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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'Read, by chance, Esdras II, VI, and read on to VIII. 48, 54.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Esdras)Print: Book
1850-1899'Read II Esdras I to the marvellous clause of minor prophets.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Esdras)Print: Book
1850-1899'Read II Esdras XIV to XV.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Esdras)Print: Book
1850-1899'And the last verse I read, of my morning's reading, is Esdras II. XV. XVIII.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Esdras)Print: Book
1850-1899'read lessons and psalms for the day to her.'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'read a Dickens ghost story (the old nurse's) and so early to bed.'John Ruskin Charles Dickens[ghost story]Print: Book
1850-1899'Down after reading carefully and analysing a year of Scott's life (first at Ashtiel), to draw Francesca leaves.'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1850-1899'Verse for today Esdras - no - Maccabees I. XIII. 30.'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Still in bed to breakfast, reading of Scott's early hours'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1850-1899'Read 45th Isaiah again, which strikes hard, for I have been striving with my Maker, this last month, sullenly'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Isaiah)Print: Book
1850-1899'Read 15th Esdras again, and 24th Ezekiel carefully'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Read Moschele's life in bed to breakfast, delicious, and Part of II Esdras I.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Esdras)Print: Book
1850-1899'Read Moschele's life in bed to breakfast, delicious, and Part of II Esdras I.'John Ruskin [unknown][Moschele's life]Print: Book
1850-1899'recovered in evening greatly, reading Scott's life and seeing Turner's Okehampton more beautiful than ever'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1850-1899'Read Ecclesiasticus XXVI - how lovely.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Ecclesiastes)Print: Book
1850-1899'Compare Wisdom of Solomon, of Egyptians, Ch. XVII.'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Read diary of spring 1873 - what a change!'John Ruskin John RuskindiaryManuscript: Codex
1850-1899'Come upon Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus II. 1-6.'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Came on Ecclesiasticus XXIV, and noted references at p. 89 above, with which conf. Wisdom VII. 22 &C. and "The Wisdom which is from above is first pure" &c.'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Read entry in this journal for 8th and 9th September!'John Ruskin John RuskindiaryManuscript: Codex


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