the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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George Bancroft : History of the United States of America from the Discovery of the American Continent

'Bancroft's History of the United States, even in a centenary edition, is essentially heavy fare ...'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Robert Louis Stevenson      Print: Book

George Bancroft : History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.

'[letter from Mrs Ward] I have been reading Bancroft this morning, and shall read G.O.T. tonight. We [italics] were [end italics] fools! - but really, I rather agree with H.G. Wells that they make too much fuss about it! [separation from Britain]'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Augusta Ward      Print: Book

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