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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
 
1800-1849[From the diary of Elizabeth Firth, 22 April 1818:] 'Read Lalla Rookh.'Elizabeth Firth Thomas MooreLalla RookhPrint: Book
1800-1849[From the diary of Elizabeth Firth, 22 January 1816:] 'Read Lord of the Isles again.'Elizabeth Firth Walter ScottThe Lord of the IslesPrint: Book
1800-1849[From the diary of Elizabeth Firth, 22 May 1818:] 'Read Remains of H. K. White.'Elizabeth Firth Henry Kirke WhiteThe Remains of Henry Kirke White, of NottinghamPrint: Book
1800-1849[From the diary of Elizabeth Firth, 6 January 1820:] 'Read Goldsmith's History of Rome.'Elizabeth Firth Oliver GoldsmithHistory of RomePrint: Book
1800-1849[Gaskell describes handing over the gift of a signed copy of Tennyson's poems to Samuel Bamford] 'I said, 'Look at the title page', for I saw he was fairly caught by some...Samuel Bamford Alfred, Lord Tennyson'Sleeping Beauty, The'Print: Book
1850-1899[Gaskell relates how Charlotte Bronte presented her father with 'Jane Eyre'] ''May I read you some reviews.' So she read them; and then she asked him if he would read the...Charlotte Bronte [reviews of Jane Eyre]Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899[Gaskell relates how Charlotte Bronte presented her father with 'Jane Eyre'] ''May I read you some reviews.' So she read them; and then she asked him if he would read the...Patrick Bronte Charlotte Bronte Jane EyrePrint: Book
1800-1849[Gaskell tells John Forster of Samuel Bamford who knows many of Tennyson's poems by heart and recites them, but does not have his own copy - she later asks Forster if he ...Samuel Bamford Alfred, Lord Tennyson'Sleeping Beauty, The'Print: Book
1800-1849[Gaskell tells John Forster of Samuel Bamford who knows many of Tennyson's poems by heart and recites them, but does not have his own copy - she later asks Forster if he ...Samuel Bamford Alfred, Lord TennysonOenonePrint: Book
1800-1849[George Henry Lewes to Elizabeth Gaskell:] 'When Jane Eyre first appeared, the publishers courteously sent me a copy. The enthusiasm with which I read it made me go do...George Henry Lewes Charlotte BronteJane EyrePrint: Book
1900-1945[George Scott disliked the Communism of fellow journalist, Stan] 'He had read Das Kapital (or parts of it) and could talk slickly about dialectical materialism. His own d...Stan (acquaintance of George Scott) Karl MarxDas KapitalPrint: Book
1900-1945[George Scott disliked the Communism of fellow journalist, Stan] 'He had read Das Kapital (or parts of it) and could talk slickly about dialectical materialism. His own d...Stan (acquaintance of George Scott) Straight and Crooked ThinkingPrint: Book
1900-1945[Given 'a handsome and well-illustrated volume called the Prize Bible' by his grandmother] '...the surprise they got when I actually read the thing, right through, cover ...Jack Common [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1700-1799[Half a page in praise of Evenings, beginning:] 'No one can be so injudicious, or so unjust, as to class the excellent "Evenings at Home" amongst books of mere entertainm...Maria Edgeworth John AikinEvenings at HomePrint: Book
1900-1945[Harry Burton recalled' "we wallowed in Eric and St Winifred's and other school stories, especially Talbot Baines Reed's"...[Burton] like other working class children pre...Harry Burton Frederick W. Farrar[St Winifred's School Stories]Print: Book
1900-1945[Harry Burton recalled' "we wallowed in Eric and St Winifred's and other school stories, especially Talbot Baines Reed's"...[Burton] like other working class children pre...Harry Burton Talbot Baines Reed[School Stories]Print: Book
1900-1945[Harry Burton recalled' "we wallowed in Eric and St Winifred's and other school stories, especially Talbot Baines Reed's"...[Burton] like other working class children pre...Harry Burton Frank Richards[School Stories in the Magnet and the Gem]Print: Serial / periodical
1700-1799
1800-1849		[Has spent week repairing her brother's clothes] The week after that was as much occupied in copying some songs and the music belonging to them, which my brother had lent...Ellen Weeton [songs and music]Unknown
1700-1799[Having agreed to let her landlady lodge a Dr Turnbull in her (LP's) bedchamber] 'I went up to my own Apartment, where I found the Doctor reading'George Turnbull [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899[having been given a rum and peppermint liqueur for a migraine] 'We went to the Railway waiting-room, which was all quiet and nicely-lighted up; so Flossy began to read a...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell HendschelTelegraphPrint: Book


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