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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
 
1900-1945Sunday 8 May 1932: 'I've scarcely read [on holiday in Greece] [...] only Roger's Eastman, & Wells, & Murry.'Virginia Woolf John Middleton MurryunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849Sunday 9 April 1826: 'Lockhart's Review -- Don't like his article on Sheridan's Life. There is no breadth in it, no general views -- the whole flung away in smart bu...Walter Scott J. G. Lockhartreview of Thomas Moore, Life of SheridanPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Sunday, 1 June 1828: 'We reachd Carlisle at seven o' clock and were housed for the night. My books being exhausted I lighted on an odd volume of the Gentleman's Magazi...Walter Scott The Gentleman's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Sunday, 1 March 1829: 'I labourd heard [i.e. 'hard'?] the whole day and between hands refreshd myself with Vidocque's Memoirs.'Walter Scott VidocqueMemoires de Vidocque, Chef de la Police de Surete ...Print: Book
1800-1849Sunday, 11 July 1830: 'I have begun Lawrie Todd which ought considering the author's indisputed talents to have been better. He might have laid [James Fenimore] Cowper...Walter Scott John GaltLawrie ToddPrint: Book
1800-1849Sunday, 12 February 1826; 'Read a few pages of Will d'Avenant who was fond of having it supposed that Shakespeare intrigued with his mother. I think the pretension c...Walter Scott William Davenant Print: Book
1800-1849Sunday, 13 May 1827: 'Spent the day, which was delightful, wandering from place to place in the woods, sometimes reading the new and interesting volumes of Cyril Thorn...Walter Scott Captain Thomas HamiltonThe Youth and Manhood of Cyril ThorntonPrint: Book
1800-1849Sunday, 15 February 1829: 'I wrought [i.e. worked at writing] to day but not much -- rather dawdled and took to reading Chambers' Beauties of Scotland which would be a...Walter Scott Robert ChambersPicture of ScotlandPrint: Book
1800-1849Sunday, 16 July 1826: 'Very unsatisfactory to-day. Sleepy, stupid, indolent -- finished arranging the books and after that was totally useless -- unless it can be ca...Walter Scott 'The murder of [William] Weare by Thurtell and Co....Print: Book
1800-1849Sunday, 19 February 1826; 'Being troubled with thick-coming fancies and a slight palpitation of the heart I have been reading the Chronicle of the Good Knight Messir...Walter Scott G. ChastellainVie de Jacques de LalainePrint: Book
1800-1849Sunday, 19 July 1829: 'I read the Spae-wife of Galt. There is something good in it and the language is occasionally very forcible but he has made his story difficult t...Walter Scott John GaltThe SpaewifePrint: Book
1900-1945Sunday, 19 June 1937, during holiday to Scotland and Border country: 'I have been reading translations of Greek verse, and thinking idly.'Virginia Woolf unknownGreek versePrint: Book
1800-1849Sunday, 20 November 1825 (first entry): 'I have all my life regretted that I did not keep a regular [journal] [...] I have bethought me on seeing lately some volumes...Walter Scott George Gordon Lord ByronmemorandaManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Sunday, 22 April 1827: 'Wrought [i.e. worked] in the afternoon and tried to read De Vere, a sensible but heavy book written by an able hand -- but a great bore for all...Walter Scott Robert WardDe VerePrint: Book
1800-1849Sunday, 26 April 1829: 'Looking for something I fell in with the Little drama long amissing calld the Doom of Devorgoil. I believe it was out of mere contradiction tha...Walter Scott Walter ScottThe Doom of DevorgoilManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Sunday, 26 December 1830: 'I shut myself up in Mr. [Henry] Scott's room. He has lately become purchaser of his Grandfather's valuable Library which was collected by Po...Walter Scott Civil war tractsPrint: Unknown
1800-1849Sunday, 27 February 1831: 'Being Saturday no Mr. Laidlaw [amanuensis] came yesterday evening nor to-day being Sunday. Truth is I began to fear I was working too hard a...Walter Scott 'German novels'Print: Book
1800-1849Sunday, 5 April 1829: 'Read prayers to what remains of our [house] party, being Anne [daughter], my niece Anne, the four Skenes and William Forbes.'Walter Scott PrayersPrint: Book
1900-1945Sunday, Feb 4 (1940) 'Rose late. 11 o'clock. Breakfast. Went out to shovel snow off paths. Stayed in all day, reading, writing, etc. Thank goodness snow seems to be thaw... [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1850-1899Sundays at Coldbath Fields Prison, only half the prisoners can attend chapel at one time: 'Those who are left behind are not, however, allowed to remain without religiou...prisoners at Coldbath Fields [n/a]The Penny Sunday ReaderPrint: Book


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