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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
 
1800-1849'Called one morning on the Rev S Hilliard & saw Bunyan's "Pitcher" and several pages of his writings in some documents there preserved.'John Cole John Bunyan[Pitcher and writings]Print: Book
1850-1899'Called upon Joe & chatted for some time with him, read a letter which Harriette had sent.'John Buckley Castieau Harriette [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'Called upon Nield in the evening and after a walk we came to my quarters and read the Parts we have in The Heir at Law.'John Buckley Castieau George ColemanThe Heir at LawPrint: Book
1850-1899'Called upon Nield in the evening and after a walk we came to my quarters and read the Parts we have in The Heir at Law.'Mr Neild George ColemanThe Heir at LawPrint: Book
1600-1699'calling at St Pauls churchyard and there looked upon a pretty Burlesque poem called "Scarronides, or Virgile Travesty" - extraordinary good.'Samuel Pepys Charles CottonScarronides, or Virgile TravestyPrint: Book
1800-1849'Calls on Hookham and brings home Wordsworths Excursion of which we read a part - much disappointed - he is a slave'.Percy Bysshe Shelley William WordsworthThe Excursion, being a portion of the Recluse, a p...Print: Unknown
1900-1945'Calm day. In garden read early poems in Oxford Book. Discussed our future library. In the evening read Dostoevsky'.Katherine Mansfield  Print: Book
1900-1945'Calm day. In garden read early poems in Oxford Book. Discussed our future library. In the evening read Dostoevsky'.Katherine Mansfield Dostoevsky Print: Book
1850-1899'Came back by the half past one train [from?] Town, after buying "Sarah Barnham" at [the?] Station. Amused myself by reading her very strange history as related by her bi...John Buckley Castieau [unknown]Sarah BarnhamPrint: Book
1850-1899'came back to Beechworth saw all was right in the Gaol, and sat down quietly to read a Book.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Came down and had breakfast at 8.0. Divisions at 9.45 & no General Quarters but physical training from 11.15 till 12.0 ... Lunch at 12.0, & afterwards I retired to...Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Came home & bought the Extraordinary there was very little in it in fact no item that was to me of any importance at all so Polly & I both regretted the expenditure of t...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]The ExtraordinaryPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Came home & finished "Vanity Fair" before tea-time.'John Buckley Castieau William Makepeace ThackerayVanity FairPrint: Book
1800-1849'came home & read a chapter or two in the New Testament'John Clare The New TestamentPrint: Book
1700-1799'Came home about 7 o'clock; read several numbers in the 4th volume of "The Tatler".'Thomas Turner The TatlerPrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'Came home about 8.10. Read part of Homer's "Odyssey".'Thomas Turner HomerOdysseyPrint: Book
1800-1849'Came home about half past 10 p.m. Read my stinted quantity of "Watts".'Joseph Jenkinson Isaac WattsLogick or the right use of reason in the enquiryPrint: Book
1850-1899'Came home and copied Goethe's discourse on Shakespeare. Read, at dinner, his wonderful observations on Spinoza. Particularly struck with the beautiful modesty of the pas...George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[discourse on Shakespeare]Print: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Came home and copied Goethe's discourse on Shakespeare. Read, at dinner, his wonderful observations on Spinoza. Particularly struck with the beautiful modesty of the pas...George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[on Spinoza]Print: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Came home and copied Goethe's discourse on Shakespeare. Read, at dinner, his wonderful observations on Spinoza. Particularly struck with the beautiful modesty of the pas...George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes[draft of Life of Goethe]Manuscript: Unknown, MS of Lewes' book


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