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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[List of books read in 1943, in diary for 1943]: 'The Farthing Spinster; Guy Mannering; Whereas I was Blind; And So to Bath; The Story of San Michele; Attack Alarm; The ...Hilary Spalding Rudyard KiplingSixty PoemsPrint: Book
1900-1945[List of books read in 1943, in diary for 1943]: 'The Farthing Spinster; Guy Mannering; Whereas I was Blind; And So to Bath; The Story of San Michele; Attack Alarm; The ...Hilary Spalding R Brimley JohnsonBirth of Romance, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945[List of books read in 1943, in diary for 1943]: 'The Farthing Spinster; Guy Mannering; Whereas I was Blind; And So to Bath; The Story of San Michele; Attack Alarm; The ...Hilary Spalding R Brimley JohnsonComedy of Life, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945[List of books read in 1943, in diary for 1943]: 'The Farthing Spinster; Guy Mannering; Whereas I was Blind; And So to Bath; The Story of San Michele; Attack Alarm; The ...Hilary Spalding R Brimley JohnsonSome Little TalesPrint: Book
1900-1945[List of books read in 1943, in diary for 1943]: 'The Farthing Spinster; Guy Mannering; Whereas I was Blind; And So to Bath; The Story of San Michele; Attack Alarm; The ...Hilary Spalding Kenneth GrahameDream DaysPrint: Book
1900-1945[List of books read in 1943, in diary for 1943]: 'The Farthing Spinster; Guy Mannering; Whereas I was Blind; And So to Bath; The Story of San Michele; Attack Alarm; The ...Hilary Spalding Margaret IrwinRoyal FlushPrint: Book
1900-1945'Am reading "Uncle Tom's Cabin", which is glorious, but very sad. I cried buckets and buckets!"Hilary Spalding Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's CabinPrint: Book
1900-1945'Whole afternoon and evening of prep in which I (most regrettably) finished "Roper's Row".'Hilary Spalding Warwick DeepingRoper's RowPrint: Book
1900-1945'I am reading "Tom's Brown's Schooldays", which is awfully nice.' Hilary Spalding Thomas HughesTom Brown's SchooldaysPrint: Book
1900-1945'Read "Two Survived", the most amazing book, which is most exciting.'Hilary Spalding Guy Pierce JonesTwo SurvivedPrint: Book
1900-1945'Am reading "King's Nurse, Beggar's Nurse", which is really glorious.'Hilary Spalding Sister BlackKing's Nurse, Beggar's NursePrint: Book
1900-1945'Am reading, at long last, "Early Stages" by John Gielgud.'Hilary Spalding John GielgudEarly StagesPrint: Book
1900-1945'Read lovely book: "Cold Comfort Farm"'.Hilary Spalding Stella GibbonsCold Comfort FarmPrint: Book
1900-1945'Shopped and tried to find some books. Succeeded at last in getting "The Great Ship", the play by Linklater that JG was in last year on the wireless.' [NB "The Great ...Hilary Spalding Eric LinklaterGreat Ship, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Read "The Count of Monte Cristo" (abridged) which is simply superb. Bought "Song of Bernadette" at last.'Hilary Spalding Alexandre DumasCount of Monte Cristo, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Didn't do much work as was reading "The Killer and the Slain", which I don't like much as it's very sordid and morbid.'Hilary Spalding Hugh WalpoleKiller and the Slain, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Read "The Count of Monte Cristo" (abridged which is simply superb. Bought "Song of Bernadette" at last.' NB "Song of Bernadette" appears on the list of 'books read d...Hilary Spalding Franz WerfelSong of BernadettePrint: Book
1900-1945'Worked rather intermittantly [sic] as was dying to read the end of "King's Solomon's Mines" [sic]. However, when this was done, I settled down OK.'Hilary Spalding H Rider HaggardKing Solomon's MinesPrint: Book
1900-1945'Read "Have His Carcase". Will be the last fiction I'll read at weekends till after exams, worse luck. Am beginning revision to-morrow.'Hilary Spalding Dorothy L SayersHave His CarcasePrint: Book
1900-1945'Revised all day and was really sick of it. Got very stale & ended up by reading "Alice in Wonderland"! Much more refreshing than O.T.'Hilary Spalding Lewis CarrollAlice in WonderlandPrint: Book


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