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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'DR. MAYO (to Dr. Johnson). "Pray, Sir, have you read Edwards, of New England, on "Grace"?" JOHNSON. "No, Sir". BOSWELL. "It puzzled me so much as to the freedom of the h...James Boswell Jonathan Edwards[on Grace]Print: Book
1700-1799'DR. MAYO (to Dr. Johnson). "Pray, Sir, have you read Edwards, of New England, on "Grace"?" JOHNSON. "No, Sir". BOSWELL. "It puzzled me so much as to the freedom of the h...Dr Mayo Jonathan Edwards[on Grace]Print: Book
1700-1799'Dr. Mayo having asked Johnson's opinion of Soame Jenyns's "View of the Internal Evidence of the Christian Religion";--JOHNSON. "I think it a pretty book; not very theolo...Samuel Johnson Soame JenynsView of the Internal Evidence of the Christian Rel...Print: Book
1700-1799'Dr. Mayo having asked Johnson's opinion of Soame Jenyns's "View of the Internal Evidence of the Christian Religion";--JOHNSON. "I think it a pretty book; not very theolo...James Boswell Soame JenynsView of the Internal Evidence of the Christian Rel...Print: Book
1700-1799'Dr. Newton, the Bishop of Bristol, having been mentioned, Johnson, recollecting the manner in which he had been censured by that Prelate, thus retaliated:-"Tom knew he s...Samuel Johnson Thomas NewtonDissertations on the Prophecies Which Have Remarka...Print: Book
1700-1799'Dr. Newton, the Bishop of Bristol, having been mentioned, Johnson, recollecting the manner in which he had been censured by that Prelate, thus retaliated:-"Tom knew he s...Samuel Johnson Thomas NewtonAccount of his Own LifePrint: Book
1700-1799'Dr. Newton, the Bishop of Bristol, having been mentioned, Johnson, recollecting the manner in which he had been censured by that Prelate, thus retaliated:-"Tom knew he s...Dr Adams Thomas NewtonDissertations on the Prophecies Which Have Remarka...Print: Book
1800-1849'Dr. Sir. Poets tell us that love is blind ? I fear indifference is more so. It is many months since I sent you a slight gage d?amour; it is many years (do not be alarme...Charles Dickens John Forster[works]Print: BookManuscript: SheetUnknown
1800-1849'Dr. Walcot went into the shop of Mr Wright, where Mr. Giffard was seated reading a newspaper; he asked him if his name was not Giffard? He replied in the affirmative. Up...Mr Giffard [n/a][newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'Draw and read Bryan Perdue'Mary Godwin Thomas HolcroftMemoirs of Bryan Perdue: a novelPrint: Book
1800-1849'draw her [Harriet, a girl LC is teaching] to such books as White's "Natural History of Selborne", but do not bother and (though I hate the word) [italics] bore [end ital...Louisa, Lady Stuart Gilbert WhiteNatural History of Selborne, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849'Drawing lesson - read Alphonsine - shelley reads Don Q.[uixote] aloud.'Mary Godwin Madame de GenlisAlphonsine; ou la tendresse maternellePrint: Book
1800-1849'Drawing lesson - read Alphonsine - Shelley reads Don Q.[uixote] aloud.'Percy Bysshe Shelley Miguel de CervantesDon QuixotePrint: Book
1800-1849'Drawing Lesson - write - read Locke - & walk - Shelley reads Roscoe's life of Lorenzo de Medicis - Read Lucian and work in the evening. Read severy [for several)] odes o...Mary Godwin John LockeEssay concerning Humane UnderstandingPrint: Book
1800-1849'Drawing Lesson - write - read Locke - & walk - Shelley reads Roscoe's life of Lorenzo de Medicis - Read Lucian and work in the evening. Read severy [for several)] odes o...Mary Godwin Lucian[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'Drawing Lesson - write - read Locke - & walk - Shelley reads Roscoe's life of Lorenzo de Medicis - Read Lucian and work in the evening. Read severy [for several)] odes o...Mary Godwin HoraceOdesPrint: Book
1800-1849'Drawing Lesson - write - read Locke - & walk - Shelley reads Roscoe's life of Lorenzo de Medicis - Read Lucian and work in the evening. Read severy [for several)] odes o...Percy Bysshe Shelley William RoscoeLife of Lorenzo de' Medici, called the MagnificentPrint: Book
1850-1899'Dream of being at court of Louis XV, in consequence of reading "Ormond".'John Ruskin Maria EdgeworthOrmondPrint: Book
1900-1945'Dreamy and compulsive lately: cram myself with reading, put off all activities'.Antonia White [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Drew a little, and read a French novel, and am singularly better in health.'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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