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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'Monday, 15th October 1928 ?Vie de Tolstoy? (Romain Rolland)'. Gerald Moore Romain RollandVie de TolstoyPrint: Book
1900-1945'24th October 1928. Late to work. Hurried letter from mother asking me to obtain for her 10 copies of ?la Vie Litt?raire? (Cours Moyen). The publishers are Alcyde P...Gerald Moore H. BarbusseLa ClartPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'27th October 1928 (Saturday) ?La Rive d?Asie? (Claude Anet)' Gerald Moore Claude AnetLa Rive d?AsiePrint: Book
1900-1945'30th October 1928. I received my first parcel of papers from Mother today. The ?Birkenhead Advertiser?, the ?New Leader?. How funny the Advertiser seems to me rea...Gerald Moore Birkenhead AdvertiserPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'30th October 1928. I received my first parcel of papers from Mother today. The ?Birkenhead Advertiser?, the ?New Leader?. How funny the Advertiser seems to me rea...Gerald Moore New LeaderPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'1st January 1929 (Tuesday) In the eveningthe usual German sing-song. I to bed early. Re-reading ?Back to Methuselah?. ?Back to Methuselah? (George Bernard Sha...Gerald Moore George Bernard ShawBack to MethuselahPrint: Book
1900-1945'4th January 1929. ?Back to Methuselah?. G. B. Shaw' Gerald Moore George Bernard ShawBack to MethuselahPrint: Book
1900-1945'6th January 1929. After tea Mrs Webster started knitting a jumper and we ?boys? read. My literature was a book by W. J. Locke, the title of which slips my mind (a fa...Gerald Moore W.J. Locke[?] The UsurperPrint: Book
1900-1945'7th January 1929 Monday. This evening reading a book bought from Raincy, and writing to Teddie. ?Beyond? Galsworthy.' Gerald Moore John GalsworthyBeyondPrint: Book
1900-1945'8th January 1929 ?Beyond? is a charming book. Sad both in its story and in the writer?s outlook, it is yet most delightful reading, and a most beautiful argument. ...Gerald Moore John GalsworthyBeyondPrint: Book
1900-1945'12th January 1929. During the afternoon I read Bordeaux?s ?Robe de laine?, but not with much enjoyment. I do not care for Bordeaux though I do not know why.' Gerald Moore Henry BordeauxRobe de LainePrint: Book
1900-1945'13th February 1929 I note from ?Excelsior? that the ?Kings? or their representatives, the princes and princesses allied to the French Royal house have arrived at the...Gerald Moore ExcelsiorPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'16th February 1929. ?Appreciation of music? (Pollitt)' Gerald Moore Arthur W. PollittThe Enjoyment of MusicPrint: Book
1900-1945'17th February 1929 (Sunday). After a long and very cosy dinner I started for home. I missed the train owing to my having to climb the great gate as B. had forgotten h...Gerald Moore Romain RollandLes AmisPrint: Book
1900-1945'24th February 1929 (Sunday) Finished reading ?Les Amis? before luncheon. Rolland is the most ?beautiful? writer I know and this book is as good as his best. I...Gerald Moore Romain RollandLes AmisPrint: Book
1900-1945'24th February 1929 (Sunday) Finished reading ?Les Amis? before luncheon. Rolland is the most ?beautiful? writer I know and this book is as good as his best. I...Gerald Moore Oscar WildeThe Portrait of Dorian GrayPrint: Book
1900-1945'25th February 1929 (Monday). Still at home, but hope to return to work tomorrow. A quiet day, reading the papers, and writing a little. The ?Temps? has an editoria...Gerald Moore Le TempsPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'26th February 1929. No paper today owing to state of finances. From Friday?s ?Journal? I note that the historic Tacna and Arica dispute has been settled. Peru takes...Gerald Moore Le JournalPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'27th February 1929. Paris is having a gay old time following the dispute between the luck of the press and M. Coty. Yesterday, Coty came out with a four column poste...Gerald Moore Le MatinPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'3rd March 1929. At Montmartre. I promised to conduct the latest pensionnaires over Montmartre when they first arrived. Foreigners are always in a hurry to see Mont...Gerald Moore [Road sign]Print: Road sign


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