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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'Reading, MacNeice "Autumm Journal". I enjoyed it very much and think it good. A. Werth, "Moscow '41". Very good - clear - interesting. One of these books which fill out ...Louis MacNeiceAutumm JournalPrint: Book
1800-1849'On seeing some Autumn Flowers' 'Those few pale autumn flowers, How beautiful they are!...' 'L.G. Feb 1831''L.G.' Caroline Anne BowlesAutumn FlowersUnknown
1800-1849'Some three weeks ago, a packet of Books arrived here, accompanied with a Letter addressed A l'Auteur de l'Article intitule, Caractere de notre Epoque, the whole perfectl...Thomas Carlyle Emile BarraultAux Artistes. Du Passe et du l'avenie des beaux-ar...Print: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Jessica Darling, 6 February 1912: 'Before I get off books, I will put down the names of one or two that I have enjoyed lately. George Moore, Ave, Will...Edward Morgan Forster George MooreAvePrint: Book
1850-1899'Finished reading "Averroes and l'Averroisme", and "Les Medecins Juifs". Reading "First Principles".'George Eliot [pseud.] Ernest RenanAverroes et l'AverroismePrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'George Moore’s 'Avowals' is highly agreeable.'Arnold Bennett George MooreAvowalsPrint: Book
1900-1945 '. . . There have been 2 supreme books since your regretted departure. G. Moore’s 'Avowals' and the letters of Chekhov . . .'Arnold Bennett George MooreAvowalsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Wednesday April 11th. [...] Begin Avventure ed Osservazione di Filippo Pananti sopra le coste di Barberia.' [Readings from this text, along with detailed notes on ...Claire Clairmont Filippo PanantiAvventure ed osservazione sopra le coste di Barber...Print: Book
1900-1945'The subject of the Forsyte Saga was then introduced by Charles E. Stansfield with a reading from the introduction. The remainder of an enjoyable evening was spent in lis...Rosamund Wallis John GalsworthyAwakeningPrint: Book
1900-1945'Friday. Lovely day. Walked about[.] No letters. Shown sketches by Russian ... Read Aysha [sic] by Rider Haggard. Ev Bridge. Did not play well. Gym gets on well.'William Thomas Henry Rider HaggardAyesha, the Return of ShePrint: Book
1900-1945'One other item of news I must not forget to tell you. Aylwin came. I read it (in the trenches, of all incongruous places) and it conquered me. I've nothing at all ...Herbert Edward Read Theodore Watts-DuntonAylwinPrint: Book
1600-1699'Up, and after being trimmed, I alone by water to Erith, all the way with my song-book singing of Mr Laws's long recitative Song in the beginning of his book.'Samuel Pepys Henry LawesAyres and dialoguesPrint: Book
1800-1849'Mrs Scott (here) is as thorough-paced a lover of those books [The Waverley Novels] as either of us. I have been looking over the Ayrshire Legatees, which I do not like a...Louisa, Lady Stuart John GaltAyrshire Legatees, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Smoke a Players "medium" and a De Reszke "Minor". I read "Glasgow Herald" (Bus strike, Britain's new Navy, etc.) and "Ayrshire Post" (Report of Ayrshire Film Society, Dr... [n/a]Ayrshire PostPrint: Newspaper
1700-1799Transcribed in Reading Notes of Edward Pordage (c.1710): Extracts from Samuel Pordage's Azaria and Hushai. A Poem (1682) p.38. Edward Pordage Samuel PordageAzaria and Hushai. A PoemPrint: Book
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 22 November 1848:

'I have read "Madeleine." It is a fine pearl in a simple setting. Julia Kavanagh has my esteem; I would...		Charlotte Brontë Eliza LynnAzeth, the Egyptian (extracts)Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Meeting held at 39, Eastern Avenue: 24. 11. 39.
    A Bruce Dilks in the chair.

1. Minutes of last [two meetings] read & approved...		Reginald H. Robson Sinclair LewisBabbitPrint: Book
1900-1945

'A Meeting held at Broomfield June 6 1929

Geo H Burrow in the chair

Min 1. Minutes of last time read and approved


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Reginald H. Robson Sinclair LewisBabbitt
1800-1849
1850-1899		'Allow me, Sir, to return you my best thanks for your Lyrical ballad, "The Triumph for Salamis", which I have just received. It [italics] looks [end italics] most temptin...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell William Cox BennettBaby May and Other Poems on Infants Unknown
1850-1899'I find upon looking up that Louis is in tears over Back from the Dead.'Robert Louis Stevenson unknown unknownBack from the DeadPrint: Unknown


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