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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
 
1850-1899Harriet Martineau on the inspirations for her project of translating Comte: 'I obtained something like a clear preparatory view, at second-hand, from a friend [...] What ...Harriet Martineau Auguste ComteunknownPrint: Book
1850-1899'On the 8th of May [1851], I [Harriet Martineau] went for a fortnight to stay with some friends, between whom and myself there was cordial affection, though they were Swe...anon Auguste ComteunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 6 February 1838: '[At Captain Beaufort's] Met [...] C. Darwin, Mr. F. Edgeworth, and Mr. Hamilton, brother-in-law of the Duke of Wellington, w...Harriet MartineauunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 3 January 1840: '[italics]Evening[end italics]. -- Read Wilberforce, and looked over Dr. Crowther's book.'Harriet Martineau WilberforceunknownPrint: Unknown
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 3 January 1840: '[italics]Evening[end italics]. -- Read Wilberforce, and looked over Dr. Crowther's book.'Harriet Martineau Dr CrowtherunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 4 January 1840: 'Read Mr. Thom's account of the Oxford theology, drawn from their own writings: good [...] Have been reading Wilberforce: grow...Harriet Martineau William WilberforceunknownPrint: Unknown
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1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]; [Untitled]; [Text] "Qu'est ce qui fait le bonheur ou le malheur/ de notre vie? C'est notre caractere, c'est la/ maniere ? nous...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine [Anon]unknownPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'It is now half past twelve, & having heard Lizzy [JA's niece] read, I am moved down into the Library for the sake of a fire...'Lizzy Knight unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1900-1945'A young middle class man comes and sits on a seat nearby, and reads a book. Behind the rank on the top people are sitting. Noone seems very interested in the soldiers. T... unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1900-1945Virginia Woolf to Leonard Woolf, 14 July 1936: 'A very good, though very dull day. No headache this morning, brain rather active in fact: but didn't write -- did not...Virginia Woolf Thomas Babington MacaulayunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Hobbies. Mentioned 10 times. Twice as normal, three times increased (walking, stamp collecting, reading). One "war outlook; making of aeroplanes, etc", one "Juniors play...A.E. HousmanunknownUnknown
1900-1945'It's funny isn't it. Looks as if they want to get him out of the way. He's a bit too forward looking for them I think. And he's been giving one or two straight talks w...Hannen SwafferunknownPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Every night when I go home I swear there are not more than three English people on the bus. The rudeness of them. A woman said the other night "If there was a gentleman ... unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1900-1945'A fortnight in London in June-July 1940, recuperating from Oxford Univ. Finals, I most clearly remember summer evening as yet undisturbed by bombs, spent reading and cha... unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1900-1945'Except sometimes when my wife sits on the arm of my chair when I am reading, and proceeds to perform on my own nails, mine would always be fairly described as dirty (Wif... unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1900-1945'I now very rarely go out in the evening, mainly on account of wife and family; spend more time reading and playing indoor games.' unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1900-1945'In common with thousands of other people I have been doing knitting during the raids. In normal times I never have time to knit as all my spare time is spend in reading ... unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1900-1945'I'm afraid I just pick any books. I go in for light reading mostly. I've get two detective books for light reading, one by Scott, and "Night club Murder" by Brandon, an...Walter ScottunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'"I like books by Ruby M Ayres and Anne Duffield. The young lady usually chooses the books for me - she knows what I want. Something light to take my mind off the war - ...Ruby M AyresunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'"I like books by Ruby M Ayres and Anne Duffield. The young lady usually chooses the books for me - she knows what I want. Something light to take my mind off the war - ...Anne DuffieldunknownPrint: Book


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