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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
 
1800-1849William Wordsworth to R. P. Gillies, 22 December 1814: 'Mr. Hogg's Badlew (I suppose it to be his) I could not get through. There are two pretty passages; the flight of ...William Wordsworth J. H.Hunting of Badlew, a Dramatic Tale, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849William Wordsworth to R. P. Gillies, 22 December 1814: 'I have seen a book advertised under your name, which I suppose to be a novel.'William Wordsworth  Print: Advertisement, Unknown
1800-1849John Wilson Croker to John Murray, 18 September 1816: 'I have read with great pleasure the poem you lent me [Childe Harold III]. It is written with great vigour, and...John Wilson Croker George Gordon, Lord ByronChilde Harold IIIUnknown
1800-1849William Wordsworth to R. P. Gillies, 14 February 1814, 'Have you read Lucien B[onaparte]' s Epic? I attempted it, but gave in at the 6th Canto, being pressed for time. ...William Wordsworth Lucien BonaparteCharlemagne, ou L'Eglise Sauvee, poeme epique en 2...Print: Book
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth describes Wordsworth family's anxieties at hearing (false)rumour of death of Tom Clarkson, in letter to Sara Hutchinson, 18 February 1815: 'We anxiousl...Wordsworth Family  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Sara Hutchinson, 18 February 1815: 'William and Mary and little Willy paid a visit to old Mrs Knott yesterday with the Ex[cursio]n in hand, William ...William Wordsworth William WordsworthExcursion, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Sara Hutchinson, 18 February 1815: 'William and Mary and little Willy paid a visit to old Mrs Knott yesterday with the Ex[cursio]n in hand, Willia...Miss Knott William WordsworthExcursion, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Sara Hutchinson, 18 February 1815: 'Mary is deep in the 2nd volume of the "Recluse of Norway" by Miss Porter - there is a wonderful cleverness in th...Mary Wordsworth Anna Maria PorterRecluse of Norway, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Sara Hutchinson, 18 February 1815: 'Mary is deep in the 2nd volume of the "Recluse of Norway" by Miss Porter - there is a wonderful cleverness in th...Dorothy Wordsworth Anna Maria PorterRecluse of Norway, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Sara Hutchinson, 18 February 1815: 'It is 11 o'clock. William has been reading the Fairy Queen - he has laid aside his Book and Mary has set about p...William Wordsworth Edmund SpenserFairy Queen, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Priscilla Wordsworth, 27 February 1815: 'The day before yesterday Miss Alne dined with us, and from her we learned that Chris[topher Wordsworth]'s s...William Wordsworth Christopher WordsworthsermonsPrint: Book
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Priscilla Wordsworth, 27 February 1815: 'The day before yesterday Miss Alne dined with us, and from her we learned that Chris[topher Wordsworth]'s s...Mary Wordsworth Christopher WordsworthsermonsPrint: Book
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Priscilla Wordsworth, 27 February 1815: 'The day before yesterday Miss Alne dined with us, and from her we learned that Chris[topher Wordsworth]'s...Dorothy Wordsworth Christopher WordsworthsermonsPrint: Book
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Sara Hutchinson, 16 March 1815: 'Buonaparte seems quite to have put the Corn Laws out of our heads. William has however carefully read all that has...William Wordsworth [information about the Corn Laws]Unknown
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Sara Hutchinson, 16 March 1815: 'William has made a conquest of holy Hannah [More], though she had not seen the Book [The Excursion], had seen nothi...Hannah More William Wordsworthextracts from The ExcursionPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Sara Hutchinson, 16 March 1815: 'William has made a conquest of holy Hannah [More], though she had not seen the Book [The Excursion], had seen nothi...Hannah More Edinburgh ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Sara Hutchinson, 8 April 1815, on following progress of Napoleon in British press: 'Those villainous Sunday newspapers are my abhorrence - I read in...Dorothy Wordsworth  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth to Sara Hutchinson, 8 April 1815: 'I see by last night's paper (we take the evening Mail) that Murat stands against Buon[aparte].'Dorothy Wordsworth  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849William Wordsworth to R. P. Gillies, 25 April 1815: 'You mentioned Guy Mannering in your last. I have read it. I cannot say that I was disappointed, for there is very c...William Wordsworth Walter ScottGuy ManneringPrint: Book
1800-1849William Wordsworth to John Scott, 14 May 1815: 'Amid the hurry consequent upon a recent arrival, with a view to a short Residence in London - I have found leisure to peru...William Wordsworth John ScottVisit to Paris in 1814Print: Book


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