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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
 
1700-1799
1800-1849		'Sneyd and Charlotte have begun Sir Charles Grandison: I almost envy them the pleasure of reading Clementina?s story for the first time. It is one of those pleasures whic...Maria Edgeworth Samuel RichardsonSir Charles GrandisonPrint: Book
1850-1899'As a collier [Joseph Keating]... heard a co-worker sigh, "Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate". Keating was stunned: "You are quoting Pope". "Ayh", replied ...Joseph Keating Samuel Richardson Print: Book
1800-1849'In the year 1816 we were at Brighton for the summer holidays, and he read to us "Sir Charles Grandison". It was always habit in our family to read aloud every evening.'Thomas Babbington Macaulay Samuel RichardsonSir Charles GrandisonPrint: Book
1800-1849'[Harriet Grove] enjoyed novels and plays: in 1809-10, she read with pleasure in a family group a number of popular bestsellers (which in the period means largely novels ...Harriet Grove Samuel RichardsonSir Charles GrandisonPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the month of April 1792... Anna read Richardson's "Clarissa" for the second time - "the style is prolix, the manners obsolete, & I felt fidgeted at the repetitions no...Anna Larpent Samuel RichardsonClarissaPrint: Book
1700-1799'in the even I wrote my London letters... also read the News paper... as I was a writing all the even my wife read "Clarissa Harlowe" to me.'Peggy Turner Samuel RichardsonClarissaPrint: Unknown
1700-1799'My wife read part of "Clarissa Harlowe" to me in the even as I sat a-posting my book.'Peggy Turner Samuel RichardsonClarissaPrint: Book
1700-1799[while he was doing his accounts Turner's wife read aloud to him] 'the moving Scene of the Funeral of Miss Clarissa Harlowe' - "Oh: may the Supreme Being give me Grace to...Peggy Turner Samuel RichardsonClarissaPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the even my wife finished reading of "Clarissa Harlowe", which I look upon as a very well-wrote thing though it must be allowed it is too prolix. I think the author k...Peggy Turner Samuel RichardsonClarissaPrint: Book
1700-1799'While I was writing the two volumes [of Pamela], my worthy-hearted wife, and the young lady who is with us, when I had read them some part of the story, which I had begu...Samuel Richardson Samuel RichardsonPamelaManuscript: Unknown, manuscript of his novel
1700-1799'The Persons who have seen [the manuscript of "Clarissa"], and whom I could not deny, are Dr Heylin, and his Lady, both excellent Judges and fond of Writings of Amusement...John Heylin Samuel RichardsonClarissaManuscript: Unknown, early MS version
1700-1799'The Persons who have seen [the manuscript of "Clarissa"], and whom I could not deny, are Dr Heylin, and his Lady, both excellent Judges and fond of Writings of Amusement...Mrs Heylin Samuel RichardsonClarissaManuscript: Unknown, early MS version
1700-1799'The Persons who have seen [the manuscript of "Clarissa"], and whom I could not deny, are Dr Heylin, and his Lady, both excellent Judges and fond of Writings of Amusement...Miss Cheyne Samuel RichardsonClarissaManuscript: Unknown, early MS version
1700-1799'The Persons who have seen [the manuscript of "Clarissa"], and whom I could not deny, are Dr Heylin, and his Lady, both excellent Judges and fond of Writings of Amusement...John Freke Samuel RichardsonClarissaManuscript: Unknown, early MS version
1700-1799'The Persons who have seen [the manuscript of "Clarissa"], and whom I could not deny, are Dr Heylin, and his Lady, both excellent Judges and fond of Writings of Amusement...Edward Young Samuel RichardsonClarissaManuscript: Unknown, early MS version
1700-1799'The Persons who have seen [the manuscript of "Clarissa"], and whom I could not deny, are Dr Heylin, and his Lady, both excellent Judges and fond of Writings of Amusement...Colley Cibber Samuel RichardsonClarissaManuscript: Unknown, early MS version
1700-1799?On our coming home & Candles being brought in he took up a volume of "Clarissa Harlowe" (w?ch we happen?d then all to be reading) but having sat about 10 minutes without...John Marsh Samuel RichardsonClarissaPrint: Book
1700-1799Another great source of amusement as well as knowledge, I have met with in reading almost all the best novels (Cervantes, Fielding, Smollet, Richardson, Miss Burney, Volt...James Lackington Samuel RichardsonunknownPrint: Book
1700-1799'Well,? at the Lower Rooms we saw this Woman, ? whose Face carries an affirmation of all this account, ? it is bold, hardened, painted, snuft, leering & impudent! Just s...Frances Burney Samuel RichardsonClarissaPrint: Book
1700-1799'Ask Miss Trimmer when it is have you done Clarissa you will be surprised to see so many little dabs of Letters, but it's silly wit'.Lady Caroline Lamb Samuel RichardsonClarissaPrint: Book


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