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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
 
1800-1849
1850-1899		Charlotte Bronte to James Taylor, 15 November 1851:

'The BATH scene [in letter of Taylor's from India] amused me much. Your account of that operation talli...		Charlotte Brontë William Makepeace ThackerayNotes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand CairoPrint: Unknown
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to James Taylor, 20 September 1849:

'I read with pleasure "Friends in Council," and with very great pleasure "The Thoughts and Opinions of a...		Charlotte Brontë Arthur HelpsFriends in Council: A Series of Readings and Disco...Print: Book
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to James Taylor, 20 September 1849:

'I read with pleasure "Friends in Council," and with very great pleasure "The Thoughts and Opinions of a...		Charlotte Brontë Friedrich Wilhelm von HumboldtThoughts and Opinions of a StatesmanPrint: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to James Taylor, 5 September 1850:

'You sent the tragedy of "Galileo Galilei," by Samuel Brown [...] it contained, I remember, passages of...		Charlotte Brontë Samuel BrownGalileo GalileiPrint: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to James Taylor, 6 November 1850:

'I have just finished reading the Life of Dr Arnold [...] This is not a character to be dismissed with a...		Charlotte Brontë Arthur Penrhyn StanleyLife of Dr ArnoldPrint: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to James Taylor, 6 November 1850: 'I have just finished reading the "Life of Dr Arnold", but now when I wish -- in accordance with your request -- to exp...Charlotte Bronte Arthur Penrhyn StanleyLife of Dr ArnoldPrint: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to Julia Kavanagh, 21 January 1851:

'I fear you will have thought hard things of me ere this — pronounced me ungrateful [...] but th...		Charlotte Brontë Julia KavanaghNathaliePrint: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to Mrs C[atherine]. F. G. Gore, 27 August 1850:

'The book had for me its own peculiar value as a work often heard of and long wished for: I ...		Charlotte Brontë Catherine GoreThe HamiltonsPrint: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to Mrs Smith (mother of her publisher George Smith), 17 April 1851: 'Before I received your note, I was nursing a comfortable and complacent conviction t...Charlotte Bronte Mrs SmithNote to Charlotte BronteManuscript: Letter
1800-1849
1850-1899		Charlotte Bronte to Mrs Smith, 9 January 1850:

'You ask me what I think of [Thackeray's] Christmas Book. I think it is like himself, and all he says and writ...		Charlotte Brontë William Makepeace ThackerayChristmas BookPrint: Book
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to Robert Southey, 16 March 1837: 'At the first perusal of your letter I felt only shame, and regret that I had ever ventured to trouble you [with reques...Charlotte Bronte Robert Southeyletter to Charlotte BronteManuscript: Letter
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 10 November 1851:

'I have now read "The Fair Carew." It seems to me a delightful work and of genuine metal. Whether it ...		Charlotte Brontë anon The Fair Carew; Or, Husbands and WivesUnknown
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 14 August 1848:

'I regard Mr Thackeray as the first of modern masters, and as the legitimate high priest of Truth [...] H...		Charlotte Brontë William Makepeace ThackerayVanity Fair (concluding instalment)Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 16 April 1849:

'I like Carlyle better and better. His style I do not like, nor do I always concur in his opinions, nor qu...		Charlotte Brontë Thomas CarlyleunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 16 April 1849:

'I took up Leigh Hunt's book "The Town" with the impression that it would be interesting only to Londoners...		Charlotte Brontë Leigh HuntThe TownPrint: Book
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 16 November 1848:

'To-day I have received the "Spectator" and the "Revue des deux Mondes." The "Spectator" consistently m...		Charlotte Brontë [Review of Poems of Ellis, Acton and Currer Bell]Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 16 November 1848:

'To-day I have received the "Spectator" and the "Revue des deux Mondes." The "Spectator" consistently m...		Charlotte Brontë Eugene Forcade[Review of Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre]Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 2 November 1848:

'I am glad [...] to hear that "Madeleine" is come out at last, and was happy to see a favourable notice ...		Charlotte Brontë [review of Julia Kavanagh, Madeleine, and The Thre...Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 22 November 1848:

'I have read "Madeleine." It is a fine pearl in a simple setting. Julia Kavanagh has my esteem; I would...		Charlotte Brontë Julia KavanaghMadeleinePrint: Book
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 22 November 1848:

'I have read "Madeleine." It is a fine pearl in a simple setting. Julia Kavanagh has my esteem; I would...		Charlotte Brontë Eliza LynnAmymone (extracts)Print: Serial / periodical


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