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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
 
1500-1599'and hard Auerill reed of Grenham, and then praied'Euerill Aske Richard Greenham[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'It is a bitterly cold evening, towards the end of February. The fire is very low, and at the moment is rather smothered by small coal and slack. Miss V. is sitting over ...Miss V [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]: [Title] 'England'; [text] 'The late excellent Dr Clark thus apostrophizes his/ native country in the last volume of his travel...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine Dr Clark[unknown]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'Whereas Kay was always trying to read or knit when she sat down, Louise is doing nothing at all, and so can be quite undisturbed by the constant clawing of sticky hands ...Kay [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1900-1945'Also told me he had been commissioned to write a history of Dudley a few days back. Had declined. We went back and read until 12 o'clock.' [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'6.30-8 p.m. read. 8 p.m. supper. 9 p.m. bath and bed. I saw nothing stirring or peculiar. The only funny thing was the name of a row of houses, Amble Tonia.' [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1800-1849[transcibed in what seems to be Lady Caroline's hand]: 'What is Majesty without its externals?-- / by Burke'Lady Caroline Lamb Edmund Burke[unknown]Unknown
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]: [ Untitled]; [Text] 'In the morning of life when its cares are unknown/ and its pleasures in all their new lustre begin/ When...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine Thomas Moore[unknown]Print: Unknown
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]: [Untitled] ; [Text] 'Que fais tu la seul et reveur?/ Je m'entretiens avec moi meme;/ Ah prends garde un peril extreme/ De caus...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine Anon[unknown]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'I prepare supper and we eat it. Listen to news. I continue to read.' [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'At half past two I was dry, and eating the remnants of my lunch. I switched on the wireless and listened to the Coronation ceremony. When this had finished I read a book... [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]: [Untitled];[Text] 'Souls of the just! whose truth and love,/ Like light and warmth once liv'd below/ Where have ye ta'en your ...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine Anon[unknown]Print: Unknown
1700-1799'This I should suppose to be the gum mentioned by Dampier in his voyage round the world, and by him compared with "Sanjuis draconis", as possibly also that which Tasman s...Joseph Banks Abel Janszoon Tasman[unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'To attempt to describe either their dresses or persons would be only to repeat some of the many accounts of them that have already been published, as every one has been ...Joseph Banks [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'Oh, I have strained my eyes trying to read, and had to give it up in the end. I call it dismal, sitting for half an hour or more in a dark, gloomy carriage, so's you can... [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'Well, I've read John Buchan's books before. That's the reason.'John Buchan[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'On the whole I'd rather have a book like G. B. Stern's, or Hatter's Castle or The Stars Look Down. It's very sad to read, but it does give you life's problems, doesn't i...G B Stern[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'I've read a book of H. G. Wells, he's good, I saw that film about "Things to Come", it's good, never read about science, they do some silly things, they're always talkin...H G Wells[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'My life is serious enough without worrying over things like that, so I don't read the papers-only read d'Alroy and Ann Temple. Anyhow-if there's a war I shall be in it, ...Ann Temple[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945Letter 271 4 July 1940 'Please forgive me not having written eight and a half days ago or more to thank you for your lovely birthday present. The thin mints went of cou...Peter Pears Somerset Maughan[unknown]Print: Book


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