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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' I am disappointed that it is not raining, but bethought myself that it might rain at the time of the procession. I washed, dressed and shaved in an even more leisurely ...Emile BurnsHandbook of MarxismPrint: Book
1900-1945' I laid in bed till 6.15 a.m. and got up, washed and shaved. I ate my breakfast and read the paper.' [n/a][newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'Started to read George Orwell's "Road to Wigan Pier" -Left Book Club choice for March. Arrived at Liverpool St. punctually at 9.30.' George OrwellRoad to Wigan PierPrint: Book
1900-1945'Smoke a Players "medium" and a De Reszke "Minor". I read "Glasgow Herald" (Bus strike, Britain's new Navy, etc.) and "Ayrshire Post" (Report of Ayrshire Film Society, Dr... Glasgow HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Smoke a Players "medium" and a De Reszke "Minor". I read "Glasgow Herald" (Bus strike, Britain's new Navy, etc.) and "Ayrshire Post" (Report of Ayrshire Film Society, Dr... [n/a]Ayrshire PostPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Breakfast ready and finished dressing 7.45. Read "Daily Worker".' [n/a]Daily WorkerPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'I gave her E. M. Forster's "A Passage to India". She- "I'm not sure, but I believe I've read it. I don't really remember." Rest of conversation not recorded, above remar...E. M. ForsterA Passage to IndiaPrint: Book
1900-1945'"I've been calm all week, but yesterday I listened to the news bulletin and I got a bad dose of jitters. I read somewhere that they're going to move London to Canada, a... [unknown][news bulletin]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Thus under one-third had, on their own showing, attempted to read all the nformation leaflets. But further questioning indicated that many who said they had read all, di... information leafletsPrint: Pamphlet
1900-1945'I have read the P.I.L. I read them with contemptuous and cynical amusement. Some people, I suppose, will darken their windows and lay in stores of food, but I am c... [information leaflets]Print: Pamphlet
1900-1945'Have not read the P.I.L., neither has anyone in the house or anyone else I know. Will be read only if war breaks out. They are being carefully kept.' [n/a][information leaflets]Print: Pamphlet
1900-1945'Oh, I have strained my eyes trying to read, and had to give it up in the end. I call it dismal, sitting for half an hour or more in a dark, gloomy carriage, so's you can... [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'To the Poolites each week comes a packet containing two Pool coupons (one to pass on to a friend) and the current issue of "Littlewood's Sports Log", which is very inter... Littlewood's Sports LogPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945' "Well, because I do like Ernest Raymond's books and I read all of them as far as I can." ' Ernest Raymond[various titles]Print: Book
1900-1945'Well, I took it because it's a thriller. That's the reason. I like thrillers, you see. I always read thrillers.' [unknown][thrillers]Print: Book
1900-1945'Well, I've read John Buchan's books before. That's the reason.'John Buchan[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'On the whole I'd rather have a book like G. B. Stern's, or Hatter's Castle or The Stars Look Down. It's very sad to read, but it does give you life's problems, doesn't i...G B Stern[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'On the whole I'd rather have a book like G. B. Stern's, or Hatter's Castle or The Stars Look Down. It's very sad to read, but it does give you life's problems, doesn't i...Archibald Joseph CroninHatter's CastlePrint: Book
1900-1945'On the whole I'd rather have a book like G. B. Stern's, or Hatter's Castle or The Stars Look Down. It's very sad to read, but it does give you life's problems, doesn't i...Archibald Joseph CroninThe stars look downPrint: Book
1900-1945'But when we read the long speech of the Bishop of London, addressed to his first Diocesan Conference, we were, we confess, filled with disappointment at its lack of defi... Bishop of London[speech]Print: Unknown


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