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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
 
1600-1699'December 25. I had somewhat before, by accident, chosen a booke to read, which I had long by mee, but never did read it. 'Twas upon Ephesians 3:19, which did much affect...Isaac Archer [Commentary upon Ephesians: 3]Print: Book
1850-1899Patrick Bronte to George Smith, his daughter Charlotte's publisher before her death in 1855, 26 March 1860:

'Though writing is to me now something of a tas...		Patrick Brontė William Makepeace Thackeray[Comments accompanying 'The Last Sketch — Emma, a ...Print: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'I have read your Objections to Sir Charles's Divided Love to Mrs Donellan. Just her sentiments, she said. And Harriet's frequent declarations of her love, she also censu...Samuel Richardson Lady Bradshaigh[comments on MS of Sir Charles Grandison]Manuscript: Letter
1700-1799'I have read your Objections to Sir Charles's Divided Love to Mrs Donellan. Just her sentiments, she said. And Harriet's frequent declarations of her love, she also censu...Hester Mulso Lady Bradshaigh[comments on MS of Sir Charles Grandison]Manuscript: Letter
1700-1799'I have read your Objections to Sir Charles's Divided Love to Mrs Donellan. Just her sentiments, she said. And Harriet's frequent declarations of her love, she also censu...Mrs Donellan Lady Bradshaigh[comments on MS of Sir Charles Grandison]Manuscript: Letter
1900-1945'As I was keen to go abroad, and half fearful of the war ending before my dream was consummated, I was not to be tempted by Marian's opinions ... And so she proceeded to ...Vero Walter Garratt [Communist pamphlets]Print: Pamphlet
1850-1899'In the evening I read aloud Charlie's compositions, which show very good sense in their effort to arrive at exactness of expression about common things'.George Eliot [pseud.] Charles Lewes[compositions]Manuscript: Unknown, compositions
1900-1945Referring to a concert in New York where one of his pieces was performed: 'The write-ups have been marvellous ? so I feel rather ?started? in New York now!' Benjamin Britten [concert review]Print: NewspaperManuscript: Letter
1700-1799[Anna Seward on Thomas Gisborne's conduct books]: 'too strict'; they 'might have been more generally useful upon a less rigid plan of admonition, especially the volume de...Anna Seward Thomas Gisborne[conduct books]Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		[Marginalia]Samuel Taylor Coleridge John Hewitt[conjecture] Nine Select SermonsPrint: 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'We read over the contract together and discoursed it well over and so parted'Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[contract]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'We read over the contract together and discoursed it well over and so parted'Mr Andrews Samuel Pepys[contract]Manuscript: Sheet
1900-1945'Meeting held at 30 Northcourt Avenue    Dec 19th 1930
Miss E. C. Stevens in the chair
Min 1 Minutes of last Meeting approved
[...]<...		E. Dorothy Brain E. Dorothy Brain[Contribution to a symposium in the role of 'a Sal...Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Meeting held at 30 Northcourt Avenue    Dec 19th 1930
Miss E. C. Stevens in the chair
Min 1 Minutes of last Meeting approved
[...]<...		Reginald H. Robson Reginald H. Robson[Contribution to a symposium: the position of the ...Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945Meeting held at 30 Northcourt Avenue
Dec 19th 1930
Miss E. C. Stevens in the chair
Min 1 Minutes of last Meeting approved
[...]
7 After refr...		Edgar Castle Edward Castle[Contribution to a symposium: the position of the ...Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Meeting held at 30 Northcourt Avenue    Dec 19th 1930
Miss E. C. Stevens in the chair
Min 1 Minutes of last Meeting approved
[...]<...		Charles E. Stansfield Charles E. Stansfield[Contribution to a symposium: the viewpoint of a r...Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849'after reading half thro' Porter's "Russian Campaign", I found it to be such an incorrigible mass of folly and stupidity, that nothing could be said of it but what was gr...Sydney Smith Isaac Milner[Controversy with Marsh on Auxiliary Bible Society...Print: Book
1700-1799'I was one day called aside, and a hand-bill was given me; and thinking it to be a quack doctor's bill for a certain disease, I expressed my suprise at its being given to...James Lackington John Biggs[conversion narrative]Print: Handbill
1850-1899'As my love of books became known, I was made free of such libraries as the neighbours possessed which led to me reading some curious and unsuitable matter, old-fashioned...Hannah Mitchell [unknown][cookery books]Print: Book


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