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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
 
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville to her brother, the Duke of Devonshire: 'Let me just say that two little books you gave me were the greatest pleasure and comfort to me whi...Harriet Countess Granville 'two little books'Print: Book
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville to her sister, Lady Carlisle, 7 December 1839: 'Georgy [daughter] read me a sermon of his yesterday morning which quite charmed me on part...Lady Georgiana Leveson Gower sermonUnknown
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville to her brother, the Duke of Devonshire, 19 September 1842: 'Granville [husband] has found you out in the Fremdenbuch, and all our friends a...Lord Granville FremdenbuchPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville to her brother, the Duke of Devonshire, 12 June 1843: 'We read about Ireland with great interest [...] Georgy [daughter] reads us Mr. Sheil...Leveson Gower family texts on Ireland / Irish politicsPrint: Unknown
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville, to her brother, the Duke of Devonshire, 30 October 1844: 'There is Granville, as if he had been settled here a year, cracking his sides ov...Lord Granville 'an old book of plays'Print: Book
1700-1799'Though [William Gifford] had few means of improvement, he made the most of what he had. A treatise on algebra had been given him by a young woman, who had found it in a ...William Gifford treatise on algebraPrint: Book
1700-1799'When a boy [William Gifford] had read the Bible left to him by his mother, together with her "Imitatio Christi," and a few odd numbers of magazines.'William Gifford BiblePrint: Book
1700-1799'When a boy [William Gifford] had read the Bible left to him by his mother, together with her "Imitatio Christi," and a few odd numbers of magazines.'William Gifford 'odd numbers of magazines'Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'The meeting then considered the subject of Wm Barnes & west country folk songs. C.I. Evans read a paper & a number of readings and songs were given as under. What Dic...family who lived at 'Whinfell' 'Waggon, the'Unknown
1900-1945'The rest of the evning was devoted to Wordsworth, Alfred Rawlings, Mrs Rawlings, Mrs W.H. Smith, C.I. Evans, C.E. Stansfield, Mr Clough, Violet Wallis, taking part by re...Alfred Rawlings [material by or about Wordsworth]Unknown
1900-1945'The rest of the evning was devoted to Wordsworth, Alfred Rawlings, Mrs Rawlings, Mrs W.H. Smith, C.I. Evans, C.E. Stansfield, Mr Clough, Violet Wallis, taking part by re...Helen Rawlings [material by or about Wordsworth]Unknown
1900-1945'The rest of the evning was devoted to Wordsworth, Alfred Rawlings, Mrs Rawlings, Mrs W.H. Smith, C.I. Evans, C.E. Stansfield, Mr Clough, Violet Wallis, taking part by re...Elizabeth Ann Smith [material by or about Wordsworth]Unknown
1900-1945'The rest of the evning was devoted to Wordsworth, Alfred Rawlings, Mrs Rawlings, Mrs W.H. Smith, C.I. Evans, C.E. Stansfield, Mr Clough, Violet Wallis, taking part by re...Charles Evans [material by or about Wordsworth]Unknown
1900-1945'The rest of the evning was devoted to Wordsworth, Alfred Rawlings, Mrs Rawlings, Mrs W.H. Smith, C.I. Evans, C.E. Stansfield, Mr Clough, Violet Wallis, taking part by re...Charles Stansfield [material by or about Wordsworth]Unknown
1900-1945'The rest of the evning was devoted to Wordsworth, Alfred Rawlings, Mrs Rawlings, Mrs W.H. Smith, C.I. Evans, C.E. Stansfield, Mr Clough, Violet Wallis, taking part by re...Mr Clough [material by or about Wordsworth]Unknown
1900-1945'The rest of the evning was devoted to Wordsworth, Alfred Rawlings, Mrs Rawlings, Mrs W.H. Smith, C.I. Evans, C.E. Stansfield, Mr Clough, Violet Wallis, taking part by re...Violet Wallis [material by or about Wordsworth]Unknown
1900-1945'Shortly after we arrived, a writer in "Harper's Magazine" inquired, "Is this a Christian land?" and went on to comment regretfully: "Many of us seem almost hopelessly en...Vera Brittain Harper's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'The Secretary read a letter which A. Rawlings had received from Mudies Libr. The question of using Mudies was discussed but it was felt that the advantages offered by Mu...Ernest E. Unwin [letter from Mudies library]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849Isaac D'Israeli to John Murray, 2 August 1810: 'I took the Q[uarterly]. R[eview]. with me. I like it well; and I do think it is far better than what you imagined it to...Isaac Disraeli Quarterly Review (no. 5)Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849From letter to John Murray from his brother-in-law, Elliot, 27 June 1815: 'I was much alarmed by seeing in the newspapers that you had been knocked down and robbed of ... report of robbery of John MurrayPrint: Newspaper


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