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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'[Edwin] Whitlock... borrowed books from a schoolmaster and from neighbours: "Most of them would now be considered very heavy literature for a boy of fourteen or fifteen,...Edwin Whitlock [anon]The Holy WarPrint: Book
1900-1945'Derek Davies could not recall that his mother had ever read a book. His father, a die-caster in an automobile factory, read only local and sports papers and two novels a...Derek Davies [anon]The Illustrated News History of the 1914-18 WarPrint: Book
1700-1799'Gifford had read only some ballads, the black-letter romance Parismus and Parismenus, some odd loose magazines of his mother's, the Bible (which he studied with his gran...William Gifford [anon][ballads]Print: Unknown
1700-1799'I on Tuesday the 8th went in the afternoon to Fareham by the telegraph, where I spent the evening & slept at the Red Lion, taking with me for my amusement there & in the...John Marsh [anon]Maria or The VicaragePrint: Book
1800-1849'On Wed'y the 24th I finish'd reading the new & popular novel of the "Irish Excursion", w'ch Mr Hayley had recommended to us...'John Marsh [Anon]The Irish Excursion, or I fear to tell youPrint: Book
1800-1849'Aftn. Suitable readings & social prayers. Read a sermon by the Revd E. Butcher.'John Cole [Anon][suitable readings]Print: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]: [Untitled]; [Text]' "La Belle France" has no more pretensions to beauty/ than the majority of her daughters. Like many of/ the...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine [Anon]Matilde a novelPrint: Unknown
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]: [Untitled]; [Text]' Count oe'r the days whose happy flight/ Is shared with those we love/ Like stars amid a stormy night/ Alas...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine [Anon][untitled]Print: Unknown
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]: [Title] 'A Highland Salute to the Queen/ Air Roderigh Vich Alpine dhu, ho! Ieroe!'; [Text] 'Long life to our Queen who in bea...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine [Anon]A Highland Salute to the QueenPrint: Unknown
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]; [Title] "The Star of Missions"; [Text] "Behold the Mission Star's soul gladdening ray/ Which o'er the nations sheds a beam of ...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine [Anon]The Star of MissionsPrint: Unknown
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]; [Untitled]; [Text] "Qu'est ce qui fait le bonheur ou le malheur/ de notre vie? C'est notre caractere, c'est la/ maniere ? nous...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine [Anon]unknownPrint: Unknown
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]: [Title] 'The dead friend'; [Text] 'Not to the grave, not to the grave, my soul/ Descend to contemplate/ The form that once wa...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine [Anon]The dead friendPrint: Unknown
1850-1899
1900-1945		'The following Saturday afternoon [father] was a bit late getting home from work; he must have gone to the second-hand bookstall in the market. ...he handed me a book tha...Joseph Stamper [anon]Guy's ExpositorPrint: Book
1600-1699'And so went home, taking Mr Leigh with me; and after drunk a cup of wine, he went away and I to my office, there reading in Sir W Pettys book, and so home - and to bed'Samuel Pepys [anon]A treatise of taxes and contributionsPrint: Book
1800-1849I console myself with Doddridge's Expositor and "The Scholar Armed", to say nothing of a very popular book called "The Dissenter tripped up".'Sydney Smith [anon]The Scholar ArmedPrint: Pamphlet
1850-1899'The Cork "Southern Reporter" echoes the new "Nation", and even tries to go beyond it in treason. Mr Barry quarrels with Mr Duffy for keeping the independence of Ireland ...John Mitchel [Barry]Southern ReporterPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Meeting held at 9 Denmark Road
Thursday, May 8th 1930
F. E. Pollard in the chair
The minutes of last meeting were approved'		Francis Pollard [by an unidentified member of the XII Book Club]Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 8...Manuscript: Notebook
1700-1799'In the even read to Tho. Davy an appeal to the public on behalf of Admiral Byng wherein he is clearly proved to be no ways guilty of what has been laid to his charge, na...Thomas Turner [Byng]An appeal to the people: containing the genuine an...Print: Pamphlet
1850-1899'A fine day. In the Gaol this morning a number of letters were found which were thrown over the wall for a prisoner who was discharged to take away. They were more seri...John Buckley Castieau [convict][letters]Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'I have seen extracts from the new "Nation". Mr Duffy can hardly find words for his disgust, his contempt, "his utter loathing" of those who will say now that Ireland can...John Mitchel [Duffy]NationPrint: Serial / periodical


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