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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1900-1945'By 1944 Lord Lang, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, was supporting the persistent protests of the Bishop of Chichester in the House of Lords, and the ageing Dean Ing...Vera Brittain Evening StandardPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849[From Ellen Nussey's account of her first visit to the home of her schoolfriend, Charlotte Bronte:] 'In summer [Elizabeth Branwell] spent part of the afternoon in read...Elizabeth Branwell  Print: Unknown
1800-1849[Branwell Bronte to the Editor of Blackwood's Magazine, asking to be considered as a contributor, [7] December 1835:] 'It is not from affected hypocrisy that I comme...Branwell Bronte Blackwood's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849[Charlotte Bronte to Ellen Nussey, on her struggles with religious melancholy, 20 February 1837:] 'Last Sunday I took up my Bible in a gloomy frame of mind; I began to...Charlotte Bronte BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849[Charlotte Bronte to Ellen Nussey, on her struggles with religious melancholy, 20 February 1837:] 'Last Sunday I took up my Bible in a gloomy frame of mind; I began to...Charlotte Bronte 'life of a certain French nobleman'Print: Book
1800-1849[Charlotte Bronte to Ellen Nussey, in postscript to letter of 7 April 1840:] 'Mr [William] Weightman [curate at Haworth] has given another lecture at the Keighley Mech...Charlotte Bronte reports of lectures by William Weightman and Patri...Print: Newspaper
1800-1849[Charlotte Bronte to William Wordsworth (in draft response to letter from him of c.1840):] 'I am sorry I did not exist, sir, fifty or sixty years ago, when the "Ladies...Charlotte Bronte The Lady's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
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1800-1849		Charlotte Bronte to William Wordsworth (in draft response to letter from him of c.1840): 'I am sorry I did not exist, sir, fifty or sixty years ago, when the "Ladies' ...Elizabeth Branwell The Lady's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849[Charlotte Bronte to Ellen Nussey, 20 August 1840:] 'I have got another bale of French books from Gomersal -- containing upwards of 40 volumes -- I have read about hal...Charlotte Bronte 'French books'Print: Book
1900-1945'These included excerpts from the "News Chronicle" and "Manchester Guardian", which reported that a so-called "article" of mine on saturation bombing, supported by a sign...Vera Brittain Manchester GuardianPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Of Charlotte Bronte's sojourn at Upperwood House, Rawdon, there is only one slight record apart from her letters. It is contained in a communication to the Westminster G...Charlotte Bronte  Print: Book
1800-1849From Emily Bronte's 'diary paper' of 30 July 1841: 'It is Friday evening, near 9 o'clock -- wild rainy weather. I am seated in the dining-room alone [...] Papa is in t...Elizabeth Branwell Blackwood's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'About the same time a correspondent sent me a copy of "Human Events", issued weekly from Washington by Dr. Felix Morley, a former editor of the "Washington Post".'Vera Brittain Human EventsPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'In 1943, soon after Britain adopted "obliteration" as a policy, an article in the "Times" reported that "the German home front morale had grown stronger"; bombing "unite...Vera Brittain The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'In the Bronte Museum, there is a manuscript French phrase book, written and used by the Rev. Patrick Bronte during this [February 1842] visit to Brussels. It is a little...Patrick Bronte Turenne's New French Manual for 1840Print: Book
1900-1945'During the second week of the battle, a Letter reader sent me from that day's Evening News a clipping which contained only two headlines: CHILDREN SEE GERMANS DIE. "C'...Vera Brittain Evening NewsPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Coming up to London on the morning of September 8th, I read with the same happiness as my neighbours a "Daily Express" article by Duncan Sandys, M.P., the chairman of th...Vera Brittain Daily ExpressPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'On May 5th the U.S. Forces' newspaper, "The Stars and Stripes", quoted a description by British war prisoners of this fourteen-hour attack.'Vera Brittain The Stars and StripesPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'A letter in the "Jewish Chronicle" subsequently assailed Victor for publishing and commending "Above All Nations".'Vera Brittain Jewish ChroniclePrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'He told me later that the "New York Post" announced the conclusion of the war in Europe under the headline: "Now We Must Crush the Japs!"'George Catlin New York PostPrint: Newspaper


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