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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
 
1900-1945In Commonplace Book for 1927 E. F. Forster transcribes passage on time from vol. I, ch.iv of Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain, accompanying this with comments including: '...Edward Morgan Forster Thomas MannThe Magic MountainPrint: Book
1900-1945In Diary of Virginia Woolf, facing page on which entry for 20 August 1932 and beginning of entry for 2 September written: 'Reading this August: Souvenirs de Tocquev...Virginia Woolf Alexis de TocquevilleSouvenirsPrint: Book
1900-1945In Diary of Virginia Woolf, facing page on which entry for 20 August 1932 and beginning of entry for 2 September written: 'Reading this August: Souvenirs de Tocquev...Virginia Woolf Lord KilbrackenReminiscencesPrint: Book
1900-1945In Diary of Virginia Woolf, facing page on which entry for 20 August 1932 and beginning of entry for 2 September written: 'Reading this August: Souvenirs de Tocquev...Virginia Woolf George Bernard ShawPen Portraits and ReviewsPrint: Book
1900-1945In Diary of Virginia Woolf, facing page on which entry for 20 August 1932 and beginning of entry for 2 September written: 'Reading this August: Souvenirs de Tocquev...Virginia Woolf Douglas AinslieAdventures Social and LiteraryPrint: Book
1900-1945In Diary of Virginia Woolf, facing page on which entry for 20 August 1932 and beginning of entry for 2 September written: 'Reading this August: Souvenirs de Tocquev...Virginia Woolf V. Sackville-West'novel'Print: Book
1900-1945In Diary of Virginia Woolf, facing page on which entry for 20 August 1932 and beginning of entry for 2 September written: 'Reading this August: Souvenirs de Tocquev...Virginia Woolf Samuel Taylor ColeridgepoemsPrint: Book
1900-1945In Diary of Virginia Woolf, facing page on which entry for 20 August 1932 and beginning of entry for 2 September written: 'Reading this August: Souvenirs de Tocquev...Virginia Woolf Samuel Taylor ColeridgelettersPrint: Book
1600-1699
1700-1799		In Elizabeth Lyttelton's hand, a paraphrase of Walter Ralegh's lines 'Like hermit poor', entitled 'A Christian paraphrase on those Verses Like Hermit poor, &c'.Elizabeth Lyttelton Walter RaleghLike hermit poorUnknown
In extract from journal of George Frederick Cooke in W. Dunlap, Memoirs of George Frederick Cooke: "Read English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, by Lord Byron. It is well wr...George Frederick Cooke George Gordon Lord ByronEnglish Bards and Scotch ReviewersPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		In her edition of Mary Gladstone's "Diaries and Letters", Lucy Masterman would suggest that it was under her father's influence that Mary read Butler's "Analogy".Mary Gladstone Joseph ButlerThe Analogy of ReligionPrint: Book
1850-1899In her Writer's Recollections (1919; pp.325-26), Mrs Humphrey Ward would remember an occasion in Italy when, Paul Bourget having failed to translate Kipling's "McAndrew's...Henry James Rudyard KiplingMcAndrew's HymnUnknown
1500-1599In his Childe-hood he was so addicted to those means which his Parents applied him unto, for the implanting in him the seeds of good Literature, that he rather needed a ...Thomas Gataker [various]Print: Book
1700-1799In his copy of John Whitaker, The History of Manchester, Francis Douce "[backed] up a sarcastic note (I: vii) about the defects of the author's style and his overreliance...Francis Douce John WhitakerHistory of ManchesterPrint: Book
1800-1849In introductory note to Felicia Hemans, "The American Forest-Girl": 'F[elicia]H[emans] [...] read Catherine Maria Sedgwick's "Hope Leslie" [...] a novel published in 1827...Felicia Hemans Catherine Maria SedgwickHope LesliePrint: Book
1800-1849In journal entry for Sunday 18 November 1821, Claire Clairmont transcribes several lines from 'Tam O'Shanter,' and "Lament for James Earl of Glencairn,' both by Robert ...Claire Clairmont Robert Burns'Tam O' Shanter'Unknown
1800-1849In journal entry for Sunday 18 November 1821, Claire Clairmont transcribes several lines from 'Tam O'Shanter,' and "Lament for James Earl of Glencairn,' both by Robert ...Claire Clairmont Robert Burns'Lament for James Earl of Glencairn'Unknown
1800-1849In journal entry for Wednesday 25 May, Claire Clairmont transcribes stanzas 28 and 29 from Canto II of The King's Quair, by James I of Scotland.Claire Clairmont King James I of ScotlandThe King's QuairPrint: Book
1800-1849In letter from Byron to Thomas Moore: 'When Byron read these verses aloud to Moore and Rogers, they all three broke down with laughter.'George Gordon, Lord Byron Lord Thurlow"When Rogers ... "Unknown
1850-1899In letter of 19 October 1890, Henry James writes (in French) to Urbain Mengin on having read Paul Bourget's new novel Coeur de Femme.Henry James Paul BourgetCoeur de FemmePrint: Unknown


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