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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
 
1800-1849'I was struck this morning, in comparing the poems of George Herbert with those of Henry Vaughan, by the perfect ease and power of the former, the labour and short fallin...John Ruskin George Herbert[poems]Print: Unknown
1800-1849'I was struck this morning, in comparing the poems of George Herbert with those of Henry Vaughan, by the perfect ease and power of the former, the labour and short fallin...John Ruskin Henry Vaughan[poems]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Looked at Mrs Browning's "last poems" in evening; not so good as I thought, depressing me with doubts of my own judgement.'John Ruskin Elizabeth Barret Browning[poems]Unknown
1850-1899'Read old poems of 1848. I have gained something in these twenty-two years.'John Ruskin [unknown][poems]Unknown
1850-1899'Collingwood's poem, read last night, not without its meaning.'John Ruskin Cuthbert Collingwood[poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'The members then considered Bret Harte & his work. The committee overwhelmed by the inability (through health & other unavoidable circumstances) of 3 members to introduc...Ursula Unwin Francis Bret Harte[poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'The members then considered Bret Harte & his work. The committee overwhelmed by the inability (through health & other unavoidable circumstances) of 3 members to introduc...Members of XII Book ClubFrancis Bret Harte[poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'The Club then listened to a variety of readings from modern poets as follows: A Rawlings Extracts from "The Art of Poetry" T.C. Eliott from Chesterton's "Lepanto" M...Charles Evans Thomas Hardy[poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'The Club then listened to a variety of readings from modern poets as follows: A Rawlings Extracts from "The Art of Poetry" T.C. Eliott from Chesterton's "Lepanto" M...George Burrow Burrow[poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'The Club then listened to a variety of readings from modern poets as follows: A Rawlings Extracts from "The Art of Poetry" T.C. Eliott from Chesterton's "Lepanto" M...Francis Pollard Siegfried Sassoon[poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'F. E. Pollard read an article on Thos Hardy by Arnold Bennett S. A. Reynold [sic] spoke on Hardy's country with books & illustrations & R. H. Robson read from "Far from ...T. C. Elliott Thomas Hardy[poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at School House, Leighton Park. Jan 27th 1942 J. Knox Taylor in the Chair.
1. In the absences of the Secretary the minute of the last meeting were ...		Kenneth F. Nicholson Gerard Manley Hopkins[poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at School House, Leighton Park. Jan 27th 1942 J. Knox Taylor in the Chair.
1. In the absence of the Secretary the minutes of the last meeting wer...		[a member of the XII Book Club – one of Isabel Taylor, Roger Moore, Margaret Dilks, A. G. Joselin, or F. E. Pollard] Gerard Manley Hopkins[poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at School House, Leighton Park. Jan 27th 1942 J. Knox Taylor in the Chair.
1. In the absence of the Secretary the minutes of the last meeting wer...		[a member of the XII Book Club – one of Isabel Taylor, Roger Moore, Margaret Dilks, A. G. Joselin, or F. E. Pollard] Thomas Stears Eliot[poems]Print: Book
1900-1945‘The Katharine Tynan verses are perfectly charming in that War Poetry cutting. Sweet, original and truly felt.’Ivor Bertie Gurney Katharine Tynan[poems]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1900-1945'We set off early along a dry river-bed green with date palms on either bank, pursued by thousands of flies which we could not get rid off until we reached the cold...Doreen Ingrams Anon Anon[poems]Print: Book, Read in Arabic
1800-1849'Writing to [Francis] Wrangham in late Feb. 1801, W[ordsworth] remarked: "I read with great pleasure a very elegant and tender poem of yours in the 2nd Vol: of the [Annua...William Wordsworth Francis Wrangham[poem]Print: Book
Byron to unknown female correspondent (mother of author of poem sent for Byron's consideration), 17 August 1814: 'The poem from which you have done me the honour to enlo...George Gordon Lord Byron Robert Charles Dallas [?][poem]Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth's Grasmere Journal, Wednesday 17 March 1802: 'I went and sate with W. and walked backwards and forwards in the orchard till dinner time. He read me his...William Wordsworth William Wordsworth[poem]Manuscript: Sheet
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth's Grasmere Journal, Wednesday 17 March 1802: '... we sate a while ... [in the orchard]. I left ... [William Wordsworth], and he nearly finished the po...William Wordsworth William Wordsworth[poem]Manuscript: Sheet


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