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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'On many nights I would sit beside the kitchen fire, listening to my father reading or telling tales. There was no wireless then and no gramophones, and our fireside talk...Desmond Malone Edward Bulwer-LyttonThe Haunted and the HauntersPrint: Book
1900-1945'"Been across before?" I asked him, condescendingly.
"Once or twice," he answered with a grin. "Have you?"
"A few times," I admitted largely; and I proceeded ...		Desmond Malone Darcy LeverThe Young Sea Officer's Sheet AnchorPrint: Book
1900-1945'"Been across before?" I asked him, condescendingly.
"Once or twice," he answered with a grin. "Have you?"
"A few times," I admitted largely; and I proceeded ...		Desmond Malone Frederick MarryatMidshipman EasyPrint: Book
1900-1945'"Been across before?" I asked him, condescendingly.
"Once or twice," he answered with a grin. "Have you?"
"A few times," I admitted largely; and I proceeded ...		Desmond Malone Frederick MarryatPeter SimplePrint: Book
1900-1945'"Been across before?" I asked him, condescendingly.
"Once or twice," he answered with a grin. "Have you?"
"A few times," I admitted largely; and I proceeded ...		Desmond Malone Rolf Boldrewood (pseud.)Robbery Under ArmsPrint: Book
1900-1945'"Been across before?" I asked him, condescendingly.
"Once or twice," he answered with a grin. "Have you?"
"A few times," I admitted largely; and I proceeded ...		Desmond Malone Henry Morton StanleyunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'I knew that enlistment in the Navy was out of the question, because I had not the faintest hope of passing the eyesight test ... At last, while I was still itching with ...Desmond Malone John Clayborough HawksheadHandbook of Technical Instruction for Wireless Tel...Print: Book
1900-1945'Erich had a little book which he greatly valued. In order to cheer my captivity he showed this book to me. When I saw the way Erich used to linger over its pages at nigh...Desmond Malone unknown unknown[German pornography]Print: Book
1900-1945'During the whole of my stay I continually asked to be allowed to have English books, but apart from one small, rather sloppy novel I was only permitted a German-English ...Lorimer John Austin unknown unknown["small, rather sloppy novel"]Print: Book
1900-1945'During the whole of my stay I continually asked to be allowed to have English books, but apart from one small, rather sloppy novel I was only permitted a German-English ...Lorimer John Austin unknown unknown[German-English Grammar]Print: Book
1900-1945'The routine of every day was precisely the same. We were wakened at five, and the coffee for breakfast was provided at half-past ... After dressing, and performing the m...Lorimer John Austin unknown unknown[German-English Grammar]Print: Book
1900-1945'The British officers formed a circulating library, and it was always possible to get any number of the Tauchnitz books in English and in French. There was no lack of rea...Lorimer John Austin unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'We were always allowed to take in the German newspapers, and for a short time by the courtesy of a highly placed gentleman, a few copies of The Times and some ill...Lorimer John Austin TimesPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'We were always allowed to take in the German newspapers, and for a short time by the courtesy of a highly placed gentleman, a few copies of The Times and some ill...Lorimer John Austin [German newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'We were always allowed to take in the German newspapers, and for a short time by the courtesy of a highly placed gentleman, a few copies of The Times and some ill...Lorimer John Austin [Illustrated English newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'On July 5th [1918] Katharine [Cook] saw Albert [Ruskin Cook] off from Paddington station. As the train pulled out Albert was "glad to have a corner seat and a copy of ...Albert Ruskin Cook [n/a] [n/a]The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Books specially studied during furlough. 1917–1918.

The World & the Gospel. J. H. Oldham. S.V.M.U.
The Valley of Decision. Burroughs. Longmans.
...		Albert Ruskin Cook Joseph Houldsworth OldhamThe World and the GospelPrint: Book
1900-1945'Books specially studied during furlough. 1917–1918.

The World & the Gospel. J. H. Oldham. S.V.M.U.
The Valley of Decision. Burroughs. Longmans.
...		Albert Ruskin Cook Edward Arthur BurroughsValley of Decision, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Books specially studied during furlough. 1917–1918.

The World & the Gospel. J. H. Oldham. S.V.M.U.
The Valley of Decision. Burroughs. Longmans.
...		Albert Ruskin Cook Frederick Scott OliverOrdeal by BattlePrint: Book
1900-1945'Books specially studied during furlough. 1917–1918.

The World & the Gospel. J. H. Oldham. S.V.M.U.
The Valley of Decision. Burroughs. Longmans.
...		Albert Ruskin Cook Minos DevineEcclesiastes: Or, the Confessions of an Adventurou...Print: Book


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