| Evidence: | 'Meeting held at Fairlight: 9 Denmark Rd. 18th April 1932. Francis Pollard in the Chair. 1. Minutes of last read and approved. br/>[...] 4. F. E. Pollard then spoke on the spirit of Cricket, telling some good anecdotes to illustrate its fun and its art, both for those who play & those who frequently see it.[...] 5. Readings were then given by Victor Alexander from Nyren, by Howard Smith from Francis Thompson, & by R. H. Robson from de Delincourt's "The Cricket Match".' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 18 Apr 1932 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading county: Berkshire specific address: Fairlight, 9 Denmark Road |
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| Reader: | Francis E. Pollard |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1872 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Formerly schoolmaster, now occasional lecturer and supply teacher, and supported also by wife's unearned income |
| 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: | Francis E. Pollard |
| Title: | [on the spirit of cricket] |
| Genre: | Sport / Leisure |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 29572 | |
| 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. 29-30 |
| Citation: | Victor Alexander, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938) private collection, p. pp. 29-30, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=29572, 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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