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

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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899'finished "Lady of Glynne".'John Ruskin Julia Cecilia StrettonLady of GlynnePrint: Book
1850-1899'Pleasant tea and "Nigel", but I much depressed all the afternoon.'John Ruskin Sir Walter ScottFortunes of NigelPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read Epistle and Gospel for first Sunday in Lent, in evening. Note end of Gospel.'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Chess and "Quentin Durward".'John Ruskin Sir Walter ScottQuentin DurwardPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read "There shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water" &c. to "These make ready".'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Finished "Quentin Durward"'John Ruskin Sir Walter ScottQuentin DurwardPrint: Book
1850-1899'Began "Tour de Jacob" again.'John Ruskin Jeremias GotthelfTour de JacobPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read 61st Psalm'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book
1850-1899'Read 10th Psalm in Rose's book this morning; planned commentary on it.'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1850-1899'37th Psalm in evening!'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book
1850-1899'Read "Ivanhoe" to end in evening.'John Ruskin Sir Walter ScottIvanhoePrint: Book
1850-1899'Read Jean Ingelow'John Ruskin Jean Ingelow[poems?]Print: Book
1850-1899'Strangely, instead of Plato, took up "Lady Audley's Secret" this morning.'John Ruskin Mary Elizabeth BraddonLady Audley's SecretPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read "All they garmets smell of myrrh, aloes and cassia" out of my book on top of the highest.'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Intending to read the parallel rendering of this verse in Bible psalms, I opened at Isaiah XXXIII, 17. My old Bible often does open there, but it was a happy first readi...John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Isaiah)Print: Book
1850-1899'The piece for yesterday was Ps. XLV. 8-12 with Isaiah XXXIII. 15-22. The piece for today Ps. XLV. 13 to end.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book
1850-1899'Read the gist of "Ecce Homo".'John Ruskin J.R. SeeleyEcce HomoPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read Amos V and by Fors! Ecclesiasticus XXXIX.'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Read end of Charles Dickens' "American Readings, &c; dreadful beyond words.'John Ruskin Charles DickensAmerican NotesPrint: Book
1850-1899'Dream of being at court of Louis XV, in consequence of reading "Ormond".'John Ruskin Maria EdgeworthOrmondPrint: Book


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