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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'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 MontiGaleotto ManfrediPrint: 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 MontiCaio GraccoPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Michelet's French Revolution with much interest.'Robert Louis Stevenson Jules MicheletFrench Revolution/Histoire de la Revolution franca...Print: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Michelet's French Revolution.'Robert Louis Stevenson Jules MicheletFrench RevolutionPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Mill's Logic again, Theocritus still, and English History and Law'.George Eliot [pseud.] John Stuart MillA System of LogicPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Mill's Logic again, Theocritus still, and English History and Law'.George Eliot [pseud.] TheocritusunknownPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Mill's Logic again, Theocritus still, and English History and Law'.George Eliot [pseud.] unknown[English History and Law]Print: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Miss Edgeworth's Popular Tales for the Young with thorough gusto.'Robert Louis Stevenson Maria EdgeworthMoral Tales for Young PeoplePrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Mr Procter's "Ch.Lamb", - so full of affecting signs of his own failure, and so interesting in all ways. I could not help enjoying Ld Cornwallis, though hal...Harriet Martineau Barry CornwallCharles Lamb: A MemoirPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Mr Procter's "Ch.Lamb", - so full of affecting signs of his own failure, and so interesting in all ways. I could not help enjoying Ld Cornwallis, though hal...Harriet Martineau Charles RossThe Correspondence of Charles, 1st Marquis of Corn...Print: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Mr Procter's "Ch.Lamb", - so full of affecting signs of his own failure, and so interesting in all ways. I could not help enjoying Ld Cornwallis, though hal...Harriet Martineau Harriet GroteCollected Papers in Prose and Verse. 1842-1862Print: Book
1900-1945'I am reading nothing but snatches of "Paradise Lost" while waiting for the bath to fill.'Ronald Storrs John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1900-1945'I am reading now "Time is the Spur". No, I don't know whom it is by. I was recommended to it by a friend, It's very good.' unknownTime is the SpurPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading old Bunyan again after the long lapse of years, and am profoundly struck with the true genius manifested in the simple, vigorous, rhythmic style.'George Eliot (pseud) John BunyanunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'I am reading on Sundays "Morehead's Discourses on the Principle of Religious Belief", which are greatly admired, though I canot say I think there is either much strength...Miss V[-] Robert MoreheadA Series Of Discourses On The Principles of Religi...Print: Book
1900-1945'I am reading Proust, and dislike his mentality more and more. I get the sense of that flabby, diseased, asthmatic man, all frowsty in bed till evening, and preoccupied ...Vita Sackville-West Marcel ProustunknownPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Renouard's "History of Medicine"'George Eliot Pierre Victor RenouardHistory of MedicinePrint: Book
1800-1849'I am reading Sismondi's French History and I am glad to find it is very interesting and pleasant reading...'Fanny Allen J.C.L. de SismondiThe History of the FrenchPrint: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Tait and Stewart’s new book. As far as I have gone, a little disappointed. Is my father reading it?'Robert Louis Stevenson Balfour/Peter Guthrie [joint authors] Stewart/TaitParadoxical Philosophy, a Sequel to the Unseen Uni...Print: Book
1850-1899'I am reading the "English humourists" by Thackeray'Albert Battiscombe William ThackerayThe English Humourists of the Eighteenth CenturyPrint: Book


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