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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'Very heavy rain. Early dinner in doors. Skimmed Observer.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook The ObserverPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Out with May. She left me in Reading Room when she went about housemaid — read daily graphic[.] Took out "Through Central Africa from East to West". Very gratifying acco...Harriet Bickersteth Cook Daily GraphicPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'A delightful 2 weeks mail began to come in at noon. Many Hindustani books, etc. Reuters very interesting. Italy on the verge. 7 ops. in the day.'Albert Ruskin Cook [Reuters cables]Manuscript: Telegraph cablegram
1900-1945'Little Marjorie's birthday. The verses in Daily Light were as usual uplifting ... Much enjoyed J. 20. 19, 20 with the patients in Hope Ward.'Albert Ruskin Cook ?The Daily Light Birthday BookPrint: BookManuscript: Telegraph cable
1900-1945'To 5 Rosslyn Hill at 10 a.m. Had an hour's Greek reading with Eva + read all 1st Chapter of John's Gospel.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook John 1Print: Book
1900-1945'Read paper. British vessel sunk by German mine. Many German vessels captured by British. Great success in Belgium. Lord Kitchener Minister of War.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook unknownPrint: NewspaperUnknown
1900-1945'Read evening papers. Germans defeated with great loss. Belgians splendid both in tactics and bravery. To rest at 9.15 with hot bottle.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook [London evening newspapers]Print: NewspaperUnknown
1900-1945'Hedley took [me to] Reading Room and changed book and read Times and Illustrated News.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook TimesPrint: NewspaperUnknown
1900-1945'Hedley took [me to] Reading Room and changed book and read Times and Illustrated News.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Illustrated London NewsPrint: NewspaperUnknown
1900-1945'Read Xtian Observer on War ... Began Father & Son by Goss. 9. May filled hot water bottle & brought hot water. To bed 9.30.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Christian ObserverPrint: Serial / periodicalUnknown
1900-1945'Went with May to reading room at 10 a.m. Read Times. Back at 11.30.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook TimesPrint: NewspaperUnknown
1900-1945'Bkft in garden. Elsie read Prayers. Carefully studied newspapers.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook unknownPrint: NewspaperUnknown
1900-1945'Knitted and Daily Mail. Rheims Cathedral destroyed by Germans. Early dinner ¼ 1. Rested in d:r:'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Daily MailPrint: NewspaperUnknown
1900-1945'Went out with May to pay bills when snow & sleet stopped. She left me at Reading Room where I read Times & daily mirror & Graphic.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook TimesPrint: NewspaperUnknown
1900-1945'Went out with May to pay bills when snow & sleet stopped. She left me at Reading Room where I read Times & daily mirror & Graphic.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Daily MirrorPrint: NewspaperUnknown
1900-1945'Went out with May to pay bills when snow & sleet stopped. She left me at Reading Room where I read Times & daily mirror & Graphic.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook The GraphicPrint: NewspaperUnknown
1900-1945'May finished Only a Governess. Pr. ¼ past 9. 1 Cor vii.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook 1 Corinthians 7Print: BookUnknown
1900-1945'News from the front there was none. No one knew where the front was. The "Evening Paper," a single sheet, printed in large characters on one side only, confined itself t...Ian Vivian Hay Evening Paper, ThePrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'In a much-thumbed copy of the "Figaro," dated October 25th—a copy which, it was said, had been dropped from an aeroplane, and which we secretly circulated from ward to w...Ian Vivian Hay Le FigaroPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'The bulletin of war news, posted up each morning outside the Kommandantur, boasted each day of the capture of countless Russian and French prisoners.' Ian Vivian Hay [bulletin of war news]Print: Serial / periodicalManuscript: Sheet


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