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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
 
1900-1945Henry James to H. G. Wells, 18 October 1912, whilst suffering from shingles: 'you may not have forgotten that you kindly sent me "Marriage" [...] which I've been able to ...Henry James H. G. WellsMarriagePrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James to Edmund Gosse, 9 November 1912: 'I received longer ago than I quite lke to give chapter and verse for your so-vividly interesting volume of literary "Portra...Henry James Edmund GossePortraits and SketchesPrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James, in letter to Edmund Gosse, 9 November 1912, mentions 'having recently read [...] [Andrew Lang's] (in two or three respects so able) Joan of Arc, or Maid of F...Henry James Andrew LangThe Maid of France, being the Story of the Life an...Print: Book
1900-1945Henry James, in letter to Edmund Gosse, 9 November 1912, mentions 'having recently read [...] [Andrew Lang's] (in two or three respects so able) Joan of Arc, or Maid of F...Henry James Andrew Langcompendium of English literaturePrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James to Edith Wharton, 4 December 1912, whilst suffering from shingles: 'Your beautiful Book ["The Reef: A Novel"] has been my portion these several days [...] it ...Henry James Edith WhartonThe Reef: A NovelPrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James to Hugh Walpole, 11 April 1913: 'I have [...] read -- with difficulty -- another Young Fiction of the day [...] Gilbert Cannan's "Round the Corner".' Henry James Gilbert CannanRound the CornerPrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James to Hugh Walpole, 21 August 1913: 'I have been reading over Tolstoi's interminable "Peace and War" [sic] and am struck by the fact that I now protest as much a...Henry James Leo TolstoyWar and PeacePrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James to H. G. Wells, 21 September 1913, thanking him for a copy of his new novel, "The Passionate Friends": 'I am too impatient to let you know [italics]how[end it...Henry James H. G. WellsThe Passionate FriendsPrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James to Hugh Walpole, 14 October 1913: 'I have just been re-reading over Tolstoi'.Henry James Leo TolstoyWar and PeacePrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James to Andre Raffalovich, 7 November 1913: 'I thank you very kindly indeed for the volume of [Aubrey] Beardsley's letters, by which I have been greatly touched [....Henry James Aubrey BeardsleyThe Last Letters of Aubrey BeardsleyPrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James to Compton Mackenzie, 21 January 1914: 'When I wrote to [James B.] Pinker I had only read "S[inister].S[treet]"., but I have now taken "Carnival" in persisten...Henry James Compton MackenzieSinister Street (vol.1)Print: Book
1900-1945Henry James to Compton Mackenzie, 21 January 1914: 'When I wrote to [James B.] Pinker I had only read "S[inister].S[treet]"., but I have now taken "Carnival" in persisten...Henry James Compton MackenzieCarnivalPrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James to William Roughead, 29 January 1914:'I devoured the tender Mary Blandy [subject of one of Roughead's chronicles of murder trials] in a single feast [...] You...Henry James William Rougheadchronicle of trial of Mary BlandyUnknown
1900-1945Henry James to Hugh Walpole, 5 February 1914: 'I have the volume [one by Walpole] (since last night), and shall attack it as soon as I finish Conrad's "Chance". I have so...Henry James Joseph ConradChancePrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James to Rhoda Broughton, 10 August 1914: 'we walked, this strange Sunday afternoon (9th), my niece Peggy, her youngest brother and I [...] to see and have tea with...Lady Mathew Rhoda BroughtonunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James, in letter of 19 August 1914, thanks Edith Wharton for 'D'Annunzio's frenchified ode', which he has apparently read and admired.Henry James Gabriele D'AnnunziounknownPrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James, in letter of 21 November 1914 to Hugh Walpole, writes of his bemusement at the second volume of Compton Mackenzie's "Sinister Street": 'I don't know what it ...Henry James Compton MackenzieSinister Street (vol 2)Print: Book
1900-1945Henry James to Hugh Walpole, 21 November 1914: '[H. G.] Wells has published a mere flat tiresomeness ("Sir Isaac Harman's Wife"); at least I had, for the first time with ...Henry James H. G. WellsSir Isaac Harman's WifePrint: Book
1900-1945Henry James to James B. Pinker, 6 January 1915: 'be thanked [...] for your conveyance to me of Arnold Bennett's healthy article (which I had seen and much relished, thoug...Henry James H. G. Wellscritique of George Bernard Shaw, Common Sense abou...Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945Henry James to James B. Pinker, 6 January 1915: 'be thanked [...] for your conveyance to me of Arnold Bennett's healthy article (which I had seen and much relished, thoug...Henry James Arnold Bennettcritique of George Bernard Shaw, Common Sense abou...Print: Serial / periodical


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