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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'Saturday. Finished Hover Heath. Started Mystery of Orcival by [Thomas has left a blank here, evidently meaning to fill in the author information later]. 4-6 cards. William Thomas Emile GaboriauMystery of OrcivalPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sunday. Finished Orcival. Read "Vigil" by Harold Begbie. 4-5 Service. Spoilt all by laughing. Sorry for parson.'William Thomas Harold BegbieThe VigilPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sunday. Finished Orcival. Read "Vigil" by Harold Begbie. 4-5 Service. Spoilt all by laughing. Sorry for parson.'William Thomas Emile GaboriauMystery of OrcivalPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday. Morn. did little German. Aft. Read 5 ch. Matthew. 5 pm bath. 7-8 whist -2. Bought a bag 8½ Expected to leave Paderborn. Read a Tale of Two Cities (Dick)'William Thomas Gospel of MatthewPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday. Morn. did little German. Aft. Read 5 ch. Matthew. 5 pm bath. 7-8 whist -2. Bought a bag 8½ Expected to leave Paderborn. Read a Tale of Two Cities (Dick)'William Thomas Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sunday. Rainy day. Met at 11am for Church Service which was cancelled. Walked about. Read The Broken Road by Mason.'William Thomas A. E. W. MasonThe Broken RoadPrint: Book
1900-1945'Saturday. Very stormy wind + heavy showers too wet to walk about. So bridge. Read A Sign of Four by Conan Doyle.'William Thomas Arthur Conan DoyleThe Sign of FourPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday. Lovely day frosty. Received 6 PCs ... Walked a good deal. Read Spanish Gold by Geo A. Birmingham ... Bridge ... Dolly home from S. Africa. Caught with light on a...William Thomas George A. BirminghamSpanish GoldPrint: Book
1900-1945'Friday. Lovely day. Walked about[.] No letters. Shown sketches by Russian ... Read Aysha [sic] by Rider Haggard. Ev Bridge. Did not play well. Gym gets on well.'William Thomas Henry Rider HaggardAyesha, the Return of ShePrint: Book
1900-1945'Fine day. Gym balances almost done. No letters. Read the Green Flag by Doyle. Ev Bridge. Play improving.'William Thomas Arthur Conan DoyleThe Green FlagPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday. No letters ... 11 Parade 11.30 Gym. Walked about. Read Handy Andy by Sam Lover. Irish rot. Little French more bridge.'William Thomas Samuel LoverHandy AndyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Bought mackintosh 29m knife 3. Heavy snow. Read Harry Dale's Jockey Wild Rose by Nat Gould ... Herring for breakfast.'William Thomas Nat GouldHarry Dale's Jockey "Wild Rose", Her Life and Adve...Print: Book
1900-1945'Friday. Cold + wet under foot. Frenchman fainted after bath. Bridge. Still losing. Fr. + read The Fighting Chance by RW Chambers.'William Thomas Robert W. ChambersThe Fighting ChancePrint: Book
1900-1945'Thursday. Lovely day. Walked about good deal. Pollard arrived. Fr. Read A Fleet in Being by Kipling. All well.'William Thomas Rudyard KiplingA Fleet in Being: Notes of Two Trips with the Chan...Print: Book
1900-1945'Saturday. Received a P.C. from joe James. Cold day. No parcel for me. Read "The Continental Times" Bundle of drivel lies. Did some French. Read The Cantonment...William Thomas Continental TimesPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Saturday. Received a P.C. from joe James. Cold day. No parcel for me. Read "The Continental Times" Bundle of drivel lies. Did some French. Read The Cantonment...William Thomas Bithia M. CrokerThe Old Cantonment: With Other Stories of India an...Print: Book
1900-1945'No parcel aft. French. Supposed to play Rugger ... Ev bridge. Won. Read Reins of Chance by C Ranger Gull.'William Thomas Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullThe Reins of ChancePrint: Book
1900-1945'Rawlinson sore leg. Wrote a letter home asking for biscuits &c. Read The Wayfarers by JC Snaith.'William Thomas John Collis SnaithThe WayfarersPrint: Book
1900-1945'11.30 service. Rather depressed. Ev Bridge Won. Read the Wayfarers & the Country of the Blind by HG Wells.'William Thomas John Collis SnaithThe WayfarersPrint: Book
1900-1945'11.30 service. Rather depressed. Ev Bridge Won. Read the Wayfarers & the Country of the Blind by HG Wells.'William Thomas Herbert George WellsThe Country of the BlindPrint: Book


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