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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'We were allowed to see two German papers—the "Kölnische Zeitung" and the "Lokal Würzburger Anzeiger." These papers arrived after lunch, and anything of interest in t...Ian Vivian Kölnische ZeitungPrint: NewspaperManuscript: Sheet
1900-1945'We were allowed to see two German papers—the "Kölnische Zeitung" and the "Lokal Würzburger Anzeiger." These papers arrived after lunch, and anything of interest in t...Ian Vivian Lokal Würzburger AnzeigerPrint: NewspaperManuscript: Sheet
1900-1945'One day when drawing our parcels we received some little cardboard packets of compressed dates as usual, but this time a small white strip of paper was pasted on the out...Gerald Featherstone Knight [strip of paper]Print: Strip of paper bearing produce information
1850-1899
1900-1945		'I was sent out first thing in the morning for a number of racing newspapers, over which my father pored while having his breakfast. Then he carefully wrote down the name...Thomas Garratt [racing newspapers] Print: Newspaper
1850-1899
1900-1945		'As classes were large and teachers few, individual tuition was scant. The three R's were the basic subjects, and scripture study took up a big slice of the time. And thr...Vero Walter Garratt LeviticusPrint: Book
1900-1945'I was ... thankful for the monthly and quarterly magazines that lay on the tables of the library, for their instructive articles were equal to anything I could have hear...Vero Walter Garratt Hibbert's JournalPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'I was ... thankful for the monthly and quarterly magazines that lay on the tables of the library, for their instructive articles were equal to anything I could have hear...Vero Walter Garratt English ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'I was ... thankful for the monthly and quarterly magazines that lay on the tables of the library, for their instructive articles were equal to anything I could have hear...Vero Walter Garratt Edinburgh ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'I was ... thankful for the monthly and quarterly magazines that lay on the tables of the library, for their instructive articles were equal to anything I could have hear...Vero Walter Garratt CriterionPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'I ... took an active part in the work of the [Old Meeting Church] and became a Sunday School teacher. Happily, the class of small boys I was called on to manage could be...Vero Walter Garratt BiblePrint: Book
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 Workers' DreadnoughtPrint: Serial / periodical
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 Cambridge MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
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 FreedomPrint: Serial / periodical
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 ClarionPrint: Serial / periodical
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 Christian CommonwealthPrint: Serial / periodical
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
1900-1945'My friend Marian continued to send the bunch of periodicals that helped to shatter my illusions about the righteousness of the War. Particularly I was impressed by the <...Vero Walter Garratt Cambridge MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Had an earnest talk with Outram — said he still had the text book I gave him years ago, but had no time for religion. Often took up his bible but was interrupted.' BiblePrint: Book
1900-1945'After tea, K. [Katharine Cook] & I went up in the side car & spent some time with Wallace. He was reading out of the Sunday School Times ... Most incoherent. K brought h... Sunday School TimesPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Pilot came on board & took us up the 16 miles to Beira. Landed at 3.15 pm ... had tea at the Savoy & latest telegrams & papers. There was a Times of Jan 16 & a Spectator...Albert Ruskin Cook [telegrams]Manuscript: Letter, telegram


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