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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'An imaginative aunt who, for my ninth birthday, sent a copy of the "Arabian Nights", was, I suppose, the original cause of trouble. Unfostered and unnoticed, the l...Freya Stark [n/a] [n/a]The Arabian Nights' EntertainmentPrint: Book
1850-1899'an inglorious misery in evening, over article of extinction of Bison in "Daily Telegraph".'John Ruskin [n/a]Daily TelegraphPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'An Italian Song / Rogers' [transcription of poem]Mary Groom Samuel RogersAn Italian SongUnknown
1700-1799'An Officer in the Army once asked old Major Markham how he could make any Pleasure out of such a Book, it was Pope's Ethic Epistles - why says the Major did you ever try...Major Markham Alexander PopeEthic EpistlesPrint: Book
1700-1799'An Officer in the Army once asked old Major Markham how he could make any Pleasure out of such a Book, it was Pope's Ethic Epistles - why says the Major did you ever try...Alexander PopeEthic EpistlesPrint: Book
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
1850-1899'An old idea, first started while I was reading your history of Scotland, has just been revived over your Queen Anne, which I am in the heart of, with sincere pleasure.'Robert Louis Stevenson John Hill BurtonHistory of the Reign of Queen AnnePrint: Book
1800-1849'Anch'io have been reading La Rochefaucould [sic] - and he has furnished me with an excellet Motto for my third Volume - And what is more to the purpose, with some entert...Sarah Harriet Burney Francois de la RochefoucauldReflexions ou sentences et maximes moralesPrint: Book
1900-1945'And a housewife, after reading it, says she is satisfied the she has done everything and knows everything that can be done in civil defence: "We've got enough, I mean, w...Ministry of Information invasion leafletPrint: Pamphlet
1600-1699'And a little to my Lord Chancellors, where the King and Cabinet met, and there met Mr Brisband, with whom good discourse; to White-hall towards night, and there he did l...Samuel Pepys Andrew MarvellThird Advice to a paynterManuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and after diner I went about, and walked abroad, and hard Mr Ardington read'Mr Ardington [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and after Dinner down alone by water to Depford, reading "Duchess of Malfy", the play, which is pretty good - and there did some business'Samuel Pepys John WebsterThe Duchess of MalfyPrint: Book
1600-1699'and after dinner I reed to some good neighbours'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And after dinner to the Change a little and then to Whitehall, where anon the Duke of York came and a Committee we had of Tanger; where I read over my rough draft of the...Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[contract]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'And after dinner up and read part of the new play of "The Five houres adventures"; which though I have seen it twice, yet I never did admire or understand it enough - it...Samuel Pepys Samuel TuckThe Adventures of five houresPrint: Book
1600-1699'and after dinner went into the Garden, vntill I retourned to priuat praier and readinge'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and after dinner, all the afternoon got my wife and boy to read to me.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and after dinner, all the afternoon got my wife and boy to read to me.' [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And after dinner, she to read in the "Illustr. Bassa" the plot of yeterday's play, which is most exactly the same.'Elizabeth Pepys Madame de Scud?riIbrahim, ou L'illustre BassaPrint: Book
1600-1699'and after dinner, to get my wife and boy, one after another, to read to me - and so spent the afternoon and evening'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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