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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'Alone with my mother in evening; read life of Byron'John Ruskin [unknown][life of Lord Byron]Print: Book
1850-1899'Take Mr Lillyvick's "I don't think nothink at all of that langwidge" as an example of people's having "a right to their opinion".'John Ruskin Charles DickensNicholas NicklebyPrint: Book
1850-1899'Reading, Rusch all in forenoon'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Looked at Mrs Browning's "last poems" in evening; not so good as I thought, depressing me with doubts of my own judgement.'John Ruskin Elizabeth Barret Browning[poems]Unknown
1850-1899'Read 19th Proverbs and 10th Ecclesiasticus.'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Read geology at my breakfast with my two loveliest flint-chalcedonies shining in the sun.'John Ruskin [unknown][geology]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read of Charles of Anjou and Manfred.'John Ruskin [unknown][history]Print: Book
1850-1899'Then rested, and read Topffer's "Nouvelles Genevoises" - excellent talk but no "nouvelles".'John Ruskin TopfferNouvelles GenevoisesPrint: Book
1850-1899'I hardly know how the Monday past, chiefly in reading George Sand's "Madamoiselle de Merquem", and listening to noise of marriage party.'John Ruskin George SandMademoiselle de MerquemPrint: Book
1850-1899'This morning, reading "Lady of Glynne".'John Ruskin Julia Cecilia StrettonLady of GlynnePrint: Book
1850-1899'Read old poems of 1848. I have gained something in these twenty-two years.'John Ruskin [unknown][poems]Unknown
1850-1899'"Midsummer Night's Dream" in evening'John Ruskin William ShakespeareMidsummer Night's DreamPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read of Empress Theodora'John Ruskin [unknown][history]Print: Book
1850-1899'read economy of 12th century'John Ruskin [unknown][history]Print: Book
1850-1899'Opened last night at 1st Chron. XVII. 23 and this morning at the 17th psalm. Then read my own day psalms in chapel.John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Opened last night at 1st Chron. XVII. 23 and this morning at the 17th psalm. Then read my own day psalms in chapel.John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book
1850-1899'I open at, and read, the 39th of Ezekiel, and secondly, by equal chance, at the 16th psalm.'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Looking back to my Father's diary - of which I have just 40 pages, which I shall page forthwith (and then dates of painters!) - I open it at 39. i. about Bp Bossuet's wo...John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Ezekiel)Print: Book
1850-1899'Looking back to my Father's diary - of which I have just 40 pages, which I shall page forthwith (and then dates of painters!) - I open it at 39. i. about Bp Bossuet's wo...John Ruskin John James RuskindiaryManuscript: Codex
1850-1899'Opened 3rd of Tobit'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Tobit)Print: Book


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