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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
 
1700-1799Anne Damer, travelling in France, to Mary Berry, 24 April 1791, on encounter with de Broc, the mayor of Bayonne, 'the most ridiculous [italics]personage[end italics] that...Anne Damer de BrocA L'Orateur FoxManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville to her brother, the Duke of Devonshire, 25 November 1842: 'You have no idea of the amusement of reading De Brosses over again here [Rome]. ...Harriet Countess Granville De BrossesLettres Historiques et Critiques sur l'ItaliePrint: Book
1800-1849From Autobiographical Memoir of Sir John Barrow (1847): '[William Gifford] begged me to name any book to make choice of, which he would take care to send to me [for re...John Barrow De GuignesHistory of the Dutch Embassy to ChinaPrint: Book
1900-1945'I'm afraid I just pick any books. I go in for light reading mostly. I've get two detective books for light reading, one by Scott, and "Night club Murder" by Brandon, an... DeepingShabby SummerPrint: Book
1850-1899'While we were [visiting] at Harpton Court, passing one forenoon in Mr. Grote [husband]'s dressing-room, I asked him (as was my wont to do), "What are you reading there, ...George Grote DegerandoHistoire des systemes de philosophiePrint: Book
1850-1899'While we were [visiting] at Harpton Court, passing one forenoon in Mr. Grote [husband]'s dressing-room, I asked him (as was my wont to do), "What are you reading there, ...Harriet Grote DegerandoHistoire des systemes de philosophiePrint: Book
1900-1945'I have just read Gabouis ?Perfide Albion ? Entente Cordial?, quite good and informative ? this in English from the local library, and in French ?Les Anges Noirs? de Maur...Winifred Agnes Moore Deladier[collection of speeches]Print: Book
1800-1849'On turning to my book, I find I have journalised only one day, during this summer vis [sic] July 29, when I walked after tea with Mrs Cole a new walk down Penny-black La...John Cole DelanyLife of King DavidPrint: Book
1900-1945'In Greek we have begun Demosthenes. Of course oratory is not a sort of literature that I appreciate or understand in any language, so that I am hardly qualified to exp...Clive Staples Lewis Demosthenes[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'I have read since last October a good deal of the history relating to the East...: not much of books not connected with India [but included] ... In poetry, ... most of C...Mountstuart Elphinstone Denham[Poems]Print: Book
1800-1849Read...Demosthenes +...Lelands translation. This is the 4th Greek work I have read thro' & I certainly feel considerably improved but I am disatisfied with myself for not...Anne Lister DesmosthenesAll the Orations of DemosthenesPrint: Book
1850-1899From Emily Tennyson's journal, 11 January 1868: 'A. read the article on the Talmud by Deutsch.'Alfred Tennyson Deutscharticle on the TalmudPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'Charles Shaw's dependance upon a small Sunday school library in Tunstall [...] imparted a magnificent if involuntary scope to his education: '"I read "Robinson Crusoe...Charles Shaw DickChristian PhilosopherPrint: Book
1800-1849'Reader, how is our family circle this evening? I will tell you. We are seated around a circular table. On my right is WLC copying some matter for me out of Dr Dick's wor...WL Cole DickChristian philosopherPrint: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Florence Barger, 2 July 1916: 'I talk to patients [at Red Cross centre, Alexandria]; with one of them -- a sensitive and intelligent fellow -- I have ...Frank Vicary Dickinson Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Have you read (Dilke's?) notice in the "Athenaeum", this day, on Sir Stafford Northcote? Andrew Lang had a most difficult task to fulfil. The judicious curtailment and...S.P. Oliver DilkeArticle on Sir Stafford Northcote in the AthenaeumPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'At that time [?my eighth year?] I had read, under my father?s tuition, a number of Greek prose authors, among whom I remember the whole of Herodotus, and of Xenophon?s C...John Stuart Mill Diogenes LaertiusLives of the PhilosophersPrint: Book
1900-1945'Mr S- came in before 2.0 and gave me an interesting reading - here and there - from Dixon's "Hellas Revisited". Now and then he would mouth a passage from the Greek and ...William Soutar DixonHellas RevisitedPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'[your letter] has gratified a wish of more than twenty years standing. It is I think fully that time since I was for a great part of a very snowy winter the inhabitant o...Walter Scott Dodsley[Annual Register - extract of Crabbe's 'The Librar...Print: Serial / periodical
1700-1799
1800-1849		'[your letter] has gratified a wish of more than twenty years standing. It is I think fully that time since I was for a great part of a very snowy winter the inhabitant o...Walter Scott Dodsley[Annual Register - extract of Crabbe's 'The Villag...Print: Serial / periodical


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