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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'Meeting held at 7 Marlborough Avenue, 21.XI.44
    A. G. Joselin in the chair.

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2. The minutes of the last mee...		[unnamed member[s] of the XII Book Club] Ralph Smith[letters]Manuscript: Letter
1900-1945'Meeting held at “Oakdene” Northcourt Avenue. 31st March 1942. S. A. Reynolds in the chair. 1. The minutes of the last meeting were read & signed. [...] 4. The...Isabel Taylor Gertrude Bell[Letters]Print: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at 219, Kings Road. 15th October 1942. Dorothea Taylor in the chair
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read & signed.
2. The secret...		Francis E. Pollard Charles Lamb[letters]Print: Book
1900-1945‘I have just been censoring letters: which hardly puts one in the mood for writing … The reading of a hundred letters has brought home to me one need. Could you send ...Charles Hamilton Sorley [letters]Manuscript: Letter
1900-1945'When we returned to Mukalla from the East Indies there was more work than ever; the war meant a number of new regulations which had to be enforced including the ce...Doreen Ingrams [Anon] [Anon][letters]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth describes to Lady Beaumont how she received a letter from her: 'A few minutes before your letter arrived, William [Wordsworth] had set forward with his...William and Dorothy WordsworthLady Beaumont[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1500-1599'After priuat praier I did eate my breakfast, Read a Longe Letter and wret an other'Margaret Hoby [unknown][letter]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849Byron to Annabella Milbanke, 12 February 1814: 'In thanking you for your letter you will allow me to say that there is one sentence I do not understand ... I will copy it...George Gordon Lord Byron Annabella Milbanke[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849Byron in postscript of letter to Annabella Milbanke, 1 August 1814: 'I have read your letter once more -- and it appears to me that I must have said something which makes...George Gordon Lord Byron Annabella Milbanke[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849Byron to Annabella Milbanke, early in their engagement, 19 September 1814: 'When your letter arrived my sister was sitting near me and grew frightened at the effect of it...George Gordon Lord Byron Annabella Milbanke[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849Byron to Annabella Milbanke, 16 October 1814: 'In arranging papers I have found the first letter you ever wrote to me -- read it again ...'George Gordon Lord Byron Annabella Milbanke[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849Byron to his father-in-law, Sir Ralph Noel, 7 February 1816: 'I have read Lady Byron's letter -- enclosed by you to Mrs. Leigh -- with much surprize and more sorrow.'George Gordon Lord Byron Lady Byron[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849Byron to Countess Teresa Guiccioli, '[After Feb 7, 1820?]' (translated from Italian) : 'I have read the "few lines" of your note with all due attention ...'George Gordon Lord Byron Countess Teresa Guiccioli[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849Byron to Thomas Moore, 16 November 1821, on literary ambitions of an Irish visitor, John Taaffe: 'I read a letter of yours to him yesterday, and he begs me to write to yo...George Gordon Lord Byron Thomas Moore[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1700-1799'While I read [your letter], I have you before me in person: I converse with you and your dear Anna, as arm in arm you traverse the happy terrace...'Samuel Richardson Sophia Westcomb[letter]Manuscript: Letter, Unknown
1700-1799'There was no need to bespeak my Patience, nor anything but my Gratitude, on reading such a Letter as you have favoured me with. Indeed I admire it; and have reason to pl...Samuel Richardson Lady Bradshaigh[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849"'ne morning as we were sitting at breakfast, about 9 o'clock, ... in the garden, the postman, who had been knocking at the door, ... flung a paid letter on the path. Pat...Charles Manby Smith Dr D of Prospect Villa [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849'One morning as we were sitting at breakfast, about 9 o'clock, ... in the garden, the postman, who had been knocking at the door, ... flung a paid letter on the path. Pat...Mrs Smith Dr D of Prospect Villa [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'I walked to Grossmutter's and read her a letter of G's'.George Eliot [pseud.] George Henry Lewes[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1600-1699'This night Tom came to show me a civil letter sent him from his mistress.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][letter]Manuscript: Letter


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