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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'her main intellectual interests were always literary, and as a novelist she was predominantly engaged in the business of reading and writing, with a keen critical intere...Rosamond Lehmann Ivy Compton Burnett Print: Book
1900-1945'her main intellectual interests were always literary, and as a novelist she was predominantly engaged in the business of reading and writing, with a keen critical intere...Rosamond Lehmann Sylvia Townsend Warner Print: Book
1900-1945'her main intellectual interests were always literary, and as a novelist she was predominantly engaged in the business of reading and writing, with a keen critical intere...Rosamond Lehmann Elizabeth Bowen Print: Book
1900-1945'her main intellectual interests were always literary, and as a novelist she was predominantly engaged in the business of reading and writing, with a keen critical intere...Rosamond Lehmann Jean RhysVoyage in the DarkPrint: Book
1900-1945[Rosamond Lehmann wrote in her memoir, "Swan at Evening"] "I took down and re-read "The Four Quartets", the sublime, unhopeful, consoling cluster of poems; and discovered...Rosamond Lehmann Thomas Stearns EliotThe Four QuartetsPrint: Book
1900-1945'By the way the reviews of "Leonora" in Athenaeum, Sketch, & T.P.?s Weekly have much pleased me. The swine on the Chronicle hadn?t read the book, & refrained from saying...Arnold Bennett [reviews]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1900-1945'And another early serial of mine, which he [Tillotson] bought, is just beginning in La Sera, of Milan. I had the advertisement today.' Arnold Bennett  Print: Advertisement
1900-1945'I notice that Chatto is leaving "Hugo" out of his advertising list. . . . He has a permanent advertisement in today?s Tribune.' Arnold Bennett  Print: Advertisement, Book
1900-1945'It ["Hugo"] was also left out of his [Andrew Chatto's] advt in the Times on Friday. Perhaps you can ascertain the reason.' Arnold Bennett  Print: Advertisement, Newspaper
1900-1945'I have read through the 12 lessons of the Literary Correspondence College, & made a few corrections & suggestions, & I return them by parcel post. They are devilish goo...Arnold Bennett  Print: Unknown
1900-1945'You will receive in a few days the typescript of the novel of your new client, Mrs Farley, 16 rue de la Paix. . . . I have read through the novel, and had it altered to...Arnold Bennett Agnes FarleyAshdodManuscript: typescript
1900-1945'Conrad?s book, though of course very distinguished, is not as good as his last.' Arnold Bennett Joseph ConradSecret Agent, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Do you want Frank Harris? If so, I think I could bring him into the fold. . . . His last book "The Bomb" (which is a masterly thing) is published by Long (!) who gave ...Arnold Bennett Frank HarrisBomb, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'He [Frank Harris] has two or three books unpublished; including one on Shakespeare which is probably the most penetrating book on Shakespeare ever written.' Arnold Bennett Frank Harris Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'He [Waugh] told me he expected the book to keep on selling. You might give him to understand that the eyes of Europe are upon him at this crisis, and point out to him th...Arnold Bennett  Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1900-1945'[W.L. George] wrote a good little book on modern France. This is all I know of his work, except newspaper articles.' Arnold Bennett W.L. George Print: Book
1900-1945'I have just read in The Bookman your preface to the American edition of ?An Old Wives? Tale.' J.B. Pinker Arnold Bennettpreface to The Old Wives' TalePrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'I have this day despatched to you in two book packets, a copy of "The Regent". You may take it positively from me that this book is all right. I have read nearly all o...Arnold Bennett Arnold BennettRegent, TheManuscript: manuscript of new novel (typescript?)
1900-1945'I have received your fourth and last article for Austin Harrison, and I have read it with a great deal of enjoyment.' J.B. Pinker Arnold BennettArtist and the Public, TheUnknown
1900-1945'By the way, My Journal is now in its eighteenth volume, and almost the whole of it is yet in manuscript. Whenever I look at it it seems to me to be rather interesting, ...Arnold Bennett Arnold BennettJournalManuscript: Unknown


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