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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
 
1850-1899'Reading Problem III'George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes[probably] Problems of Life and Mind; Third Series...Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'He consumed works of western philosophy, from Rousseau to Wyndham Lewis. All this he added to his diet of sexology - Freud, Remy de Gourmont, de Sade and Krafft-Ebing. A...Lawrence Durrell Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing[probably] Psychopathia SexualisPrint: Book
1850-1899'History of Philosophy. Pollock's Sketch of Clifford. Life of Goethe. Homer'.George Eliot [pseud] Edward Caird[probably] Social Philosophy and Religion of Comte...Print: Book
1850-1899'Read Tiraboschi and Rock's Hierurgia'.George Eliot [pseud.] Girolamo Tiraboschi[probably] Storia della letteratura italianaPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read Tiraboschi on the Discovery of Ancient MSS., and Manni, Vite etc.'George Eliot Girolamo Tiraboschi[probably] Storia della letteratura italianaPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read a chapter on the Roma Law in the Middle Ages in Guizot's History of Civilisation in France'.George Eliot [pseud.] Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot[probably] The History of France from the Earliest...Print: Book
1700-1799Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 22 November 1795: 'I will, while expecting Marchand [...] transcribe the wonderful Sanscrit paragraph which you found t'other morning in Mur...Horace Walpole [probably] James Murphy[probably] Travels in Portugal ... in the Years 17...Print: Book
1700-1799Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 22 November 1795: 'I will, while expecting Marchand [...] transcribe the wonderful Sanscrit paragraph which you found t'other morning in Mur...Mary Berry [probably] James Murphy[probably] Travels in Portugal ... in the Years 17...Print: Book
1850-1899'Looked into the Archivo Storico and Read some "Ricordi", and "Lives" by Vespasiano'.George Eliot [pseud.] Vespasiano da Bisticci[probably] Vite di uomini illustri del secolo XV,Print: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		"I found on entering Harborough the walls posted with a proclamation forbidding all meetings in favour of Chartism."John Bedford Leno [proclamations forbidding Chartists' meetings]Print: Poster
1600-1699'This day I read a proclamacion for calling in and commanding everybody to apprehend my Lord Bristoll.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][proclamation]Print: Broadsheet, Handbill, Poster
1700-1799'[letter from Boswell to Johnson] You forget that Mr. Shaw's "Erse Grammar" was put into your hands by myself last year. Lord Eglintoune put it into mine. I am glad that ...James Boswell Samuel Johnson[proposals for the publication of William Shaw's '...Print: Unknown
1600-1699'Up, and to the office - where, among other businesses, Mr Evelyn's proposition about public Infirmarys was read and agreed on, he being there.'Samuel Pepys John Evelyn[proposition about public infirmaries]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'These artless idealists had their favourite authors, which I now proceeded to read...Their piece de resistance was Sir Thomas More's "Utopia", closely followed by the pr...Joseph Stamper William Morris[prose works]Print: Book
1700-1799'We supp'd at the Dean's, and I had been reading out, by his Command, some of his prosaic Work; he was pleased to say I acquitted myself so well, that I should have a Gla...Laetitia Pilkington Jonathan Swift[prose works]Unknown
1700-1799'I love Johnson's Prose better than Addison's, I like the Dunciad beyond all Pope's Poems; I delight in Young's Satires & in Rubens's Painting, Cowley captivates my Heart...Hester Lynch Thrale Samuel Johnson[prose works]Print: Book
1700-1799'I love Johnson's Prose better than Addison's, I like the Dunciad beyond all Pope's Poems; I delight in Young's Satires & in Rubens's Painting, Cowley captivates my Heart...Hester Lynch Thrale Joseph Addison[prose works]Print: Book
1800-1849'I send you back 'Ambarvalia' with many thanks; I am also much obliged to you for sending me Mr Espinasse's prospectus, which had before excited my attention'.Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Francis Espinasse[prospectus]Print: Unknown
1700-1799'the Dean received from [italics] Spain [end italics], from one Mr [italics] Wogan [end italics], a green Velvet Bag, in which was contained the Adventures of [italics] E...Laetitia Pilkington Charles Wogan[Psalms of David in Miltonic verse]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'The Meeting then considered the Life & Works of Alfred Russel Wallace. Walter S. Rowntree gave us an account of Wallace's life from the autobiography reading a number of...Elizabeth Ann Smith Alfred Russel Wallace[psychical writings]Print: Book


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