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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'My dear Prothero, I hope you will not mind my saying as an old friend and contributor to the Quarterly how much I regret seeing in the July issue the article "India unde...Valentine Chirol Article entitled "India under Lord Hardinge" in th...Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Under the caption "Pacifist Beats Churchill in Glasgow U. Election", it told me that on the previous day Dick Sheppard had been chosen as Lord Rector, polling 538 votes ...Vera Brittain Article entitled "Pacifist Beats Churchill in Glas...Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'But the real clue had been given by Howard Spring in an unpretentious article which appeared in "St. Martin's Review", the monthly magazine of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, ...Vera Brittain Howard SpringArticle in "St Martin's Review"Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Even George Orwell, who had dismissed "Seed of Chaos" with contempt the previous year, now expressed deep misgivings in "The Observer" for April 8th.'Vera Brittain George OrwellArticle in "The Observer"Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'There was a study of you [André Gide] in the "Times". Have you seen it? It is intelligent up to a point and respectful.' Joseph Conrad article in "Times Literary Supplement"Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I had a treat in the shape of a number of the "Singapore Free Press" 2 and a half columns about "Mr Conrad at home and abroad". extremely laudatory but in fact telling m...Joseph Conrad Hugh CliffordArticle in Singapore Free PressPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'In the "Evening Standard", Major-General Fuller commented acidly that the gigantic forces being raised in America suggested preparation for the next war rather than this...Vera Brittain John Frederick Charles Fullerarticle in the "Evening Standard"Print: Newspaper, Unknown
1900-1945'To the "Evening Standard" Anne Matheson had contributed a later and similar description of Nuremberg.'Vera Brittain Anne MathesonArticle in the "Evening Standard"Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'In the "Left News" for July, 1944, Victor had also published a document from Underground France on the future of Germany.'Vera Brittain Victor Gollanczarticle in the "Left News"Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'In the "Left News" for July, 1944, Victor had also published a document from Underground France on the future of Germany.'Vera Brittain Victor GollanczArticle in the "Left News"Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945On March 14th the "News Chronicle's" correspondent, S. L. Solon, had called Cologne "End-of-the-World City".'Vera Brittain S. L. SolonArticle in the "News Chronicle"Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'...an article of his in the Daily News on 21 November, blaming Liberal leadership, produced from Asquith himself "a polite letter of self - justification"'. Herbert Asquith Arnold Bennettarticle in the 'Daily News'Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'Dear Mr. Prothero, Did you see the Morning Post of last Wednesday or Thursday? The headlines ran: "British Spy in the Kiel Canal" and then they proceed to give my name a...J.M. de Beaufort Article in the Morning Post entitled 'British Spy ...Print: Newspaper
1900-1945[the 'intellectual' clique within the Clarion Scouts, including Edwin Muir] "followed the literary and intellectual development of the time, discovering such writers as B...Edwin Muir Ezra Poundarticle in The New AgePrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'On reading an article by Lord (then Mr) Keynes in The Times on working-class saving, I wrote to him about our survey. As well as a letter of encouragement, he sent me a...John Keynesarticle in The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Observe in the same number, how Will. J. Sharman girds at your poor friend ...'Robert Louis Stevenson Will. J. Sharmanarticle in Young FolksPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I consign you therefore if desirous of additional information, to two well-written articles by Jeffrey in the last "Edinr reviews" - and if you honour the maxim, audi al...Thomas Carlyle Robert SoutheyArticle ivPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I consign you therefore if desirous of additional information, to two well-written articles by Jeffrey in the last "Edinr reviews" - and if you honour the maxim, audi al...Thomas Carlyle JeffreyArticle IXPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I consign you therefore if desirous of additional information, to two well-written articles by Jeffrey in the last "Edinr reviews" - and if you honour the maxim, audi al...Thomas Carlyle Robert SoutheyArticle ixPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899Henry James to Mrs Henry James Sr., 18 January 1879: "I have just been reading ... [William James's] two articles -- the Brute and Human Intellect and the one in Mind ......Henry James William Jamesarticle on "Brute and Human Intellect"Print: Serial / periodical


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