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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'To see "Ching Lee Soo" with whole family at 6 p.m. Very bon show. Read and wrote letters after dinner. Gally in to dine. Raining.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Down town with Dad and Mum in morning. Gally and Leon in for tea and dinner. Dad read "Literary Lapses" after dinner — very bon! Bed early.'Cuthbert George Knocker Stephen LeacockLiterary LapsesPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Down town with Dad and Mum in morning. Gally and Leon in for tea and dinner. Dad read "Literary Lapses" after dinner — very bon! Bed early.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker Stephen LeacockLiterary LapsesPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Tea with the Wilkinsons ... pretty appalling! Not to Church in evening. Read and had prayers.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Got C.O.'s car at Omer at 10.30. Arrived 65 at 12.30, foggy. Patrol out but got lost. Shanks & Kennedy crashed. OK.
Read in afternoon and played new records. Down ...		Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Foggy all day. Down for patrol but no bon. Read in Mess all day. Wrote letters. Beastly cold.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Dud all day. No flying ... Did nothing, but read and smoke. Bed early.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Dud for patrols all day. Wind and low clouds. Read and smoked. 15 guests for dinner! Cinema after. I read and stayed in Peacock's room. Bed early.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'High wind and low clouds. No patrols at all. Rugger v Australian team in afternoon. Won 7–6. Ripping game. Read and wrote letters in evening.' Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Read and played bridge in evening. Lost 18 fr. Beastly cold, no patrol.' Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Read and smoked (beaucoup) in evening. Bed at 11.00.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Dud and no patrols all day. Read and smoked. Dinner in Pop. [Poperinge] with Jack.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Too dud for O.P.'s. Did reserve patrol in afternoon. Went up to Belgian aerodrome to see the [captured German] Gotha [bomber].
Church in morning. Read in evening.'		Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'9 Albs. [German Albatros scouts] came and sat above us but did not attack me. Attacked Symons.
Walked down town with Major Howe after tea. Read and wrote letters i...		Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Pretty dud. No patrols ... Read in evening. Belgian Hanriot over.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'Strong East wind and no flying.
Read and smoked all day.'		Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'In bed all day. Read and smoked. Talked rot to the T.wire most of the time. About time I went home, the Day sister hates me! ... Leg rather sore.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'In bed all day. Dad and Mum came in the afternoon, Great. Nickie and Northwood called after. Read and smoked all day. Played bridge. Huns have got Messines ... this is a...Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'In bed all day. Elsie in afternoon. Read and smoked all day.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1900-1945'In bed all day. Bob Craig and Janie Clark in afternoon. Bob gave me "Traffics and Discoveries". Leg much better. Bailleul has fallen. Damn and Blast it!'Guy Mainwaring Knocker Rudyard KiplingTraffics and DiscoveriesPrint: BookUnknown


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