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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
 
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 11 January 1838: 'Read "Northanger Abbey." Capital: found two touches of pathos.'Harriet Martineau Jane AustenNorthanger AbbeyPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 12 October 1837: 'Read some of Beaumont's "Marie." Sentimental and un-American'Harriet Martineau BeaumontMariePrint: Unknown
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 14 January 1838: 'Read Channing's "Texas," and found it nobler than ever before [...] Read aloud Southey's article in the Quarterly on Cemeter...Harriet Martineau ChanningTexasPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 14 January 1838: 'Read Channing's "Texas," and found it nobler than ever before [...] Read aloud Southey's article in the Quarterly on Cemeter...Harriet Martineau Robert SoutheyArticle on cemeteriesPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 15 January 1838: 'Probably the greatest day of my year. While I was reading one article in the twenty-first volume of the Quarterly, on Greek ...Harriet Martineau Article on Grecian philosophyPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 16 December 1837: 'Morning, read one of my own stories, -- "Loom and Lugger." Was quite disappointed in it. It has capital material, but is ...Harriet Martineau Harriet MartineauLoom and LuggerUnknown
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 16 December 1837: 'Read Midsummer Night's Dream in the evening. Surprised to find how completely I remembered it.'Harriet Martineau William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night's DreamPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 16 January 1838: 'Wrote notes and letters, and then sat down to read Smedley. What a tale of privation and suffering! total deafness first, -...Harriet Martineau [Work on/by Smedley]Print: Unknown
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 18 February 1838: 'Read beautiful speeches at the Lovejoy meeting in Boston, in the "Liberator."'Harriet Martineau Speeches to Boston meeting (anti-slavery?)Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 18 January 1838: 'Read much of "Emma" this evening'.Harriet Martineau Jane AustenEmmaPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 19 October 1837: 'At night, read some of "Archy Moore." A terrible story, which stirred me deeply [...] It is truer than any slave-story I ev...Harriet Martineau Richard HildrethArchy MoorePrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 20 December 1837: '[italics]Afternoon[end italics] Read in the Pictorial Bible, which is to me very interesting.'Harriet Martineau Pictorial BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 23 October 1837: 'I read Whateley's review of Miss Austen. Good, but not particularly striking.'Harriet Martineau WhateleyReview of Jane AustenPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 24 September 1837: 'Revelled in Lamb's letters. What an exquisite specimen is that man of our noble, wonderful, frail humanity!'Harriet Martineau Charles LambLettersPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 24 September 1837: '[italics]Evening[end italics] Read [...] to my mother [...] my Sedgwick article, which she likes.'Harriet Martineau Harriet Martineauarticle on SedgwickUnknown
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 26 August 1838: 'Very happy in reading American newspapers.'Harriet Martineau American newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 28 December 1837: 'Read Defoe's "Plague." Was somewhat disappointed [...] The best part is where he describes the reception of the news of th...Harriet Martineau Daniel DefoeA Journal of the Plague YearPrint: 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, 30 June 1838: 'Read the Gospel of John in Porteusian Bible.'Harriet Martineau Gospel of JohnPrint: Book


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