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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
 
1850-1899Books read by Oscar Wilde in Reading Gaol, December 1896 - March 1897, taken from his list of books requested and then sent by his friends. Source author notes that Wilde...Oscar Wilde Walter PaterMiscellaneous EssaysPrint: Book
1850-1899'It was during Michaelmas term of 1874 that Wilde first opened "Studies in the History of the Renaissance", a collection of art essays penned by the Oxford Classics don W...Oscar Wilde Walter PaterStudies in the History of the RenaiisancePrint: Book
1850-1899'"Marius [the Epicurean]" came this morning and I am licking my chops in anticipation.'Joseph Conrad Walter PaterMarius the EpicureanPrint: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at Frensham. 6th Oct. 1943 Howard R. Smith in the chair.
1. Minutes of the last meeting were read & approved.
[...]
5. Kenneth Ni...		Kenneth F. Nicholson Walter Pater[unspecified text]Print: Book
1800-1849'I inclose you Roscoe's and Mr. Scott's letters of criticism but besides this Scott has written the margin from beginning to end and his hints are most rational - these l...James Hogg Walter PatersonLegend of Iona, ThePrint: Book
1700-1799'The Sonnet of Mr des Yveteaux the odd Man who shut himself up with a Wench, & played Shepherd & Shepherdess when he was past threescore; beginning Avoir peu de parens...Hester Lynch Thrale Walter PopeOld Mans Wish, ThePrint: Unknown
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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
1600-1699
1700-1799		In Elizabeth Lyttelton's hand, a paraphrase of Walter Ralegh's lines 'Like hermit poor', entitled 'A Christian paraphrase on those Verses Like Hermit poor, &c'.Elizabeth Lyttelton Walter RaleghLike hermit poorUnknown
1900-1945'[Mrs Ward's average day at Stocks began] at 5.30 a.m, with the reading of Greek, or writing of letters, or much reading, for the reading of many books was still her grea...Mary Augusta ward Walter RaleighWordsworthPrint: Book
1900-1945Virginia Woolf to Vita Sackville-West, 17 February 1926: 'Why are all professors of English literature ashamed of English literature? Walter Raleigh calls Shakespear...Virginia Woolf Walter RaleighLettersPrint: Book
1900-1945'Before that illumined moment of rich inspiration, Winifred had been experimenting with other kinds of writing, and studying such treasure-troves of style as the travel b...Winifred Holtby Walter RaleighunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945[under heading 'Johnson on Othello]: 'Consulted original ed. to see if Raleigh misses out much. Naturally J. is stupider than he suggests: but was not stupid.'Edward Morgan Forster Walter Raleigh, ed.Johnson on ShakesparePrint: Book
1900-1945'K.S. Evans assisted [her husband's discussion of superstition] by reading from Walter Raymond's "The Book of Simple Delights".'Katherine Evans Walter RaymondThe Book of Simple DelightsPrint: Book
1900-1945'Geo Meredith's Diana of the Crossways was the subject of the evening. H.M. Wallis read an essay on the work of Geo Meredith as a whole & also two pieces of his poetry. ...Walter Rowntree Walter Rowntree[resume of Meredith's 'Diana of the Crossways']Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'The programme devoted to Carlyle & his works was then proceeded with but owing to the length of the discussion was not completed. Mr Stansfield read a paper on Carlyle &...Walter Rowntree Walter Rowntree[resume of Sartor Resartus]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'W.S. Rowntree then read a very interesting paper on four Punch artists which was followed by readings from Punch of a very varied nature by S. A. Reynolds, Miss J. Heela...Walter Rowntree Walter Rowntree[paper on 'Punch' artists]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'The following was the programme for the evening Viz a paper by W.S. Rowntree on W.W. Jacobs' works. C.E. Stansfield, C.I. Evans & W.S. Rowntree gave illustrative readin...Walter Rowntree Walter Rowntree[Paper on W.W. Jacobs]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'The subject of Occultism was introduced in a general & comprehensive way [by] C. Stansfield. H.R. Smith read a paper on Subliminal Consciousness & W.S Rowntree on Eviden...Walter Rowntree Walter Rowntree[paper on Evidence of continued existence after co...Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'W.S. Rowntree read a paper on Dante & Florence [,] H.R. Smith explained the Vita Nuova from which Mrs W.H. Smith & Mrs Edminson read selections'.Walter Rowntree Walter Rowntree[paper on Dante & Florence]Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849'Autumn departs- but still his mantles fold...' [transcript of text] 'Introduction to the Lord of the Isles'Emma Bowly Walter ScottThe Lord of the IslesUnknown


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