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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
 
1850-1899'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson Walter Scott[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson William Makepeace Thackeray[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson Joseph Addison[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson Daniel Defoe[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson Henry Fielding[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson Tobias Smollett[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson Samuel Johnson[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson William Shakespeare[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Later on I found at the bottom of a cupboard some of volumes -Addison's "Spectator", Pope's "Homer", and a few other things. My grandmother -who also devoured books in g...Thomas A. Jackson Henry Fielding[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Later on I found at the bottom of a cupboard some of volumes -Addison's "Spectator", Pope's "Homer", and a few other things. My grandmother -who also devoured books in g...Thomas A. Jackson Tobias Smollett[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Later on I found at the bottom of a cupboard some of volumes -Addison's "Spectator", Pope's "Homer", and a few other things. My grandmother -who also devoured books in g...Thomas A. Jackson Fennimore Cooper[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Later on I found at the bottom of a cupboard some of volumes -Addison's "Spectator", Pope's "Homer", and a few other things. My grandmother -who also devoured books in g...Thomas A. Jackson Captain Marryatt[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read for a long time. My eyes have been very weak of late & I found to-night that reading small print by gas-light did not make them better. I am beginning to get disgus...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945		'When I grew into a youth and read everything I got my hands on, from Penny Dreadfuls to the Holy Scriptures, I came across phrases that puzzled me, such as "sans-culotte...Joseph Stamper Richard Church[unknown]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'...went along to the reference room of the public library to look up data on African trees. I searched the shelves and found just the book I wanted: a scientific work th...Joseph Stamper [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Worked an hour or two at French; I suppose I must now finish the history of Rome, having once begun it must be finished'Albert Battiscombe [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Reading Capn Boyds book on seamanship, there is a great deal to be picked up from it, but of course some things there are, in which a variety of opinions exist, especial...Albert Battiscombe John MacNeill Boyd[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'And the female crocodile does make a nest! I had read all about it in a book from the library...'Joseph Stamper [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Commenced work again to day in earnest - read some of the [following page missing]' Albert Battiscombe [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1850-1899'I am going to try & commence work again, having done nothing since entering the sick list, except read a few novels and that class of books'Albert Battiscombe [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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