 |
| Citation: | Victor Alexander, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938) private collection, p. pp. 4-7, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=29507, accessed: 22 September 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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