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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
 
1800-1849William Blackwood to John Murray (early January 1815), on having seen a copy of Guy Mannering during a visit to his fellow publisher, Ballantyne: 'He [Ballantyne] wo...Walter ScottGuy ManneringUnknown
1800-1849William Blackwood to John Murray (May 1817): 'What a treat you have given to Mrs. B. and me in "Riley"! I never read anything so affecting and interesting. We cried ov...William and Mrs BlackwoodCaptain RileyThe Authentic Narrative of the loss of the America...Print: Book
1800-1849William Blackwood to John Murray, 8 November 1814: 'Since I was a little better [following illness] I have been again reading "Lara," and the delight it afforded me wa...William Blackwood George Gordon Lord ByronLaraPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		William Blake, in copy of Francis Bacon, Essays: "'Villain! Did Christ seek the Praise of the Rulers?'"William Blake Francis BaconEssaysPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		William Blake, in copy of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Works (1798) vol I: " '... I read Burkes Treatise [on the Sublime and Beautiful] when very Young at the same time I read Lo...William Blake Edmund BurkeA Philosophical Inquiry into the Origin of our Ide...Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		William Blake, in copy of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Works (1798) vol I: " '... I read Burkes Treatise [on the Sublime and Beautiful] when very Young at the same time I read Lo...William Blake John LockeAn Essay Concerning Human UnderstandingPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		William Blake, in copy of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Works (1798) vol I: " '... I read Burkes Treatise [on the Sublime and Beautiful] when very Young at the same time I read Lo...William Blake Francis BaconThe Advancement of LearningPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		William Blake, in copy of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Works (1798) vol I: " '... I read Burkes Treatise [on the Sublime and Beautiful] when very Young at the same time I read Lo...William Blake Sir Joshua ReynoldsWorksPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		William Blake, on margin of his copy of Johann Lavater, Aphorisms: "'I hop no one will call what I have written cavilling ... For I write from the warmth of my heart, & c...William Blake Johann LavaterAphorismsPrint: Book
1800-1849William Charles Macready, in diary entry for 3 August 1840: 'Read Browning's play [The Return of the Druses], and with the deepest concern I yield to the belief that...William Charles Macready Robert BrowningThe Return of the DrusesManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849William Charles Macready, Jr. to Robert Browning, May 1842: 'My dear Mr Browning 'I was very much obliged to you, for your kind letter. I liked exceedingly the Cardina...William Charles Macready Robert Browning'The Cardinal and the Dog'Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849William Gifford to John Murray (1815): 'I have for the first time looked into "Pride and Prejudice;" and it is really a very pretty thing. No dark passages; no secre...Wiliam Gifford Jane AustenPride and PrejudicePrint: Book
1800-1849William Gifford to John Murray, 29 April 1826 [sic]: 'I see with regret in the papers of this morning that my poor friend [William] Moorcroft is dead.'William Gifford report of death of William Moorcroft in IndiaPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849William Gifford to John Murray, 29 September 1815: 'I have read "Pride and Prejudice [italics]again[end italics] -- 'tis very good -- wretchedly printed, and so poin...Wiliam Gifford Jane AustenEmmaManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849William Gifford to John Murray, 29 September 1815: 'I have read "Pride and Prejudice [italics]again[end italics] -- 'tis very good -- wretchedly printed, and so poin...Wiliam Gifford Jane AustenPride and PrejudicePrint: Book
1800-1849William Lamb to John Murray, 20 December 1822: 'The incongruity of, and objections to, the story of "Ada Reis" can only be got over by power of writing, beauty of sent...The Hon. William Lamb Lady Caroline LambAda ReisManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849William McCarty, convicted for burglary, sentenced to seven years' transportation: 'As regards my religious character, before I came to this place I used to boast of my i...William McCarty Tom Paine[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849William Wordsworth (visiting Paris) to Helen Maria Williams, [15 October 1820], 'I had the honour of receiving your letter yesterday Evening, together with the several co...William Wordsworth Helen Maria WilliamsThe Charter; addressed to my nephew Athanase C. L....Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849William Wordsworth describes coach journey from London, having already observed that the coach guard was a former grocer on his first day in the new job: 'At Lancaster I...[a grocer] Anon William Wordsworth[poems]Unknown
1800-1849William Wordsworth describes his eldest son's slowness in reading to his brother Christopher Wordsworth, 1 January 1819: ' ... he is so long in finding his words in his...John Wordsworth dictionaryPrint: Book


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