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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'Here, owing to the fact that I had not yet discovered the depths of my Philosopher's incompetence, and we spent three weary days, relieved only by "The Pilgrim's P...Freya Stark John BunyanPilgrim's ProgressPrint: Book
1850-1899'Herewith you receive the rest of Henley’s hospital work. He was much pleased by what you said of him, and asked me to forward these to you for your opinion; the pencil m...Robert Louis Stevenson William Ernest Henley[second series of] Hospital Poems Manuscript: Unknown
1850-1899
1900-1945		'Herman Melville's "The Green Hand" he had read but it "was not much use to me" - a phrase which suggests that already he was reading as a writer reads, with a view to us...John Masefield Herman MelvilleThe Green HandPrint: Book
1850-1899'Herman Melville's "The Green Hand" he had read but it "was not much use to me" - a phrase which suggests that already he was reading as a writer reads, with a view to us...John Masefield Herman MelvilleMoby DickPrint: Book
1850-1899'Hermann und Dorothea'Sarah Good Johann Wolfgang von GoetheHermann und DorotheaPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'Hester Thrale compared herself to Swift's Vanessa who "held Montaigne and read- / while Mrs Susan comb'd her Head", and read the "Spectator" to her daughters while her "...Hester Thrale Joseph AddisonThe SpectatorPrint: Serial / periodical, Could have been periodical in bound form
1900-1945'High wind and low clouds. No patrols at all. Rugger v Australian team in afternoon. Won 7–6. Ripping game. Read and wrote letters in evening.' Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownUnknown
1800-1849'Highland Hospitality' 'I once resolved to leave London for a little time [...]' 'Hermit in London'.E.E.R. Felix MacDonoghThe Hermit in London; or Sketches in English MannePrint: Book
1700-1799'His "Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland" is a most valuable performance. It abounds in extensive philosophical views of society, and in ingenious sentiment and l...James Boswell Samuel JohnsonJourney to the Western Islands of ScotlandPrint: Book
1700-1799'His "Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland" is a most valuable performance. It abounds in extensive philosophical views of society, and in ingenious sentiment and l...Dr Orme Samuel JohnsonJourney to the Western Islands of ScotlandPrint: Book
1700-1799'His "Vanity of Human Wishes" has less of common life, but more of a philosophick dignity than his "London". More readers, therefore, will be delighted with the pointed s...James Boswell Samuel JohnsonVanity of Human Wishes, ThePrint: Unknown
1700-1799'His "Vanity of Human Wishes" has less of common life, but more of a philosophick dignity than his "London". More readers, therefore, will be delighted with the pointed s...David Garrick Samuel JohnsonVanity of Human Wishes, ThePrint: Unknown
1700-1799'His "Vanity of Human Wishes" has less of common life, but more of a philosophick dignity than his "London". More readers, therefore, will be delighted with the pointed s...David Garrick Samuel JohnsonLondon: A Poem in Imitation of the Third Satire of...Print: Unknown
1900-1945'His books, "On Two Fronts" and "Letters of a Prisoner", described those early experiences.'Vera Brittain Corder CatchpoolOn Two Fronts: Letters of a Prisoner.Print: Book
1900-1945'His books, over three hundred of which are preserved as he left them in 1918, show the range - and limitations - of his interests at school and later. Shakespeare, Scott...Wilfred Owen Charles Dickens Print: Book
1900-1945'His books, over three hundred of which are preserved as he left them in 1918, show the range - and limitations - of his interests at school and later. Shakespeare, Scott...Wilfred Owen John Milton Print: Book
1900-1945'His books, over three hundred of which are preserved as he left them in 1918, show the range - and limitations - of his interests at school and later. Shakespeare, Scott...Wilfred Owen Walter Scott Print: Book
1900-1945'His books, over three hundred of which are preserved as he left them in 1918, show the range - and limitations - of his interests at school and later. Shakespeare, Scott...Wilfred Owen [Elizabethan and Medieval Poetry]Print: Book
1900-1945'His books, over three hundred of which are preserved as he left them in 1918, show the range - and limitations - of his interests at school and later. Shakespeare, Scott...Wilfred Owen [literary biographies]Print: Book
1900-1945'His books, over three hundred of which are preserved as he left them in 1918, show the range - and limitations - of his interests at school and later. Shakespeare, Scott...Wilfred Owen [French books and books about French]Print: Book


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