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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'Thursday,28th January, ?Peer Gynt? is good stuff. I hope the Beechcroft Players tackle it some time. Though I suppose it has been done too often. In any case Bensham...Gerald Moore Leonard MerrickA Chair on the BoulevardPrint: Book
1900-1945'Friday, 29th January, I do not like ?Brand?. A religion that takes no account of actuality is no use to humanity. And, after all I think that religion was made for man...Gerald Moore Henrik IbsenBrandPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sunday, 31st January, Discussion group ? Readings from Humorous Poetry. A rubber of whist.' Gerald Moore unknown[humorous poetry]Print: Book
1900-1945'Wednesday, 3rd February, Reading ?The Compleat Angler? (I. Walton). This your real ?open air? book. It is so quaint and so nice in these shallow times that it is one lo...Gerald Moore Isaac WaltonThe Compleat AnglerPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday, 8th February, Gave the Anno Domini a miss. Tired. Reading Herrick. Also Oppenheim ?The Great Impersonation?. How efficiently this stuff is written. Exci...Gerald Moore Robert HerrickunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday, 8th February, Gave the Anno Domini a miss. Tired. Reading Herrick. Also Oppenheim ?The Great Impersonation?. How efficiently this stuff is written. Exci...Gerald Moore E. Phillips OppenheimThe Great ImpersonationPrint: Book
1900-1945'Wednesday, 10th February, Wrote to Mr Robinson and to Mr. D. Paterson re lecture dates. Read ?Omoo? (Melville)' Gerald Moore Herman MelvilleOmooPrint: Book
1900-1945'Thursday, 11th February, Spent evening at home . Edie painting poppy heads for someone. This modern idea may sound interesting in a few years ? when the fashion has p...Gerald Moore Matthew PriorShorter PoemsPrint: Book
1900-1945'Saturday,13th February, Read ?Notre Coeur? (Guy de Maupassant)' Gerald Moore Guy de MaupassantNotre CoeurPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday, 15th February, Thackeray?s descriptions of high life, and, more especially of army conditions, are magnificent. I would like to give a paper on this aspect of ...Gerald Moore William Makepeace ThackerayBarry LindonPrint: Book
1900-1945'Friday, 19th February, Last night?s meeting was a drawn battle. The ?wants? and the ?don?t wants? did an immense amount of talking, and were theatrical than they ...Gerald Moore Hilaire BellocPath to RomePrint: Book
1900-1945'Sunday, 21st February, Discussion group ? nothing doing ? arrived late. Members busy with a game in which, with the help of a pin and a newspaper they lost or won pen...Gerald Moore Henry JamesThe AmericanPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sunday, 28th February, Discussion Group ? We read four plays from which we intend to choose our programme for the summer and next year: ? Thread o? Scarlet?...Gerald Moore J.J. BellThread o' ScarletPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sunday, 28th February, Discussion Group ? We read four plays from which we intend to choose our programme for the summer and next year: ? Thread o? Scarlet?...Gerald Moore DunsanyA Night in the SunPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sunday, 28th February, Discussion Group ? We read four plays from which we intend to choose our programme for the summer and next year: ? Thread o? Scarlet?...Gerald Moore W.W. JacobsThe Monkey's PawPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sunday, 28th February, Discussion Group ? We read four plays from which we intend to choose our programme for the summer and next year: ? Thread o? Scarlet?...Gerald Moore Lady GregoryThe Rising of the MoonPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sunday, 28th February, Discussion Group ? We read four plays from which we intend to choose our programme for the summer and next year: ? Thread o? Scarlet?...Gerald Moore William Makepeace ThackerayThe Four GeorgesPrint: Book
1900-1945'Tuesday, 2nd March, Club ? Mr Graham White?s lecture postponed. Members went into the Local History Society?s meeting, except the Committee which met to discuss entert...Gerald Moore VillehardouinMemoirs of the CrusadesPrint: Book
1900-1945'Friday, 5th March, I worked late tonight which allowed me to get in a nice little talk with Pat on the value of the classic books of criticism, as apart from their lite...Gerald Moore Oliver Wendell HolmesThe Autocrat of the Breakfast TablePrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday, 8th March, Heavy day. Discussed the famous Parkin speech on Welsh sportsmanship, and the Glamorgan president?s reply. I think that such generalisations as tha...Gerald Moore Rupert BrookePoemsPrint: Book


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