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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
 
1900-1945'He read — Sterne, Sydney Smith's letters, Canning's speeches, and two thrillers: A. E. W. Mason's Konigsmarch and Michael Innes's Lament for a Maker ...'John Buchan A. E. W. MasonKonigsmarchPrint: Book
1900-1945'He read — Sterne, Sydney Smith's letters, Canning's speeches, and two thrillers: A. E. W. Mason's Konigsmarch and Michael Innes's Lament for a Maker ...'John Buchan Michael InnesLament for a MakerPrint: Book
1900-1945'He read — Sterne, Sydney Smith's letters, Canning's speeches, and two thrillers: A. E. W. Mason's Konigsmarch and Michael Innes's Lament for a Maker ...'John Buchan George Canning[Speeches]Print: Book
1900-1945'During these days he was reading two books with enjoyment: Lionel Trilling's Matthew Arnold and Werner Jaeger's Paideia, The Ideals of Greek Culture, which had just arri...John Buchan Lionel TrillingMatthew ArnoldPrint: Book
1900-1945'During these days he was reading two books with enjoyment: Lionel Trilling's Matthew Arnold and Werner Jaeger's Paideia, The Ideals of Greek Culture, which had just arri...John Buchan Werner JaegerPaideia: The Ideals of Greek CulturePrint: Book
1900-1945'So after dinner they settled down by the fire with The Northern Muse, Betty van Dusen and Tweedsmuir reading poems alternately; rather, she read from the book, but when ...John Buchan The Northern Muse: An Anthology of Scots Vernacula...Print: Book
1900-1945'So after dinner they settled down by the fire with The Northern Muse, Betty van Dusen and Tweedsmuir reading poems alternately; rather, she read from the book, but when ...Betty van Dusen The Northern Muse: An Anthology of Scots Vernacula...Print: Book
1900-1945'His reading in 1938 and 1939 had been mainly of memoirs and biographies: Boswell, Greville, Logan Pearsall Smith's Unforgotten Years, Siegfried Sassoon's The Old Century...John Buchan Charles C. F. Greville?The Greville MemoirsPrint: Book
1900-1945'His reading in 1938 and 1939 had been mainly of memoirs and biographies: Boswell, Greville, Logan Pearsall Smith's Unforgotten Years, Siegfried Sassoon's The Old Century...John Buchan Logan Pearsall SmithUnforgotten YearsPrint: Book
1900-1945'His reading in 1938 and 1939 had been mainly of memoirs and biographies: Boswell, Greville, Logan Pearsall Smith's Unforgotten Years, Siegfried Sassoon's The Old Century...John Buchan Somerset MaughamThe Summing-UpPrint: Book
1900-1945'His reading in 1938 and 1939 had been mainly of memoirs and biographies: Boswell, Greville, Logan Pearsall Smith's Unforgotten Years, Siegfried Sassoon's The Old Century...John Buchan Siegfried SassoonThe Old CenturyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Steady downpour all day long. Weather is worse than we get in England. No wonder Uncle Toby in [italics] Tristram Shandy [end italics] said "our armies swore terribly in...Albert John Martin Laurence SterneThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentlema...Print: Book
1900-1945'It is surprising how irritating it is when simple little questions or arguments arise which none of us can settle because we have no other sources of information than ou...Albert John Martin William ShakespeareThe Merchant of VenicePrint: Book
1900-1945'Received a parcel from Elsie containing tobacco (most welcome), papers and a little book of war poems called [italics] Counter-attack [end italics] by Siegfried Sassoon....Albert John Martin Siegfried SassoonCounter-Attack and Other PoemsPrint: Book
1900-1945'My difficulties were much increased because none of the Turks could speak English. To get over this handicap, I tried to recollect some French, that admirable language...William Collis Spackman La Vie ParisiennePrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'My difficulties were much increased because none of the Turks could speak English. To get over this handicap, I tried to recollect some French, that admirable language...William Collis Spackman "salty French novels"Print: Book
1900-1945'... as we drifted gaily down the sparkling river [Tigris] in perfect autumnal weather, I thought of Browning's [italics] Wanderers [end italics] .... For on my kelek I h...William Collis Spackman Robert Browning"The Wanderers"Print: Book
1900-1945'Shaved, breakfast - porridge, bread & butter, tea. Read "The Mystery of the Sands" [sic]. Dinner of roast beef, cabbage & potatoes, rice. Slept a little. Head shaved, wo...John Frederick William Dunn Erskine ChildersThe Riddle of the SandsPrint: Book
1900-1945'B[reakfast] Herring, bread & butter, tea. Read "The Amazing Duke".'John Frederick William Dunn William MagnayThe Amazing DukePrint: Book
1900-1945'D[inner] Stew, potatoes, rice. Read "The Call of the Wild". Dozed.'John Frederick William Dunn Jack LondonThe Call of the WildPrint: Book


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