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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
 
1700-1799'David Hume and John Dryden are at present my companions'James Boswell David HumeHistory of EnglandPrint: Book
1700-1799'David Hume and John Dryden are at present my companions'James Boswell John Dryden[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'David Watson, M.A. of St. Andrews University, used to spend every spare moment of his day and whole Sundays on end with this writer [Ford] standing beside him at his p...Ford Madox Ford Madeleine de ScudéryArtamène ou le Grand Cyrus
1850-1899'David Watson, M.A. of St. Andrews University, used to spend every spare moment of his day and whole Sundays on end with this writer [Ford] standing beside him at his p...Ford Madox Ford Jules VerneLes Enfants du capitaine GrantPrint: Book
1850-1899'David Watson, M.A. of St. Andrews University, used to spend every spare moment of his day and whole Sundays on end with this writer [Ford] standing beside him at his p...Ford Madox Ford Albius Tibullus[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'David Watson, M.A. of St. Andrews University, used to spend every spare moment of his day and whole Sundays on end with this writer [Ford] standing beside him at his p...Ford Madox Ford Friedrich de la Motte FouquéUndine, eine ErzahlungPrint: Book
1850-1899'David Watson, M.A. of St. Andrews University, used to spend every spare moment of his day and whole Sundays on end with this writer [Ford] standing beside him at his p...Ford Madox Ford Dante AlighieriInfernoPrint: Book
1850-1899'David Watson, M.A. of St. Andrews University, used to spend every spare moment of his day and whole Sundays on end with this writer [Ford] standing beside him at his p...Ford Madox Ford [Anon] [Anon]La Vida de Lazarillo de TormesPrint: Book
1850-1899'David Watson, M.A. of St. Andrews University, used to spend every spare moment of his day and whole Sundays on end with this writer [Ford] standing beside him at his p...Ford Madox Ford Miguel de CervantesDon QuixotePrint: Book
1850-1899'David Watson, M.A. of St. Andrews University, used to spend every spare moment of his day and whole Sundays on end with this writer [Ford] standing beside him at his p...Ford Madox Ford James Fenimore CooperThe Two AdmiralsPrint: Book
1850-1899'David Watson, M.A. of St. Andrews University, used to spend every spare moment of his day and whole Sundays on end with this writer [Ford] standing beside him at his p...Ford Madox Ford James Fenimore CooperThe Deerslayer, or, The First WarpathPrint: Book
1850-1899'David Watson, M.A. of St. Andrews University, used to spend every spare moment of his day and whole Sundays on end with this writer [Ford] standing beside him at his p...Ford Madox Ford James Fenimore CooperThe Last of the MohicansPrint: Book
1800-1849'Dawdling over Keightley's history of the war in Greece, compiled out of all the newspapers and all the memoirs. Full enough of incident certainly; for the author seems t...John Mitchel Thomas KeightleyHistory of the War of Independence in GreecePrint: Book
1800-1849'Day of "Gazette" arriving, with news of Wellesley's victory [Battle of Talavera] of 28th July.'William Windham [n/a]GazettePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Day wet - read'.John Cole unknownunknownUnknown
1800-1849'De Quincey ... in a letter to the Wordsworths of 27 May 1809 said that he had read ... [Byron, English Bards and Scotch Reviewers] "some weeks - or perhaps months - ago...Thomas De Quincey George Gordon, Lord ByronEnglish Bards and Scotch ReviewersPrint: Book
1800-1849'De Quincey recalled the time ... when he persuaded W[ordsworth] to read [Harriet] Lee's The German's Tale: 'This most splendid tale I put into the hands of Wordsworth;...William Wordsworth Harriet LeeGerman's Tale, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'De Quincey was the subject before the paper & number of extracts [sic] & two papers, one read by Mrs Rawlings & one by Miss Cole, gave a very interesting introduction to...Ernest E. Unwin Thomas de QuinceyRecollections of Charles LambPrint: Book
1900-1945'De Quincey was the subject before the paper & number of extracts [sic] & two papers, one read by Mrs Rawlings & one by Miss Cole, gave a very interesting introduction to...Constance Wallis Thomas de QuinceySuspiria de ProfundisPrint: Book
1900-1945'De Quincey was the subject before the paper & number of extracts [sic] & two papers, one read by Mrs Rawlings & one by Miss Cole, gave a very interesting introduction to...Elizabeth Marriage Thomas de QuinceyConfessions of an English Opium-Eater Print: Book


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