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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
 
1850-1899'exciting discoveries of things in "Harry and Lucy" at coffee'John Ruskin Maria EdgeworthHarry and LucyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Exhilarated with a terrible sadness, after reading "Arise to Conquer", I wondered if, when young men have done with the fighting and can come forward to do some of the t... [unknown]Arise to conquerPrint: Book
1800-1849'Extract from Byron's Monody on the death of Sheridan' [transcript of text]Emma Bowly George Gordon, Lord ByronMonody on the Death of the Right Honourable R.B. S...Unknown
1800-1849'Extract from Moore's Love of the Angels' [The Second Angels Story, ll. 1043-1066]Carey/Maingay groupThomas MooreThe Love of the AngelsPrint: UnknownUnknown
1800-1849'Extract from Murphy's Grecian Daughter' 'Filial Affection'member of Carey/Maingay groupArthur MurphyThe Grecian DaughterUnknown
1800-1849'Extracted from Bridges. Looked over the Acct. of Croyland Abbey, which supplied me with a hint for the Acct. of Wellingbro' Church, which I added [...] I looked over Par...John Cole Ian BridgesHistory of NorthamptonshirePrint: Book
1800-1849'Extracted from Bridges. Looked over the Acct. of Croyland Abbey, which supplied me with a hint for the Acct. of Wellingbro' Church, which I added [...] I looked over Par...John Cole J.D. ParryHistory and Description of Woburn and its AbbeyPrint: Book
1800-1849'Extracts from the "Stamford Mercury"' [copies two stories]John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Extracts from [John] Barrow's Travels in China appear in the Wordsworth Commonplace Book [Dove Cottage MS 26] ...'Wordsworth FamilyJohn BarrowTravels in ChinaPrint: Book
1900-1945'Extremely hot even at Therapia. Back at 7 and dined at home and read the "Marriage of William Ashe".' Gertrude Bell Mary Augusta (Mrs Humphry) WardThe Marriage of William Ashe Print: Book
1850-1899'Eyes more weary than usual in reading a little by candlelight'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1900-1945'E[dward]M[organ]F[orster] was reading, as well, Lyall's Asiatic Studies: Religious and Social (1882) and G. F. I. Graham, The Life and Works of Syed Ahmed Khan (1909).'Edward Morgan Forster Sir Alfred C. LyallAsiatic Studies: Religious and SocialPrint: Book
1900-1945'E[dward]M[organ]F[orster] was reading, as well, Lyall's Asiatic Studies: Religious and Social (1882) and G. F. I. Graham, The Life and Works of Syed Ahmed Khan (1909).'Edward Morgan Forster G. F. I. GrahamThe Life and Works of Syed Ahmed KhanPrint: Book
1800-1849'E[lizabeth] B[arrett] B[arrett] had read Marryat's [...] A Diary in America, With Remarks on its Institutions (1839), in 1841'. ...Elizabeth Barrett Frederick MarryatA Diary in America, With Remarks on its Institutio...Print: Book
1900-1945'F 25 C is holding a slim book (looks new), approximate size 81/2" x 51/2", yellow jacket cover, title "Man Born to be King" by Dorothy Sayers. She does not open the book...Dorothy SayersMan born to be kingPrint: Book
1900-1945'F. E. Pollard gave a short introduction to the play of The Two Noble Kinsmen and in the ensuing reading took the part of Arcite Thos C Elliott taking Palamon and Mrs Eva...Francis Pollard William ShakespeareThe Two Noble Kinsmen
1900-1945'F. E. Pollard read an article on Thos Hardy by Arnold Bennett S. A. Reynold [sic] spoke on Hardy's country with books & illustrations & R. H. Robson read from "Far from ...Reginald Robson Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdPrint: Book
1900-1945'F. E. Pollard read an article on Thos Hardy by Arnold Bennett S. A. Reynold [sic] spoke on Hardy's country with books & illustrations & R. H. Robson read from "Far from ...T. C. Elliott Thomas Hardy[poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'F. E. Pollard read an article on Thos Hardy by Arnold Bennett S. A. Reynold [sic] spoke on Hardy's country with books & illustrations & R. H. Robson read from "Far from ...Helen Rawlings Thomas HardyReturn of the Native, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'F. E. Pollard read an article on Thos Hardy by Arnold Bennett S. A. Reynold [sic] spoke on Hardy's country with books & illustrations & R. H. Robson read from "Far from ...Muriel Bowman Smith Thomas HardyMayor of Casterbridge, ThePrint: Book


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