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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
 
1800-1849E. Fry writes to her husband and daughter, Rachel, of the death of her sister, Priscilla Gurney, dated 25 Mar 1821: 'In the morning she appeared very full of love - put o...Priscilla Gurney How[account of mission]Print: Book
1850-1899E. M. Forster to Alice Clara Forster, 13 February 1898: 'Have you read Crockett's new book, the Adventures of Sir Toady Lion? It is splendid: a child's story, & remind...Edward Morgan Forster Samuel Rutherford CrockettThe Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady LionPrint: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Alice Clara Forster, 2 July 1905: 'In the evening I read Elizabeth [employer] "Emma". Liebeth [employer's daughter and Forster's pupil] has just drawn...Edward Morgan Forster Jane AustenEmmaPrint: Book
1850-1899E. M. Forster to Alice Clara Forster, 5 November 1899: 'I have been reading Bernard Shaw's plays. Wonderfully clever & amusing, but they make me feel bad inside.'Edward Morgan Forster George Bernard ShawplaysPrint: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Alice Clara Forster, 9 April 1905: 'At 2.45 I and Herr Steinweg [German tutor employed by the Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin] [...] go a walk [...] W...Edward Morgan Forster 'The Child's first Lesebuch'Print: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Alice Clara Forster, 9 April 1905: 'Elizabeth [employer] has lent me Erewhon which I am enjoying.'Edward Morgan Forster Samuel ButlerErewhon; or, Over the RangePrint: Book
1850-1899E. M. Forster to Alice Clara Forster, ?summer 1899: 'I hear much of Mr Dimbleby, and have tried to read his books. I can't think how Maimie [i.e. Mary Aylward, family ...Edward Morgan Forster Jabez Bunting Dimbleby Print: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Arthur Cole, 11 April 1905: 'Have you read Erewhon? Now I'm at Marius the Epicurean.'Edward Morgan Forster Walter PaterMarius the EpicureanPrint: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Arthur Cole, 7 July 1905, following satirical account of English travellers met the previous day: 'These then are my thoughts [...] My books are equal...Edward Morgan Forster Jane AustenNorthanger AbbeyPrint: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Arthur Cole, 7 July 1905, following satirical account of English travellers met the previous day: 'These then are my thoughts [...] My books are equal...Edward Morgan Forster Anatole FranceThaisPrint: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Edward Garnett, 28 October 1907: 'You said I might write to you about The Breaking Point. I think it wonderful, and unlike anything I have read before...Edward Morgan Forster Edward GarnettA Censored Play: The Breaking PointPrint: Book
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1900-1945		E. M. Forster to Edward Joseph Dent, 3 Ocotber 1906: 'You would hardly know me, so violently has Chartres gothicised me [...] In or outside Chartres you can find every...Edward Morgan Forster Joris-Karl HuysmansLa CathedralePrint: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Edward Joseph Dent, 6 March 1915: 'I have not read Platen yet [...] German's a labour. I liked Holderlin's Hyperion -- I wish someone would translate ...Edward Morgan Forster Johann Christian Friedrich HolderlinHyperionPrint: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Edward Joseph Dent, 6 March 1915: 'I have not read Platen yet [...] German's a labour. I liked Holderlin's Hyperion -- I wish someone would translate ...Edward Morgan Forster D. H. LawrenceThe White PeacockPrint: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Edward Joseph Dent, 6 March 1915: 'You can scarcely imagine the loneliness of such an effort as this [Forster's novel of homosexual love, Maurice] -- ...Edward Carpenter E. M. ForsterMauriceManuscript: Unknown
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Edward Joseph Dent, 6 March 1915: 'You can scarcely imagine the loneliness of such an effort as this [Forster's novel of homosexual love, Maurice] -- ...Roger Fry E. M. ForsterMauriceManuscript: Unknown
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Edward Joseph Dent, 6 March 1915: 'You can scarcely imagine the loneliness of such an effort as this [Forster's novel of homosexual love, Maurice] -- ...Sydney Waterlow E. M. ForsterMauriceManuscript: Unknown
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Florence Barger, 2 July 1916: 'I talk to patients [at Red Cross centre, Alexandria]; with one of them -- a sensitive and intelligent fellow -- I have ...Frank Vicary Dickinson Print: Unknown
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Florence Barger, 2 July 1916: 'I talk to patients [at Red Cross centre, Alexandria]; with one of them -- a sensitive and intelligent fellow -- I have ...Frank Vicary George Bernard Shaw Print: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Florence Barger,30 September 1917: 'Thanks for The Feet of the Young Men, but I wish I hadn't docked 2/- from your £ for it: an undistinguished little...Edward Morgan Forster The Feet of the Young MenPrint: Book


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