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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
 
'Meeting held at “Frensham” 8th July 1944
Howard R. Smith in the chair.

[...]

7. “Love Came In” by Beatrice Saxon-Snell was read with...		Howard Smith Howard Smith[The historical background to the events dramatise...Manuscript: Unknown
1850-1899
1900-1945		'The historical classics "came as a revelation"- Macaulay, J.R. Green, Gibbon, Motley's Dutch Republic, Prescott on Peru and Mexico and The French Revolution. Academic cr...Jack Lawson Edward Gibbon[The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman ...Print: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at 73 Northcourt Avenue
Friday 28th March 1930
1. Minutes of last meeting were approved.
[...]
6. A warm message of sympathy to be s...		George Burrow George Burrow[The influence of films on backward races]Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849'Recd by the Carrier last night from WM the Judgement of Sir John Nichols, on the burial of Persons baptized by Dissenters. I am glad to find that the survivors of such p...Robert Sharp John Nicholl[The Judgement Delivered December 11th 1809...]Print: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at Gower Cottage. 8th May ’43
    Muriel Stevens in the Chair
1. Minutes of last meeting read & signed

[...] ...		Howard Smith Howard Smith[the life and publications of Samuel Johnson]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945

Meeting held at Fairlight, Denmark Rd.: 21.iii.33

Francis E. Pollard in the Chair.

1. Minutes of last read & approved.


5. Eight anonymo...

George Burrow Reginald H. Robson[The life and writings of John Galsworthy]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Meeting held at 219, Kings Road. 15th October 1942. Dorothea Taylor in the chair
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read & signed.
2. The secret...		Roger Moore Roger Moore[The Life of Charles Lamb]Print: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at 39, Eastern Avenue, 6th June ’42 A. B. Dilks in the chair.
1. Apologies for absence were read from Muriel Stevens and Mary Stansfield
2...		Bruce Dilks Bruce Dilks[The literary/poetical background to Carl Zeller’s...Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Meeting held at 39, Eastern Avenue, 6th June ’42 A. B. Dilks in the chair.
1. Apologies for absence were read from Muriel Stevens and Mary Stansfield
2...		Bruce Dilks Bruce Dilks[The literary/poetical background to Elgar’s Enigm...Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Meeting held at 39, Eastern Avenue, 6th June ’42 A. B. Dilks in the chair.
1. Apologies for absence were read from Muriel Stevens and Mary Stansfield
2...		Bruce Dilks Bruce Dilks[The literary/poetical background to Sibelius’ inc...Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Meeting held at 39, Eastern Avenue, 6th June ’42 A. B. Dilks in the chair.
1. Apologies for absence were read from Muriel Stevens and Mary Stansfield
2...		Bruce Dilks Bruce Dilks[The literary/poetical background to the ‘Storm’ s...Manuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'The following programme of readings from Lewis Carroll's works as arranged by the committee of arrangements was then started [?] upon. The Mad Tea Party by Mr A.L. Goad...Allan Goadby Lewis Carroll [pseud.][the Mad Tea Party, from] Alice's Adventures in Wo...Print: Book
1850-1899'The following programme of readings from Lewis Carroll's works as arranged by the committee of arrangements was then started [?] upon. The Mad Tea Party by Mr A.L. Goad...Charles Stansfield Lewis Carroll [pseud.][the Mock Turtle's Story from] Alice's Adventures ...Print: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]: [Untitled]; [Text]'There are those to whom a sense of religion/ has come in storm and tempest, there are those/ whom it has su...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine [Walter] [Scott][The monastery]Print: Unknown
1800-1849'Noticed at dinner time the improper conduct of Mr Slyfield he having taken the paper and not reading aloud. I kindly requested him to read the city article and sat 1/4 o...Mr Slyfield [n/a][The Morning Chronicle?]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'The account of the money market rather more favourable.'Joseph Jenkinson [n/a][The Morning Chronicle?]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'Rose at 7 am wash'd looked over the paper etc.'Joseph Jenkinson [n/a][The Morning Chronicle?]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'Read the paper and smoked a pipe.'Joseph Jenkinson [n/a][The Morning Chronicle?]Print: Newspaper
1700-1799'When radical weaver Samuel Bamford first discovered Pilgrim's Progress, it impressed him as a thrilling illustrated romance: woodcuts of Christian's fight with Apollyon ...Samuel Bamford [The New Testament]Print: Book
1800-1849'I see the account is contradicted that Walter Scott has been appointed the King's printer, the Newspapers contradict one day what they have confidently asserted the day ...Robert Sharp n/a[The Newspapers] OR [The Times]Print: Newspaper


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