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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
 
1800-1849'What I deplore is that laziness and dissipation of mind to which I am still subject. At present I am quieting my conscience with the thought that I shall study very dili...Thomas Carlyle [n/a]Literary and Statistical Magazine for ScotlandPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849I told you I had seen the "Quarterly Review". You would notice its contents in the newspaper. It is a long time since I ceased to be one of its admirers. The writers pos[...Thomas Carlyle [n/a]Quarterly ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I have seen the first number of Constable's new magazine - it seems scarcely equal to Blackwood's - the last number of which has appeared. B. advertises a new one with a...Thomas Carlyle [n/a]Edinburgh MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I have seen the first number of Constable's new magazine - it seems scarcely equal to Blackwood's - the last number of which has appeared. B. advertises a new one with a...Thomas Carlyle [n/a]Edinburgh Monthly MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I have seen the first number of Constable's new magazine - it seems scarcely equal to Blackwood's - the last number of which has appeared. B. advertises a new one with a...Thomas Carlyle [n/a]Edinburgh observer or Town and Country MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Some time since, all the world was astonished at the 2nd number of "Blackwoods (formerly the Edinr) magazine" - The greater part of it is full of gall: but the most veno...Thomas Carlyle [n/a]Blackwood's Edinburgh MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Has Lord Grey read the Edinburgh Review? the article on Barrere is by Macaulay, that upon Lord St Vincent by Barrow; I thnk this latter very entertaining, but it was har...Sydney Smith [n/a]Edinburgh ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Have you noticed the Abuse of St Pauls in the Times - I ws moved to write but kept Silence though it was pain and grief to me'.Sydney Smith [n/a]The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Extract from the journal of Adam Dodd: 'When I first came on board the A-, I was as thoughtless as anyone on board; but being soon afterwards made a teacher of a class, ...Adam Dodd [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Short way into the voyage, surgeon receives a letter from one of the convicts: 'He then mentions the influence which the perusal since he came on board of some treatise ...anon [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Short way into the voyage, surgeon receives a letter from one of the convicts: 'He then mentions the influence which the perusal since he came on board of some treatise ...Colin Arrott Browning [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Confession of invalid convict George Day: 'I hope I prayed but found little peace, until I heard the doctor pressing on our attention the words of God, contained in the ...Colin Arrott Browning [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Conversion of convict J- V-; when came on board the ship he was a convinced socialist, and when appointed school teacher he wanted to use the position to convince others,... [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Conversion of convict J- V-; when came on board the ship he was a convinced socialist, and when appointed school teacher he wanted to use the position to convince others,... [n/a][devotional texts]Print: Book
1800-1849Conversion of F.M., while greatly affected by death of fellow convict, John Williams: 'My feelings I cannot describe. I never felt the like before. But I remembered what ... [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Conversion of hardened convict, as a result of a storm which brought terror to his mind: 'It was then I thought of Jesus Christ, of whom I had heard, but almost entirely... [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'One berth was occupied by George Day... He appeared to be always humble, always contented and resigned, always grateful to God for the abundance of His mercies, frequent...George Day [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I have as yet read very few articles in the Edinburgh Review, having lent it to a sick countess, who only wished to read it because a few copies only had arrived in Lond...Sydney Smith [n/a]Edinburgh ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I have read the Budget today and am in low spirits at the provoking prosperity of the country. It is impossible to ruin it in spite of all Brougham can say - and Perceva...Sydney Smith [n/a][The Budget]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'after, I reed of the bible, and then went to priuatt praier and, after publeck, so to bed'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book


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