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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'Finished all my prep so indulged in a little fiction reading - "The Headmistress" - very light & witty.'Hilary Spalding Angela ThirkellHeadmistress, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Today I again indulged in reading & finished "the H.M" & "People's Gov".'Hilary Spalding Angela ThirkellHeadmistress, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Today I again indulged in reading & finished "the H.M" & "People's Gov".'Hilary Spalding unknownPeople's Government, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'[while in the sickroom with a bug] Today I felt heaps better, no temp, no aches, & felt less jellyish. I read a lot, but only silly school stories, except one book, "Th...Hilary Spalding unknown["silly school stories"]Print: Book
1900-1945'[while in the sickroom with a bug] Today I felt heaps better, no temp, no aches, & felt less jellyish. I read a lot, but only silly school stories, except one book, "...Hilary Spalding Florence ConverseThe House of PrayerPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read Bradley on "Hamlet" all day, and am in a greater muddle over it than I am over "Antony and Cleo", if that is possible!'Hilary Spalding A.C. BradleyShakespearean TragedyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Spent half an hour reading Flecker - he's wonderful'.Hilary Spalding James Elroy Flecker[poetry]Print: Book
1900-1945'I felt incapable of doing any Zoo [zoology preparation for mid-school exams] so read Flecker's poetry all night! Felt immensely cheered up by it, but very wicked!'Hilary Spalding James Elroy Flecker[poetry]Print: Book
1900-1945'I read "Hangman's Holiday" with great enjoyment.'Hilary Spalding Dorothy SayersHangman's HolidayPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "Strong Poison" all day and enjoyed it thoroughly.'Hilary Spalding Dorothy SayersStrong PoisonPrint: Book
1900-1945[In bed recovering from gastro-enteritis] 'I read "Crowthers" all day, and loved it.'Hilary Spalding Thomas ArmstrongCrowthers of BankdamPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read quite a lot of the "Antiquary" and felt quite virtuous.'Hilary Spalding Walter ScottAntiquary, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Spent most of the morning in bed reading Ibsen's "Ghosts", which is a masterpiece, I think.'Hilary Spalding Henrik IbsenGhostsPrint: Book
1900-1945'I stayed up late reading "The Gay Galliard" by Margaret Irwin, which is a lovely book.'Hilary Spalding Margaret IrwinGay Galliard, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'I started doing some easy Ovid and loved it. He writes beautiful poety - [underline] when [end underline] I can understand it!'Hilary Spalding Ovid[poetry]Print: Book
1900-1945[Three days after V.E. day] 'I finished the "Antiquary" at last. It's pretty awful, though quite exciting in patches.'Hilary Spalding Walter ScottAntiquary, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'I did "The Knightes Tale" all my prep. time and like it'.Hilary Spalding Geoffrey ChaucerKnight's Tale, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Finished "The Knightes Tale" and am now embarking on "Luria" - it's pretty awful."Hilary Spalding Geoffrey ChaucerKnight's Tale, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Finished "The Knightes Tale" and am now embarking on "Luria" - it's pretty awful."Hilary Spalding Robert BrowningLuriaPrint: Book
1900-1945'Today I spent ages trying to find a poem for Elocution [Grade 6 exam] in my special choice part. At last I chose "The Old Ships" by Flecker, which I think is one of the...Hilary Spalding James Elroy FleckerOld Ships, ThePrint: Book


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