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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
 
1900-1945'[Emrys Hughes] read the social history of Macaulay, Froude, and J.R. Green; Thorold Rogers's Six Centuries of Work and Wages particularly appealed to him because it offe...Emrys Daniel Hughes John Richard Green Print: Book
1900-1945'[Emrys Hughes] read the social history of Macaulay, Froude, and J.R. Green; Thorold Rogers's Six Centuries of Work and Wages particularly appealed to him because it offe...Emrys Daniel Hughes Thorold RogersSix Centuries of Work and WagesPrint: Book
1900-1945'[Emrys Hughes] read the social history of Macaulay, Froude, and J.R. Green; Thorold Rogers's Six Centuries of Work and Wages particularly appealed to him because it offe...Emrys Daniel Hughes Thomas CarlyleThe French RevolutionPrint: Book
1500-1599'[Erasmus's "Parabolae"] was acquired by [Gabriel] Harvey in 1566, read by him at some time thereafter, and was re-read in September of 1577.'Gabriel Harvey Desiderius ErasmusParabolaePrint: Book
1500-1599'[Erasmus's "Parabolae"] was acquired by [Gabriel] Harvey in 1566, read by him at some time thereafter, and was re-read in September of 1577.'Gabriel Harvey Desiderius ErasmusParabolaePrint: Book
1900-1945'[Ethel] Mannin was firmly rooted in the autodidact tradition. In her father's library she enjoyed Gissing and Wells, "Adam Bede" and "The Cloister and the Hearth". A Cla...Ethel Mannin George Gissing[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'[Ethel] Mannin was firmly rooted in the autodidact tradition. In her father's library she enjoyed Gissing and Wells, "Adam Bede" and "The Cloister and the Hearth". A Cla...Ethel Mannin Herbert George Wells[unknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'[Ethel] Mannin was firmly rooted in the autodidact tradition. In her father's library she enjoyed Gissing and Wells, "Adam Bede" and "The Cloister and the Hearth". A Cla...Ethel Mannin George EliotAdam BedePrint: Book
1900-1945'[Ethel] Mannin was firmly rooted in the autodidact tradition. In her father's library she enjoyed Gissing and Wells, "Adam Bede" and "The Cloister and the Hearth". A Cla...Ethel Mannin Charles ReadeThe Cloister and the HearthPrint: Book
1900-1945'[Ethel] Mannin was firmly rooted in the autodidact tradition. In her father's library she enjoyed Gissing and Wells, "Adam Bede" and "The Cloister and the Hearth". A Cla...Ethel Mannin James JoyceUlyssesPrint: Book
1900-1945'[Ethel] Mannin was firmly rooted in the autodidact tradition. In her father's library she enjoyed Gissing and Wells, "Adam Bede" and "The Cloister and the Hearth". A Cla...Ethel Mannin Gertrude Stein[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'[Ethel] Mannin was firmly rooted in the autodidact tradition. In her father's library she enjoyed Gissing and Wells, "Adam Bede" and "The Cloister and the Hearth". A Cla...Ethel Mannin Virginia WoolfOrlandoPrint: Book
1700-1799'[extract of a letter from the Earl of Orrery to Dr Birch] I have just now seen the specimen of Mr Johnson's dictionary, addressed to Lord Chesterfield. I am much pleased...John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery Samuel Johnson[Plan or prospectus for his dictionary]Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'[Fanny Burney's] new Novel called "Cecilia" is the Picture of Life such as the Author sees it: while therefore this Mode of Life lasts, her Book will be of Value, as the...Hester Lynch Thrale Frances BurneyCeciliaPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'[Father] had joined the PSA at the YMCA. That is: the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon at the Young Men's Christian Association; a religious service with plenty of tuneful hymn...Henry CocktonThe Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, Ventrilo...Print: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'[Father] had joined the PSA at the YMCA. That is: the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon at the Young Men's Christian Association; a religious service with plenty of tuneful hymn... [unknown]Sylvestre SoundPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'[Father] had joined the PSA at the YMCA. That is: the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon at the Young Men's Christian Association; a religious service with plenty of tuneful hymn... [unknown]SomnambulistPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'[Father] had joined the PSA at the YMCA. That is: the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon at the Young Men's Christian Association; a religious service with plenty of tuneful hymn...Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's CabinPrint: Book
1900-1945'[Father] taught himself to read English almost perfectly. Mother somehow taught herself enough English to get the gist of the contents of English newspapers. Father, odd...Mr Glasser [unknown][books in English]Print: Book
1900-1945'[Father] taught himself to read English almost perfectly. Mother somehow taught herself enough English to get the gist of the contents of English newspapers. Father, odd...Mrs Glasser [n/a][English newspapers]Print: Newspaper


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