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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 have lately re-read here the complete works of Conrad and Henry James and am engaged on reading all the books of Stephen Crane that I can lay my hands on—for the to ...Ford Madox Ford [n/a] [n/a]United States Census of AgriculturePrint: Book
1700-1799Manuscript list of 'The Proverbs & c in this Book' (in Dawson's hand) has been bound into the rear of the book.John Dawson Nathan BaileyUniversal Etymological DictionaryPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read the articles Phoenicia and Carthage in Ancient Geography. Looked into Smith's "Universal History" again for Carthaginian religion. Looked into Sismondi's "Litteratu...George Eliot [pseud] SmithUniversal HistoryPrint: Book
1700-1799'Still [in his last days] his love of literature did not fail. A very few days before his death he transmitted to his friend Mr. John Nichols, a list of the authours of t...Samuel Johnson Universal history, from the earliest account of ti...Print: Book
1700-1799'In the even, read some "Universal Magazines".'Thomas Turner Universal Magazine of Knowledge and PleasurePrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945Describes studies in order to become an imposter - way of making a living: 'Works of reference in public libraries furnished me with whatever data I required about parti...Stuart Wood [pseud?] [n/a]University RegistersPrint: Book
1900-1945Describes studies in order to become an imposter - way of making a living: 'Works of reference in public libraries furnished me with whatever data I required about parti...Stuart Wood [pseud?] [n/a]University Year BooksPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have cast up my reading account, and brought it to the end of the year 1835. During the last thirteen months I have read Aeschylus twice; Sophocles twice; Euripides o...Thomas Babington Macaulay SophoclesunknownPrint: Book
1700-1799'My father reads Cowper to us in the evening, to which I listen when I can.'George Austen William CowperunknownPrint: Book
1850-1899'I agree with you that Mr Collins's volumes are very good, but I don't agree with you about Mr Trollope, whose "Caesar" I cannot read without laughing - it is so like Joh...Margaret Oliphant CollinsunknownPrint: Book
1700-1799'Landscape gardener Humphry Repton's wife read to him while he drew''.Humphry Repton unknownunknownUnknown
1800-1849'I have cast up my reading account, and brought it to the end of the year 1835. [?] During the last thirteen months I have read Aeschylus twice; Sophocles twice; Euripide...Thomas Babington Macaulay PindarunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have cast up my reading account, and brought it to the end of the year 1835. [?] During the last thirteen months I have read Aeschylus twice; Sophocles twice; Euripide...Thomas Babington Macaulay CallimachusunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have cast up my reading account, and brought it to the end of the year 1835. [?] During the last thirteen months I have read Aeschylus twice; Sophocles twice; Euripide...Thomas Babington Macaulay Apollonius RhodiusunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have cast up my reading account, and brought it to the end of the year 1835. [?] During the last thirteen months I have read Aeschylus twice; Sophocles twice; Euripide...Thomas Babington Macaulay Quintus CalaberunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have cast up my reading account, and brought it to the end of the year 1835. [?] During the last thirteen months I have read Aeschylus twice; Sophocles twice; Euripide...Thomas Babington Macaulay TheocritusunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have cast up my reading account, and brought it to the end of the year 1835. [?] During the last thirteen months I have read Aeschylus twice; Sophocles twice; Euripide...Thomas Babington Macaulay HerodotusunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have cast up my reading account, and brought it to the end of the year 1835. [?] During the last thirteen months I have read Aeschylus twice; Sophocles twice; Euripide...Thomas Babington Macaulay ThucydidesunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have cast up my reading account, and brought it to the end of the year 1835. [?] During the last thirteen months I have read Aeschylus twice; Sophocles twice; Euripide...Thomas Babington Macaulay XenophonunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have cast up my reading account, and brought it to the end of the year 1835. [?] During the last thirteen months I have read Aeschylus twice; Sophocles twice; Euripide...Thomas Babington Macaulay PlatounknownPrint: Book


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