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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'The Secy. (who was absent) has received the folowiing summary from R.B. Graham. a) C.I. Evans read a paper on Ben Jonson, by the request of the committee, 'Short & sugg...Henry Marriage Wallis Ben Jonson[short poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'The Secy. (who was absent) has received the folowiing summary from R.B. Graham. a) C.I. Evans read a paper on Ben Jonson, by the request of the committee, 'Short & sugg...R.B. Graham Ben Jonson[short poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'Walter Citrine won, as a Sunday School prize, a volume of school stories from the Captain, including one by P.G. Wodehouse. "The lady who gave this prize awakened in me ...Walter Citrine Pelham Grenville Wodehouse[short school story]Print: Book
1900-1945'The rest of the evening was devoted to the reading of a number of short stories which were more or less anonymous. Most of the stories were seasonal in that they dealt w...Members of XII Book Club [members of XII Book Club][short stories]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'I have lately re-read here the complete works of Conrad and Henry James and am engaged on reading all the books of Stephen Crane that I can lay my hands on—for the to ...Ford Madox Ford Henry James[short stories]Print: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to G. H. Lewes, 23 November 1850:

'I am glad to hear that Miss Martineau's little story in the "Leader" touched you and made you cry. I th...		Charlotte Brontë Harriet Martineau[Short story]Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to G. H. Lewes, 23 November 1850:

'I am glad to hear that Miss Martineau's little story in the "Leader" touched you and made you cry. I th...		George Henry Lewes Harriet Martineau[Short story]Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Go to the tomb and read the essay on sepulchres there - Shelley is out all the morning at the Lawyers but nothing is done - read Voltaire's tales'.Mary Godwin Voltaire (pseud.)[shorter tales]Print: Book
1800-1849Fanny Kemble, 20 April 1846: 'My friend has given me a charming little Sicilian song, of which the following is a free translation. The pathetic and graceful idea is, ho...Fanny Kemble Anon[Sicilian song]Unknown
1800-1849'I have omitted, of late, to set down the titles of - for want of a better name I must call them - books, that I have been reading these past months; chiefly because they...John Mitchel Madame Pichler[Siege of Vienna]Print: Book
1850-1899'There was a notice on the Board that baths could be had at the Club at a charge of 3d each to pay for towells &c. I called the Secretary quietly & pointed out that only ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][sign]Manuscript: Sheet
1900-1945'Notice over the bakery - "Wedding Cakes A Speciality"'Thomas Kitching [unknown][sign]Manuscript: Graffito
1900-1945'I found a letter-box and feverishly endeavoured to decipher, in the semi-darkness, a long word printed in black letters on a white background. With a sinking heart I slo...Gerald Featherstone Knight unknown unknown[sign]Print: BookManuscript: Painted sign.
1850-1899'Read Epictetus, and the sixth satire of Juvenal, with part of a vol. of the Osservatore Fiorentino'George Eliot [pseud] Juvenal[Sixth Satire]Print: Book
1700-1799Letter to Mrs Macintosh October 3 1796 'Have you read Lord Gardenstone?s Sketches, or detailed observations, I believe they are? It is very much the kind of reading that ...Anne Grant [nee MacVicar] Francis Garden, Lord Gardenstone[Sketches?]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read M.S. 'Social Function' and Physical Basis'.George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes[Social Function...]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'A dead man, just reported to me lying close by. Went out and found (from his identity disc) he was No. 8863, B West, Suffolk Regiment. Lying with his overcoat tied over ...Gerald Achilles Burgoyne [soldier's identity disc]Manuscript: Stamped identity disc
1900-1945'Meeting held at Oakdene, Northcourt Avenue 7.iv.41 S. A. Reynolds in the chair.
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed.
[...]
...		Alice Joselin Alice Joselin[some comments on Peter Pan]Manuscript: Unknown
1850-1899"You say you have been reading some French novels lately."Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. [Some French novels]Print: Book
1850-1899"You say you have been reading some French novels lately. I am much given to that amusement though I never read de Musset - by the way. I don't quite agree with yr praise...Leslie Stephen [Some French novels]Print: Book


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