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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
 
1900-1945'9 Albs. [German Albatros scouts] came and sat above us but did not attack me. Attacked Symons.
Walked down town with Major Howe after tea. Read and wrote letters i...		Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Pretty dud. No patrols ... Read in evening. Belgian Hanriot over.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Strong East wind and no flying.
Read and smoked all day.'		Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'In bed all day. Read and smoked. Talked rot to the T.wire most of the time. About time I went home, the Day sister hates me! ... Leg rather sore.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'In bed all day. Dad and Mum came in the afternoon, Great. Nickie and Northwood called after. Read and smoked all day. Played bridge. Huns have got Messines ... this is a...Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'In bed all day. Elsie in afternoon. Read and smoked all day.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Fall of Wythschaete and Meteren. Back to our old line on the ridge. In bed all day. Gin and Kathleen and Cousin Aggie in afternoon. Read and smoked all day.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'To Cinema with girl in afternoon, quite good fun. Back at 6.15. Read and smoked and talked in evening.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Down town with Dad. Mess about on bike all day and read and smoked in garden. Leg rather sore.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Brian flew over. Kirk in p.m. I did not go as leg pretty sore. Read poems in afternoon, felt rotten at night.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'V quiet all day, rested leg. Read and sketched most of the time.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Sketched and read all day. Leg rather sore — did not dash about much.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Uncle Jack came down for lunch. To dentist in afternoon. Read and smoked all day. Saw Uncle J. off. Read in evening.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Better. Read a bit and smoked a bit. Head still bad. Bed all day.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Better. Read and wrote and smoked all day.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Discharged from Hospital. No word from the Air Board ... Swept paths etc and read and smoked. Chilly day rather. Mum bad gout in foot.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Read and played croquet in evening.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Raining hard nearly all day. Down town with Mum in morning and then sat and read and smoked in front of fire.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Set the night working parties on their job. Got the paper — no news.'Thomas Stafford Wollocombe unknownPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Life in Hospital You chiefly occupy your time a) sucking thermometers b) sleeping (if able) c) eating or drinking d) reading. I may add that the sleeping part was...James Coffey unknownPrint: Book


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