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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
 
1900-1945Friday 15 November 1940: 'I am reading Read's Aut[obiograph]y: a tight packed unsympathetic mind, all good cabinet making.'Virginia Woolf Herbert ReadAnnals of Innocence and ExperiencePrint: Book
1900-1945Monday 18 November 1940: 'These queer little sand castles, I was thinking; I was finishing Herbert Read's autobiography this morning at breakfast. Little boys making sand...Virginia Woolf Herbert ReadAnnals of Innocence and ExperiencePrint: Book
1800-1849'Read "Annals of my village" - the month.'John Cole Mary RobertsAnnals of my VillagePrint: Book
1800-1849'Read November in "Annals of my Village".'John Cole Mary RobertsAnnals of my VillagePrint: Book
1800-1849'Looked over Rhind's "Studies in Natural History", read a portion of the month in "Annals of my Village".'John Cole Mary RobertsAnnals of my VillagePrint: Book
1800-1849Looking over the Annals of philosophy for November last. Population of Moscow - effect of bathing in the Red Sea [...]Anne Lister Annals of philosophyPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Will you remember us kindly to Mr Dumont, and tell him that I have received his letter; and, that since I wrote to him, I have found No 1 and 2 of Thompson's "Annals of ...Maria Edgeworth Thomas ThomsonAnnals of PhilosophyPrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799' [Letter from Boswell to Johnson] Your critical notes on the specimen of Lord Hailes's "Annals of Scotland" are excellent. I agreed with you on every one of them. He him...Samuel Johnson David Dalrymple, Lord HailesAnnals of ScotlandManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799' [Letter from Boswell to Johnson] Your critical notes on the specimen of Lord Hailes's "Annals of Scotland" are excellent. I agreed with you on every one of them. He him...James Boswell David Dalrymple, Lord HailesAnnals of ScotlandManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799' [Letter from Boswell to Johnson] Your critical notes on the specimen of Lord Hailes's "Annals of Scotland" are excellent. I agreed with you on every one of them. He him...David Dalrymple David Dalrymple, Lord HailesAnnals of ScotlandManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'[Letter from Johnson to Boswell] I have at last sent back Lord Hailes's sheets, I never think about returning them, because I alter nothing. You will see that I might a...Samuel Johnson David Dalrymple, Lord HailesAnnals of ScotlandManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'[Letter from Boswell to Johnson] Lord Hailes writes to me [...] "I am singularly obliged to Dr. Johnson for accurate and useful criticisms. Had he given some strictures ...David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes David Dalrymple, Lord HailesAnnals of ScotlandManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'[Letter from Johnson to Boswell] I have now three parcels of Lord Hailes's history, which I purpose to return all the next week: that his respect for my little observati...Samuel Johnson David Dalrymple, Lord HailesAnnals of ScotlandManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'[Letter to Boswell] I Have at last sent you all Lord Hailes's papers. While I was in France, I looked very often into Henault; but Lord Hailes, in my opinion, leaves him...Samuel Johnson David Dalrymple, Lord HailesAnnals of ScotlandManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799' [Johnson said] Lord Hailes's "Annals of Scotland" have not that painted form which is the taste of this age; but it is a book which will always sell, it has such a stab...Samuel Johnson David Dalrymple, Lord HailesAnnals of ScotlandPrint: Book
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1850-1899		'The novels of John Galt were always much to my taste. I fancy I have read every book that came from his pen, including his "Lives of players", and once every year I peru...James Glass Bertram John GaltAnnals of the ParishPrint: Book
1800-1849'The short and simple annals of the poor, which have lately poured in such profusion from the Scottish press, I thought at first exquisitely beautiful and pathetic, and t...Eleanor Anne Porden John GaltAnnals of the ParishPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have read the "Parish Register" with great attention. It is rather lifeless and wants character and point but I like it for its simplicity and extraordinary resemblanc...James Hogg John GaltAnnals of the ParishPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read "Anne Babi".'John Ruskin Jeremias GotthelfAnne BabiPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read "Anne Babi" to my mother in evening'John Ruskin Jeremias GotthelfAnne BabiPrint: Book


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