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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'Course I know what you're talking about, I read about it all in the paper, used to read books about it, they've made a new car so's it's easier to drive, more profit for... [unknown][newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'Read all about it chum in the papers, they don't interest me 'cept they don't do anything like for the likes of us, they talk about what we should eat, why don't they se... [n/a][Newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'I've read a book of H. G. Wells, he's good, I saw that film about "Things to Come", it's good, never read about science, they do some silly things, they're always talkin...H G Wells[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Never thought much about it, took it for granted. One thing it's done is make people's nerves on edge all the time, wars and all that, get sick of it. . . . Pictures you... [unknown][newspaper?]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'I read where there's going to be a war soon, it said so in the "People", they tell you what's going to be, there's more than something in it.' [n/a]PeoplePrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'I read them every Sunday, many a time it's been true, but they don't give you so much bad news. When it was my birthday they said I should get a surprise. I got one. It ... [unknown][horoscopes]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1900-1945'I read all the papers on it. I don't understand the politics of it, but they are all different. That's why people have less faith in the papers.' [n/a][newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'My life is serious enough without worrying over things like that, so I don't read the papers-only read d'Alroy and Ann Temple. Anyhow-if there's a war I shall be in it, ...Ann Temple[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'My life is serious enough without worrying over things like that, so I don't read the papers-only read d'Alroy and Ann Temple. Anyhow-if there's a war I shall be in it, ...Marceline d'AlroyThe d'Alroy DiaryPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read an article in the "Daily Herald" on the Coronation Day survey. There was an invitation to write to Blackheath if any wished to assist. It appealed to me immensely... [n/a]Daily HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'I read in the "News Chronicle" articles about the work, and especially the account by an ordinary housewife of her day. Mass-Observation, it was something new, something... [n/a]News ChroniclePrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'When I read about Mass-Observation in "Reynolds", I wrote straight away to join in. In fact, if there was a joining-fee I would have joined just the same.' [n/a]Reynolds's Weekly NewspaperPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'on his eighth birthday, 27 February 1920, an ox-cart drew up outside Everleas Lodge with a present for him - a huge parcel of books. His father had bought him a complete...Lawrence Durrell Charles DickensPickwick PapersPrint: Book
1900-1945Letter 271 4 July 1940 'Please forgive me not having written eight and a half days ago or more to thank you for your lovely birthday present. The thin mints went of cou...Peter Pears Somerset Maughan[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945Letter 292 7 October 1940 Referring to the Blitz on London: 'I see in to-day?s [New York] "Times" that you had a night of respite yesterday ? let?s hope you have lots ...Benjamin Britten [n/a]New York TimesPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Well, it takes me enough time reading papers and the Sunday papers, and "John Bull" and the "Illustrated"' [n/a][newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'Well, it takes me enough time reading papers and the Sunday papers, and "John Bull" and the "Illustrated"' [n/a][Sunday newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'Well, it takes me enough time reading papers and the Sunday papers, and "John Bull" and the "Illustrated"' [n/a]John BullPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Well, it takes me enough time reading papers and the Sunday papers, and "John Bull" and the "Illustrated"' [n/a]Sports IllustratedPrint: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1900-1945'I don't read books at all, chiefly magazines that I can pick up and put down without losing the thread of the story ...' [n/a][magazines]Print: Serial / periodical


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