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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
 
1900-1945I had also read 'Paper Bag Cookery' -one of my father's fads -because I wanted to try it. Now I saw 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius' in leatherL it defeated me. Words...Victor Sawdon Pritchett Nicholas SoyerThe Art of Paper Bag CookeryPrint: Book
1850-1899I had half a mind, on reading a paper about the Poor Laws in Austria in your Magazine, to send you a sketch of Dr Chalmers's great experiment in Glasgow, which I think a ...Margaret Oliphant [a paper on the Poor Laws in Austria]Print: Newspaper, Unknown
1700-1799I had read a book, at that time openly sold, on every stall, called Aristotle's Master Piece, it was a thick 18 mo, with a number of badly drawn cuts in it explanatory of...Francis Place Aristotle's Compleat Master Piece; in Three Parts;...Print: Book
1700-1799I had read a book, at that time openly sold, on every stall, called Aristotle's Master Piece, it was a thick 18 mo, with a number of badly drawn cuts in it explanatory of...Francis Place BiblePrint: Book
1900-1945I had read every line of several volumes of the 'Home Magazine' -especially a grotesque serial called 'The Wallypug of Why', an enjoyable fantasy about the plots of a cat...Victor Sawdon Pritchett Home MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945I had read every line of several volumes of the 'Home Magazine' -especially a grotesque serial called 'The Wallypug of Why', an enjoyable fantasy about the plots of a cat...Victor Sawdon Pritchett G.E. FarrowThe Wallypug of WhyPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945I had read every line of several volumes of the 'Home Magazine' -especially a grotesque serial called 'The Wallypug of Why', an enjoyable fantasy about the plots of a cat...Victor Sawdon Pritchett Children's EncyclopaediaPrint: Book
1900-1945I had read every line of several volumes of the 'Home Magazine' -especially a grotesque serial called 'The Wallypug of Why', an enjoyable fantasy about the plots of a cat...Victor Sawdon Pritchett Hereward the WakePrint: Book
1900-1945I had read every line of several volumes of the 'Home Magazine' -especially a grotesque serial called 'The Wallypug of Why', an enjoyable fantasy about the plots of a cat...Victor Sawdon Pritchett [comics -unknown]Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945I had read every line of several volumes of the 'Home Magazine' -especially a grotesque serial called 'The Wallypug of Why', an enjoyable fantasy about the plots of a cat...Victor Sawdon Pritchett Marriage on Two Hundred a YearPrint: Book
1800-1849I had two sheets from Mrs Montagu the other day trying to prove to me that I knew nothing at all of my own heart (Mercy how romantic she is[.)] write presently to Templan...Jane Baillie Welsh Mrs MontaguLetter dated 3 JulyManuscript: Letter
1800-1849I have been engaged this day posting my shop books etc. during my spare time reading a novel- The Pirate [Scott]Adam Mackie Walter ScottThe PiratePrint: Book
1900-1945I have been for two motor drives, so you see I am getting on: and I am reading a book called 'Tadpoles and God' which pleases me by talking of Mr Wells who 'in his ...Freya Stark Laurence Oliver BrownTadpoles and GodPrint: Book
1800-1849I have been in the shop all day and during the intervals of business reading Scott's novel of RedgauntletAdam Mackie Walter ScottRedgauntletPrint: Book
1800-1849I have been pleased with some tracts on political Economy by William Alias Entomology Spence esq. F.L.S. Just reprinted since 1806, or 1808, but the reasoning not out of ...Anne Lister William SpenceTracts on Political Economy: Viz I. Britain IndepePrint: Book
1800-1849I have been principally engaged this day studying at an encyclopaedia by Nicholson, six octavo [volumes], a book sent by George Clark, bookseller, Aberdeen. Invoiced at s...Adam Mackie NicholsonEncyclopaediaPrint: Book
1900-1945I have been rather feeble and depressed all summer, and it will probably do a lot of good to walk about the hills of Arabia. I have been reading books about it and ...Freya Stark [Anon] [Anon][unknown book about Arabia]Print: Book
1900-1945I have been re-reading 'Du Côté.' Well, it is marvellous. I have also been re-reading 'Anna Karenina'. Well, it is more marvellous. I have also been re-reading 'Les F...Arnold Bennett Fyodor Dostoyevsky Les Freres Karamazov Print: Book
1900-1945I have been re-reading 'Du Côté.' Well, it is marvellous. I have also been re-reading 'Anna Karenina'. Well, it is more marvellous. I have also been re-reading 'Les F...Arnold Bennett Leo TolstoyAnna KareninaPrint: Book
1900-1945I have been re-reading 'Du Côté.' Well, it is marvellous. I have also been re-reading 'Anna Karenina'. Well, it is more marvellous. I have also been re-reading 'Les F...Arnold Bennett Marcel ProustDu Coté chez SwannPrint: Book


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