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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'Soldiers who have been out here 6 months can speak French, and some of the French can speak English perfectly. I can speak just a little French now. In most of the Y.M.C...Albert Edward Mortlock French unknown unknownunknownPrint: NewspaperManuscript: Codex
1900-1945'The papers are eagerly read, of course, and small groups constantly gather outside the newspaper offices to read the cablegrams which are also put up for passers-by to s...unknown unknownunknownPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'We missed news more than anything else, there was a notice board in the court yard and we got the German version on that, needless to say this was not very satisfying.'J. P. Lynch unknown unknownunknownPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'We are getting together a good library of 1 franc English books.'Harold Upcott unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Yesterday afternoon as I was lying reading in my hut the C.O. came in and told me I had to go to Warloy (behind Albert) to relieve the surgeon specialist.'Harold Upcott unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'The books you sent me lasted beautifully. I read the two Lucases (which I loved) and the Hutchinson (mediocre) in the train and am now deep in Ariel which is delightful....Gertrude Bell Edward Verrall LucasunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'The books you sent me lasted beautifully. I read the two Lucases (which I loved) and the Hutchinson (mediocre) in the train and am now deep in "Ariel" which is delightfu...Gertrude Bell ?Arthur Stuart-Menteth ?HutchinsonunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Made my head ache reading + went to bed early.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Paid Laundress and Daily Mail ... Elsie at Ľ to six. Supper at 7.15. Read + worked. Bed 9.10.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'An officer [of the Serbian army, Captain S. Chatni] who spoke English well put his head out, and called to us to know if we would come into his kola ... it was very comf...Dorothy Minnie Newhall unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Enjoyed reading war news and papers.'Albert Ruskin Cook unknownunknownPrint: NewspaperManuscript: Telegraph cable
1900-1945'Read story to May while she worked — afterwards verified cheque book and pass book.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Read aloud to May.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Read to May.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Read paper. British vessel sunk by German mine. Many German vessels captured by British. Great success in Belgium. Lord Kitchener Minister of War.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook unknownPrint: NewspaperUnknown
1900-1945'Bkft in garden. Elsie read Prayers. Carefully studied newspapers.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook unknownPrint: NewspaperUnknown
1900-1945'Returned Belloc's book on June 4th not got another yet.'Mary Ethel Corry Knocker Hilaire BellocunknownPrint: Book
1850-1899'I hope you got the books and that you wanted them. The Jokai is very extraordinary. I don't feel to be able to judge books in which the young ladies of the house sit in ...Gertrude Bell Mór (Maurus) Jókai unknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Snow was falling ... and there was no chance of getting out to the terrace, so that the rest of the day had to be devoted to Poker and Bridge, games of which we were all...Ian Vivian Hay unknown unknownunknownManuscript: SheetUnknown
1900-1945'Zeppelin. A great rush for the windows ... This evening was marked by the arrival of a parcel of books, Tauchnitz edition, which we had been allowed to order. No doubt t...Ian Vivian Hay unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookManuscript: SheetUnknown


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