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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'Sydney shaped Larkin's taste skilfully, leading him away from J.C. Powys and towards Llewelyn and T.F., towards James Joyce with no expectation that he would enjoy him, ...Philip Larkin Wystan Hugh Auden[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Sydney shaped Larkin's taste skilfully, leading him away from J.C. Powys and towards Llewelyn and T.F., towards James Joyce with no expectation that he would enjoy him, ...Philip Larkin Edward Falaise Upward[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Sydney shaped Larkin's taste skilfully, leading him away from J.C. Powys and towards Llewelyn and T.F., towards James Joyce with no expectation that he would enjoy him, ...Philip Larkin Christopher Isherwood[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Throughout 1939 his reports speak of "improvements", and even though he still did "not much like" his English teacher he worked hard, widening his reading to include Ver...Philip Larkin Paul Verlaine[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Throughout 1939 his reports speak of "improvements", and even though he still did "not much like" his English teacher he worked hard, widening his reading to include Ver...Philip Larkin Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Verlaine[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after I brake my fast, wrought, hard Mr Rhodes Read, took a lector'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, I wrough and hard Mr Rhodes reead'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, I wrought and hard Mr Rhodes reead of the testement and other good bookes'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, I wrought and hard Mr Rhodes read of a popeshe booke'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praere I did read to my wemen'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I did eate, read, and after went to the church'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then wrought and hard Mr Rhodes read of the principles of poperie out of one of their owne bookes'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'I wrought tell all most 5 a cloke, and hard Mr Rhodes read'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and, after, went about the house and reed a whill, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'I went to supper, then I reed, and lastly went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then went to priuat praer and reed a whill, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Larkin later admitted that he spent most of his time straying from the path Bone [his tutor] intended him to follow. "I was on a great [George] Moore kick at that time",...Philip Larkin George Moore[unknown]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'This "new direction" [in literature], Larkin was beginning to realize, would depend on subtlety as well as candour - the sort of approach he was learning to associate wi...Philip Larkin Henry Green[unknown]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'This "new direction" [in literature], Larkin was beginning to realize, would depend on subtlety as well as candour - the sort of approach he was learning to associate wi...Philip Larkin Katherine Mansfield[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'I spent hours, days, in the great Reading Room of the Mitchell Library. Young as I was, in my ragged shorts, frayed jersey and ill-fitting jacket, incongruous among the ...Ralph Glasser [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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