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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
 
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1700-1799		Transcription in Elizabeth Lyttelton's hand of St Ignatius of Antioch, 'My Love is Crucified'. Elizabeth Lyttelton St Ignatius of Antioch My Love is CrucifiedUnknown
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1700-1799		Transcription in Elizabeth Lyttelton's hand of Thomas Carey, 'On his Mistress going to Sea'. Elizabeth Lyttelton Thomas CareyOn his mistress going to seaUnknown
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1700-1799		Transcription in Elizabeth Lyttelton's hand of Walter Ralegh, 'Even such is time which takes in trust'.Elizabeth Lyttelton Walter RaleghEven such is time which takes in trustUnknown
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1700-1799		Transcription in Elizabeth Lyttelton's hand of William Alabaster, 'Dr Alabasters verses upon Dr Reynolds & his Brother'.Elizabeth Lyttelton William AlabasterVerses upon Dr Reynolds & his BrotherPrint: Book
1600-1699
1700-1799		Transcription in Elizabeth Lyttelton's hand of William Cartwright, 'To Mr. W. B. at the Birth of his first Child'. Elizabeth Lyttelton William CartwrightTo Mr. W. B. at the Birth of his first ChildPrint: Book
1800-1849Transcription of Cowper's poem and ''By W. Cowper'.B.A.T. Herbert William CowperMy Father! When I learned that thou was DeadUnknown
1800-1849Transcription of part of text: 'From Professor Gellerts Moral Lessons / 'Faith in God, the sublime thought...'B.A.T. Herbert Professor GellertThe Life of Professor Gellert; with a course of .....Unknown
1800-1849Transcription of poem as 'The Song of Music'. 'Moore'.Mary Groom Thomas MooreThe Song Of MusicUnknown
1800-1849transcription of the poem headed 'the progress of poesy./ thos. gray'Mary Groom Thomas GrayThe Progress of PoesyUnknown
1800-1849Transcription of William Wordsworh, "Fidelity" in letter from Dorothy Wordsworth to Lady Beaumont, 2 March 1806 (first four stanzas as in 1807 edition, followed by furthe...Dorothy Wordsworth William WordsworthFidelityManuscript: Unknown
Transcription of William Wordsworth, "Star-Gazers" appears in letter from Dorothy Wordsworth to Lady Beaumont, 15 November 1806.Dorothy Wordsworth William WordsworthStar-GazersUnknown
Transcription of William Wordsworth, 'The Force of Prayer' appears in letter from Dorothy Wordsworth to Jane Marshall, 18 October 1807.Dorothy Wordsworth William WordsworthThe Force of PrayerManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Tues 21 November 1848: 'After service conversed apart with Anne Wheatcroft who indicated a very favourable state of mind - read and expounded a portion of Scripture suita...R.W. Gibbs [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Tues 27 Mar 1849 - Sat 31 Mar 1849: chaplain had accident on board ship, Matron reads Scriptures to convicts every morning and evening [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1900-1945Tues. Sent letter to Findlay. Fine day. Nil by mail. Read 2535 Mayfair by Frank Richardson.'William Thomas Frank Richardson2535 MayfairPrint: Book
1900-1945Tuesday 1 January 1935: 'I had a lovely old years walk yesterday [...] & then in to Lewes to take the car to Martins [garage], & then home, & read St Paul & the papers [....Virginia Woolf Ernest RenanSt PaulPrint: Book
1900-1945Tuesday 1 January 1935: 'I had a lovely old years walk yesterday [...] & then in to Lewes to take the car to Martins [garage], & then home, & read St Paul & the papers [....Virginia Woolf newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945Tuesday 1 January 1935: 'I had a lovely old years walk yesterday [...] & then in to Lewes to take the car to Martins [garage], & then home, & read St Paul & the papers [....Virginia Woolf Acts of the ApostlesPrint: Book
1900-1945Tuesday 1 May 1934: 'L. opening the first Times to come our way, said George Duckworth is dead. So he is. And I feel the usual incongruous shades of feeling [goes on to r...Leonard Woolf report of death of George DuckworthPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945Tuesday 1 September 1931: 'And so a few days of bed & headache & overpowering sleep, sleep descending inexorable as I tried to read Judith Paris, then Ivanhoe. A note on ...Virginia Woolf Hugh WalpoleJudith ParisPrint: Book


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