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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'It's very quiet. I've re-read L'Entrave. I suppose Colette is the only woman in France who does just this. I don't care a fig at present for anyone I know except her....Katherine Mansfield ColetteL'EntravePrint: Book
1900-1945'It's very quiet. I've re-read L'Entrave. I suppose Colette is the only woman in France who does just this. I don't care a fig at present for anyone I know except her....Katherine Mansfield ColetteL'EntravePrint: Book
1900-1945' "When all is done human life is at its greatest and best but a little froward [sic] child to be played with, and humoured a little, to keep it quiet until it falls asle...Katherine Mansfield William TempleMiscellaneaPrint: Book
1900-1945' "A CALM IRRESISTIBLE WELL-BEING - ALMOST mystic in character, and yet doubtless connected with physical conditions" writes Dorothy'.Katherine Mansfield Dorothy WordsworthJournalPrint: Book
1900-1945' "They were neither of them quite enough in love to imagine that ?350 a year would supply them with all the comforts of life" (Jane Austen's "Elinor and Edward"). My Go...Katherine Mansfield Jane AustenSense and SensibilityPrint: Book
1900-1945'Calm day. In garden read early poems in Oxford Book. Discussed our future library. In the evening read Dostoevsky'.Katherine Mansfield  Print: Book
1900-1945'Britain was a mainly urban society...and soon an expanding range of sexual literature became available in the cities. Mark Grossek, the son of a Jewish immigrant tailor ...Mark Grossek n/a[sexual grafitti]Manuscript: Graffito
1900-1945'Calm day. In garden read early poems in Oxford Book. Discussed our future library. In the evening read Dostoevsky'.Katherine Mansfield Dostoevsky Print: Book
1900-1945'Britain was a mainly urban society...and soon an expanding range of sexual literature became available in the cities. Mark Grossek, the son of a Jewish immigrant tailor ...Mark Grossek n/a[scandalous news stories in local press]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'Britain was a mainly urban society...and soon an expanding range of sexual literature became available in the cities. Mark Grossek, the son of a Jewish immigrant tailor ...Mark Grossek n/aLloyd's Weekly NewsPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Britain was a mainly urban society...and soon an expanding range of sexual literature became available in the cities. Mark Grossek, the son of a Jewish immigrant tailor ...Mark Grossek William ShakespeareMeasure for MeasurePrint: Book
1900-1945'Britain was a mainly urban society...and soon an expanding range of sexual literature became available in the cities. Mark Grossek, the son of a Jewish immigrant tailor ...Mark Grossek n/aThe Song of SolomonPrint: Book
1900-1945'I have read - given way to reading - two books by Octave Mirbeau - and after them I see dreadfully and finally, (1) that the French are a filthy people, (2) that their c...Katherine Mansfield Octave Mirbeau Print: Book
1900-1945'Britain was a mainly urban society...and soon an expanding range of sexual literature became available in the cities. Mark Grossek, the son of a Jewish immigrant tailor ...Mark Grossek [unknown][old plays]Print: Book
1900-1945'I have read - given way to reading - two books by Octave Mirbeau - and after them I see dreadfully and finally, (1) that the French are a filthy people, (2) that their c...Katherine Mansfield Octave Mirbeau Print: Book
1900-1945'My sticks of rhubarb were wrapped up in a copy of the "Star" containing Lloyd George's last, more than eloquent speech. As I snipped up the rhubarb my eye fell, was fix...Katherine Mansfield Lloyd George Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'Putting my weakest books to the wall last night I came across a copy of "Howard's End" and had a look into it. But it's not good enough. E.M.Forster never gets any fur...Katherine Mansfield E.M. ForsterHoward's EndPrint: Book
1900-1945'Britain was a mainly urban society...and soon an expanding range of sexual literature became available in the cities. Mark Grossek, the son of a Jewish immigrant tailor ...Mark Grossek William BoothIn Darkest England and the Way OutPrint: Book
1900-1945'Tchehov [Chekhov] makes me feel that this longing to write stories of such uneven length is quite justified. Geneva is a long story, and Hamilton is very short [...] Tc...Katherine Mansfield Anton ChekhovGenevaPrint: Book
1900-1945'Britain was a mainly urban society...and soon an expanding range of sexual literature became available in the cities. Mark Grossek, the son of a Jewish immigrant tailor ...Mark Grossek Tobias Smollett[unknown]Print: Book


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