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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'I read more as I spend more time at home. Also I read fewer political works and more fiction.' unknown[light books]Print: Book
1900-1945'I read more. But cannot concentrate on the type of literature I like, preferring now, a light novel or auto-biography to escape the present day. With the loss of "US" cl... unknown[light reading]Print: Book
1900-1945'I now very rarely go out in the evening, mainly on account of wife and family; spend more time reading and playing indoor games.' unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1900-1945'In common with thousands of other people I have been doing knitting during the raids. In normal times I never have time to knit as all my spare time is spend in reading ... unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'In the interim walked on the Sands & when there the rain descended more heavily, I nevertheless searched up some seaweed. Returned. Took shelter under the Museum cornice...John Cole unknownAnnouncements of Lectures on GeologyPrint: Poster
1800-1849'Read the extraordinary Acct of the Retirement of the Emperor Charles V.'John Cole unknown[Account of the Retirement of the Emperor Charles ...Print: Book
1900-1945'On the whole in these casual ventures I go no further than about 2/6 a book, and most of my reading comes from such editions as Penguin, Pelican, Evergreen, Everyman etc... unknown[cheap editions of books]Print: Book
1900-1945'I like light reading - something to occupy my mind so that I can knit and read at the same time - something that I can pick up and put down again without a feeling of b... unknown[light reading]Print: Book
1900-1945'I don't mind any author, so long as it's a genuine western story. I always read purely western, because they're more or less full of action, and I can get into it in the... unknown[western stories]Print: Book
1800-1849?I have had several aggravations of my indisposition, in the shape of voluntary contributions for the Miscellany-one man has sent about as much as would fill half a dozen...Charles Dickens unknownsubmissions to Bentley's MiscellanyManuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'My husband usually buys the penguin books. They're cheap and easy to carry about and afterwards he gives them away to the Forces. He's working very hard and seems to der... unknown[detective fiction]Print: Book
1900-1945'The girl has joined the library. She's a big reader. Reads about 2 books a week. She's begun to start bringing home "love" books now. The boy isn't a bit keen on reading... unknown["love" stories]Print: Book
1900-1945'Most of the books I choose from the free library are for the wife. I cast my eye over the books vaguely searching for likely looking binding. If one catches my eye, such... unknownsynopsis of bookPrint: Book
1900-1945'January 4...I have read a good deal of "Cosmic Anatomy" and understood it far better. Yes, such a book does fascinate me. Why does J. [Middleton Murry] hate it so? To ...Katherine Mansfield unknownCosmic AnatomyPrint: Book
1900-1945'January 5... Read "Cosmic Anatomy". I managed to work a little.'Katherine Mansfield unknownCosmic AnatomyPrint: Book
1900-1945'I am reading now "Time is the Spur". No, I don't know whom it is by. I was recommended to it by a friend, It's very good.' unknownTime is the SpurPrint: Book
1900-1945'January 6... Read Shakespeare, read "Cosmic Anatomy", read The Oxford Dictionary.'Katherine Mansfield unknownCosmic AnatomyPrint: Book
1900-1945'January 7... I read "Cosmic Anatomy", Shakespeare and the Bible. Jonah.'Katherine Mansfield unknownCosmic AnatomyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Oh, I like all kinds of books - historical, semi-biography, well written. I liked "How Green was My Valley": and "All this and Heaven Too" ....I must say I can't read no... unknownElizabeth of BohemiaPrint: Book
1900-1945'Lately I've been reading books about China and Russia. I figure it out this way: I read the newspapers and meet different kinds of people, and they all have to say somet... unknown[books about China and Russia]Print: Book


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