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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'I am reading Gide's memoirs, very disappointing I think, so far; I have found hardly anything that pleased me except the marble that had been dropped into the hole in th...Vita Sackville-West Andre GideMemoirsUnknown
1800-1849'I am reading Goethe's life. With what enthusiasm he made his journey into Italy. It is pleasant to read or hear of any persons who allow themselves to go beyond the comm...Charlotte Bury [life of Goethe]Print: Book
1800-1849'I am reading Hall's book, but will read it through before I say a word about it, for I find my opinion changes so much between the first and third volume of a book'.Sydney Smith Basil HallTravels in North America 1827-8Print: Book
1800-1849'I am reading Henry's History of England, which I will repeat to you in any manner you may prefer, either in a loose, disultary [sic], unconnected strain, or dividing my ...Jane Austen Robert HenryHistory of Great BritainPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Herbert Spencer just now very hard.'Robert Louis Stevenson Herbert SpencerunknownPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading his [Charles Darwin's] ''Journal'' after a long interval.It gives me a sort of companionship with him which makes me feel happy- only there are so many ques...Emma Darwin Charles DarwinJournalManuscript: Journal
1850-1899'I am reading in the evenings the Memoirs of Beaumarchais and Milne Edwards's Zoology'.George Eliot [pseud] Pierre BeaumarchaisM?moires contre GoezmanPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading in the evenings the Memoirs of Beaumarchais and Milne Edwards's Zoology'.George Eliot [pseud] Henri Milne-Edwards[work on Zoology]Print: Book
1800-1849'I am reading Locke in my old age never having read him in my youth, a fine satisfactory sort of fellow but very long winded'.Sydney Smith John Locke[Works]Print: Book
1900-1945'I am reading lots (Benvenuto Cellini?s autobiography) ? playing lots of music - & it makes life much easier.' Benjamin Britten Benvenuto CelliniAutobiographyPrint: BookManuscript: Letter
1850-1899'I am reading Lowell's Essay on Wordsworth after Shairp and he suits me much better. He is rather caustic and amusing, and his writing is as neat as if it was French, als...Emma Darwin James Russell LowellLiterary EssaysPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Lowell's Essay on Wordsworth after Shairp and he suits me much better. He is rather caustic and amusing, and his writing is as neat as if it was French,also...Emma Darwin John Campbell Shairp?Aspects of PoetryPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Macauleys "history of England", it is so interesting that it keeps me up at night, later than I ought to remain, it is a book, that when once a person has c...Albert Battiscombe Thomas Babington MacaulayThe history of England from the accession of James...Print: Book
1800-1849'I am reading Madame de Maintenon's letters, and though I have neither respect nor admiration for her character, I find so many sentiments and feelings that I have myself...Elizabeth Wedgwood MaintenonThe Letters of Madame de Maintenon
1850-1899'I am reading Martineau ["Types of Ethical Theory"] and like it, indeed I think I shall leave of writing this and go on.'Sir Walter Raleigh James MartineauTypes of Ethical TheoryPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Maundeville's "Travels".'George Eliot [pseud] John Mandeville (pseud.)TravelsPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Maupassant with delight. I have just finished "Le Lys rouge" by Anatole France. it means nothing to me. I can do no serious reading. I have just begun to w...Joseph Conrad Guy de MaupassantunknownPrint: Book, see additional comments
1850-1899'I am reading Maupassant with delight. I have just finished "Le Lys rouge" by Anatole France. it means nothing to me. I can do no serious reading. I have just begun to w...Joseph Conrad Anatole FranceLe Lys RougePrint: Book
1800-1849'I am reading Michaud's Histoire des Croisades, well written and entertaining; and I have just finished Monti's fine Tragedy of Caius Gracchus. I like it much better than...Sarah Harriet Burney Joseph-Francois MichaudHistoire des CroisadesPrint: Book
1800-1849'I am reading Michaud's Histoire des Croisades, well written and entertaining; and I have just finished Monti's fine Tragedy of Caius Gracchus. I like it much better than...Sarah Harriet Burney Vincenzo MontiAristodemoPrint: Book


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