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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
 
1900-1945Description of first month spent in Winchester Prison after sentence: 'Nearly twenty-three hours out of every twenty-four were spent in strict cellular confinement, with...Stuart Wood [pseud?] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Description of Marginalia by Macaulay on Edward Gibbon's 'Vindication' - the marginalia responds to the passage 'Fame is the motive, it is the reward, of our labours: nor...Thomas Babington Macaulay Edward GibbonVindicationPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		Detailed marginalia in French in pencil on the following pages: 49-51Vernon Lee Julien-Noel CostantinLes v?g?taux et les milieux cosmiques (adaptation ...Print: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		Detailed notes at the front and considerable marginalia in both English and French throughout.Vernon Lee Albert BazaillasMusique et inconsciencePrint: Book
1900-1945Detailed notes on the front flyleaf and half-title page, and extensive marginalia in pencil in French throughout.Vernon Lee Lionel DauriacEssai sur l'esprit musicalPrint: Book
1900-1945Detailed summary of notes on front inside cover, flyleaf, title page, half-title page, first page of text, and rear inside cover. Very heavily annotated, with marginalia ...Vernon Lee Rudolf GoldscheidH?herentwicklung und Menschen?konomie: grundlegung...Print: Book
1800-1849Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 240: 'Sister a lunatic. Most ignorant on committal. Learnt to read and comm...anon [240] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 264: 'An uncle deranged, and a brother of weak intellect. Could not read on...anon [264] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 26: 'Brother of No. 264. Could not read on committal. Learnt to read, and c...anon [26] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 353: 'Father had been insane. Could read on committal. Learnt several chapt...anon [353] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 505: 'An aunt insane. Could not read on committal. Learnt to read, and comm...anon [505] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 670: 'An uncle in a lunatic asylum. Could read and write on committal. Can ...anon [670] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 734: 'Sister a lunatic. Could read and write on committal. Learnt several c...anon [734] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 792: 'Brother died lately in a lunatic asylum. Could read and write on comm...anon [792] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 814: 'A sister died in a lunatic asylum. Could read and write on committal....anon [814] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 839: 'An uncle insane. Could read. Has learnt several chapters of the New T...anon [839] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form) Reg. no. 87: 'An uncle died insane. Could read perfectly on committal. Learnt portio...anon [87] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry, August 22, 1831: "And then we read merely the Greek of a passage in the poem next to my favorite poem; and then Mr. Boyd gave me Meleager’s ode to Spring...Elizabeth Barrett Browning MeleagerOde to SpringPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry, 14 June 1831: "He [Mr. Boyd] was not in good spirits. No more was his companion – I talked however as well as I could, - & read as well as I could beside...Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusSeptem Apud ThebasPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry, 14 June 1831: "While we were reading the Seven Chiefs, he observed that tho’ Plutarch preferred it to the other Tragedies of Aeschylus, he could not hel...Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusSeptem Apud ThebasPrint: Book


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