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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'Gladstone's reading habits were described in "The Home Life of Mr. Gladstone," Young Man (January 1892): "He was most particular, it said, in mantaining variety in his r...Wiliam Ewart Gladstone [novel]Print: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		Bruce Cummings [who later wrote as W. N. P. Barbellion]'s use of the Encyclopedia Britannica: "He would simply think of a word ... look it up, and read the 'learned artic...Bruce Cummings Encyclopedia BritannicaPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		On publication of illustrated edition of Chambers's Encyclopedia in 1906: "G. K. Chesterton did not need the incentive of illustrations ... [he] had already 'read whole v...Gilbert Keith Chesterton Chambers's EncyclopediaPrint: Book
1850-1899"In 1932 Thomas Burke paid tribute to T. P.'s Weekly for having fired his imagination and given direction to his life ... 'I discovered literature by picking up a copy of...Thomas Burke T. P.'s WeeklyPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899On readers of William Robertson Nicoll's British Weekly: " ... [a] Lancashire man ... started reading the British Weekly as a newspaper boy, which 'gave me the taste for ...[a Lancashire man] anon The British WeeklyPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899Thomas Burke on reading The Bookman as teenager, in Son of London (1947, 1948): "'I lived through each month for it; after each issue I was looking impatiently for the ne...Thomas Burke The BookmanPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Called at Whiteley's. Saw there the Leeds Mercury & my father's estate advertised in it. Went to the library for a little while then went back to Northgate [...] Isabella...Anne Lister The Leeds MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Went downstairs a very little after 9 so as to have 1/2 hour before church for reading 2 or 3 old papers my uncle gave me.Anne Lister '2 or 3 old papers'Print: Newspaper
1800-1849From Hope went to the library and staid about an hour reading... In monthly Magazine of July 1820 remarkable praise of the life + writings of the celestial German philoso...Anne Lister Monthly MagazinePrint: Book
1800-1849[9 September has problem getting book from] Reading a few pp. of my Paris guide, in French, for the sake of reading French + it being the only book I get.Anne Lister 'Paris guide'Print: Book
1800-1849The following paragraph, apparently cut-out from a newspaper, but without date or reference, has been lent me by Mrs Norcliffe. 'Old Maids'. A sprightly writer expresses ...Anne Lister 'Old Maids'Print: Newspaper
1800-1849In the evening, read in the European magazine for last month, an additional memoir of the life of Napoleon...Madame de Stael rather too tender to Napoleon. One day to get...Anne Lister European MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849At 4 3/4 read from p.91 to 138 The art of employing time, which, from p.134 to where I have left off, I am more particularly pleased. There are several hints for journal ...Anne Lister The art of employing time to the greatest advantag...Print: Book
1800-1849Walked forward to Lightcliffe. Mrs W. Priestley + Miss Hodgson at dinner... would call again in 1/2 hour. Did so, after loitering that time, reading the gravestones in th...Anne Lister  Print: text printed on gravestonesUnknown
1800-1849Isabella sent me, from Croft, the Globe + Traveller of last Friday, containing the account of the death of Lord Byron [...] Who admiredhim as a man? yet 'he is gone forev...Anne Lister The Globe and TravellerPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Twice I procured a French grammar, and in private essayed that tongue; but my attempts were discovered and laughed at, and I was decidedly told I could never learn withou...Anne Lutton [French Grammar]Print: Book
1800-1849As I grew up, I still read with avidity all I could lay my hands on, and was not at all fastidious. Unfortunately I got novels, plays etc and read them privately... My ...Anne Lutton ['novels']Print: Book
1800-1849Never did any poor creature labour with morediligence than I did to obtain the most accurate knowledge of the language. I succeeded, read all the Roman classics, and fast...Anne Lutton ['Roman Classics']Print: Book
1800-1849I procured a Greek grammar, and soon made considerable progress.Anne Lutton ['Greek Grammar']Print: Book
1800-1849I procured a Greek grammar, and soon made considerable progress. I first read the New Testament almost throughout; then the Iliad of Homer, not omitting a line nor leavin...Anne Lutton New TestamentPrint: Book


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