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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'The meeting held at the Lawn on March 27th was devoted to the reading of five minute anonymous essays of which the following is a list of the titles. Recollections of Ch...XII Book Club [essay entitled] 'Wanted a New Line of Temperance ...Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'The meeting held at the Lawn on March 27th was devoted to the reading of five minute anonymous essays of which the following is a list of the titles. Recollections of Ch...XII Book Club [essay entitled ?] 'De Pueris 'Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'A few letters are released today. I get my fifth and last - it is from Amy addressed to Nora at 24, Mount Rosie Road and dated July 19th. It contains no new news.'Thomas Kitching [letter]Print: NewspaperManuscript: Letter
1900-1945'I receive another letter from Joan, dated June 30th. She had just started the massage course for which the fee was 142 guineas. And she hoped that, when the course was f...Thomas Kitching [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1900-1945'I get my letter; it is from Pip [Tom's sister, Phyllis] and is dated June 21st, 1942. She says Colin looks absolutely splendid and is fighting fit; he is proud of us. An...Thomas Kitching [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1900-1945'AT LAST! A letter from Brenda [Tom's sister] dated July 27th, 1942, with some news of Nora: 'I expect Joan has told you of the letter she had from Mrs Noble giving an ac...Thomas Kitching [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1900-1945'There is a letter to both of us from Joan dated July 28th, 1942. She is enjoying her work "hugely".'Thomas Kitching [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1900-1945'I receive another letter from Joan, dated October 13th, 1942, and numbered two. She is full of enthusiasm for her work...'Thomas Kitching [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1900-1945'I receive two letters from Brenda. One dated July 22nd, 1942, says she was just moving to London and was going to do all she could for Colin and Joan.'Thomas Kitching [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1900-1945'An advertisement for the Japanese film of the fall of Singapore, "On to Singapore" announces "Syonan - City of Peace, Plenty and Prosperity".'Thomas Kitching [advertisement]Print: Advertisement
1900-1945'I receive a letter from Brenda, dated September 18th, 1942. She writes: "We are hoping it won't be long now before we have news of your safety"'Thomas Kitching [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1900-1945'A note from Nic says that, if I send a coconut weekly, she will send sago pudding - very nice of her.'Thomas Kitching [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1900-1945'All the letters have been distributed; they have been here only two months. I get my six, two-and-a-half from Joan, two-and-a-half from Brenda and one from Pip, with dat...Thomas Kitching [letters]Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899George Grote to John Stuart Mill (October 1857): 'I send you Thomas's book on the provincial administration of La Bourgogne [...] I also send another book, which I g...George Grote Life of DaunouPrint: Book
1850-1899George Grote to G. C. Lewis, 12 October 1857: 'I have received and perused your three numbers of "Notes and Queries;" which is an agreeable collection of matters to ...George Grote Notes and QueriesPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Early in December [1858] we removed, with our household, to "The Priory" at Reigate, belonging to Earl Somers [...] we were glad to enjoy the repose and seclusion which ...George Grote  Print: Book
1850-1899The elderly Charles Austin to Harriet Grote (October 1861): 'The world is very full of noise just now. Here, however, in the depth of the country, the echoes are faint...Charles Austin The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899George Grote to 'Mr Bain,' 4 Septemberr 1868: 'In coming down here [Long Bennington] yesterday, I read the September number of the "Fortnightly," seeing by the adverti...George Grote article on John WilkesPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'We left Metz on the 7th of September [1869], and "made" direct for Paris. It happened that, before starting for the railway station, we got hold of two Paris journaux --...George Grote Le SieclePrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'We left Metz on the 7th of September [1869], and "made" direct for Paris. It happened that, before starting for the railway station, we got hold of two Paris journaux --...George Grote TribunePrint: Newspaper


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