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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'Spent the evening at Home. Read portion of Waverley.'John Buckley Castieau Walter ScottWaverleyPrint: Book
1850-1899'Was at home in the evening. Read a Portion of Rob Roy to Polly.'John Buckley Castieau Walter ScottRob RoyPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read Rob Roy in the evening.'John Buckley Castieau Walter ScottRob RoyPrint: Book
1850-1899'Stopped at Home in the evening and read Rob Roy to Polly.'John Buckley Castieau Walter ScottRob RoyPrint: Book
1800-1849'I began the "Poissons" regularly; pretty hard work; finished "Kenilworth". I think Amy deserved her fate, she is unworthy of being one of Scott's heroines. The book want...John Ruskin Walter ScottKenilworth: a romancePrint: Book
1800-1849'They [newly married Lord and Lady Byron] read books together, and discussed them; Scott's Lord of the Isles was sent to Byron by [John] Murray [his publisher]. It they d...Lord and Lady ByronWalter ScottThe Lord of the IslesPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville, to her sister Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 28 August 1819: 'I admire F. Lamb perhaps more than I like him. I think him uncommonly agreeable and...F. Lamb Walter ScottThe Heart of MidlothianPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 15 September 1820: 'We are all at "The Abbot." I have only read the first volume. I delight in even ...Harriet, Countess Granville and family and houseguestsWalter ScottThe AbbotPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 15 September 1820: 'We are all at "The Abbot." I have only read the first volume. I delight in even ...Harriet Countess Granville Walter ScottThe Abbot (volume 1)Print: Book
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 15 September 1820: 'We are all at "The Abbot." I have only read the first volume. I delight in even ...Harriet Countess Granville Walter ScottIvanhoePrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 8 October 1820: 'To-day I perform alone upon a roast chicken, and mean to devour "Kenilworth" with i...Charles Greville Walter ScottKenilworthPrint: Book
1800-1849Monday, 27 March 1826: 'I answerd two modest requests [for assistance with sons' career advancement] from widow Ladies -- One whom I had already assisted on some law...anon Walter ScottMarmionPrint: Book
1800-1849Monday, 27 March 1826: 'I answerd two modest requests [for assistance with sons' career advancement] from widow Ladies -- One whom I had already assisted on some law...anon Walter ScottThe Lady of the LakePrint: Book
1850-1899'Progress was so slight [in Charles Schreiber's recovery following disorder of lungs in spring 1883] that the doctors recommended a sea journey to South Africa. On Octobe...Lady Charlotte Schreiber Walter Scott Print: Book
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1850-1899		From the Commonplace book of Mrs Austen of Ensbury: Transcription of four lines from “Rokesby” (for Rokeby), beginning 'When lovers meet in adverse hour/ Tis like a sun g...Catherine Austen Walter ScottRokebyUnknown
1800-1849Thursday, 28 June 1827: 'Visited on invitation a fine old little commodore Trunnion who, in reading a part of Napoleon's history with which he had himself been interes...anon Walter ScottLife of NapoleonPrint: Book
1800-1849Wednesday, 1 August 1827: 'Smoked a cigar after dinner, laughd with my daughters and read them the review of Hoffmann's production out of Gillies's new Foreign review....Walter Scott Walter Scottarticle on E. T. W. HoffmannPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Sunday, 26 April 1829: 'Looking for something I fell in with the Little drama long amissing calld the Doom of Devorgoil. I believe it was out of mere contradiction tha...Walter Scott Walter ScottThe Doom of DevorgoilManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849John Murray to Walter Scott, 27 June 1812: 'I cannot refrain [...] from mentioning to you a conversation which Lord Byron had with H. R. H. the Prince Regent, and of w...George Prince of Wales Walter ScottThe Lay of the Last MinstrelPrint: Book
1800-1849'[John Murray] was confirmed in his idea that Walter Scott was the author [of Waverley] after carefully reading the book. Canning called on Murray next day; said he had b...John Murray Walter ScottWaverleyPrint: Book


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