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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 began the "Poissons" regularly; pretty hard work; finished "Kenilworth". I think Amy deserved her fate, she is unworthy of being one of Scott's heroines. The book want...John Ruskin Louis AgassizRecherches sur les poissons fossilesPrint: Book
1800-1849'I began the "Poissons" regularly; pretty hard work; finished "Kenilworth". I think Amy deserved her fate, she is unworthy of being one of Scott's heroines. The book want...John Ruskin Walter ScottKenilworth: a romancePrint: Book
1700-1799'I began to read "Paul and Virginia" book that Mrs Braun brought here it is very pretty'.Elizabeth (Betsey) Wynne Bernardin de St PierrePaul et VirginiePrint: Book
1850-1899'I began to read aloud the Wanderjahre'.George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWilhelm Meister's WanderjahrePrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'I began to read Miss Catlow's "Botany".'George Eliot (pseud) Agnes CatlowPopular Field BotanyPrint: Book
1800-1849'I began to work myself a Chemisette - read "Frere Paschal" and laughed most violently as well as Eugenia'..Harriet Wynne Paschal - or perhaps this is the title of a workFrere Paschal - or perhaps Paschal is the authorPrint: Book
1900-1945'I begin at the back page of the Daily Mail, and read straight through till I come to the front. I don't know why I do this. I don't remember when I began to do so.' Daily MailPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'I begin to find like Joseph Surface that too good a character is inconvenient.'Walter Scott Richard Brinsley SheridanSchool for ScandalUnknown
1700-1799'I begin with telling you, that you have a true notion of the Alcoran, concerning which, the Greek priests (who are the greatest scoundrels in the universe) have invented...Mary, Lady Wortley Montagu Qu'ranPrint: Book
1700-1799'I begun to write in my Common-place book, the account of the King of Patterdale [from the 'Gentleman's Magazine', borrowed on July 2 from 'the Library']'Joseph Hunter [n/a]Gentleman's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I believe I have not written to you since I saw the end of the Undiscovered Country.'Robert Louis Stevenson William Dean HowellsUndoscovered CountryPrint: Book
1800-1849'I believe most people would say of the four-and-twenty volumes, what I have known parents of large families do of their children: "you may think them a great many, yet t...Louisa, Lady Stuart Walter Scott[Works]Print: Book
1800-1849'I believe simple moral tales the very best mode of instructing the young and the poor ? else why do the pious of all sects and beliefs spread tracts in stories over the ...Amelia Opie unknown[moral tales]Print: Book
1850-1899'I believe you would like Mrs Craven if you could skip all the religion. In the year '86 she has exactly our feelings about Ireland and [the] G.O.M.'s mad folly.'Emma Darwin Pauline Marie Armande Aglaé CravenUnknownPrint: Book
1700-1799'I believe your Ladiship will be diverted with an Octavo book on the Writings and Genius of Pope; tho' you will not approve of everything in it. A little Vol. intitled, "...Samuel Richardson Joseph WartonAn Essay on the Writings and Genius of PopePrint: Book
1900-1945'I believe [Arthur] Symons' verse was almost the only verse that my husband ever read, I mean with any real appreciation and pleasure. Usually I had to read any manuscrip...Joseph Conrad Arthur SymonsunknownPrint: Book
1850-1899'I bought "The Age" as to-day it published a paper larger than "The Argus" for a penny & announced the intention of doing so every Saturday. The paper is really a wonderf...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]The AgePrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'I bought a book by Henry James yesterday and read it, as they say, "until far into the night". It was not very interesting or very good, but I can wade through pages an...Katherine Mansfield Henry JamesConfidencePrint: Book
1850-1899'I bought Darwin's last book in despair, for I knew I could generally read Darwin, but it was a failure.'Robert Louis Stevenson Charles DarwinThe Expression of the Emotions in Man and AnimalsPrint: Book
1850-1899'I bought for 3s. a novel by Mrs Oliphant, ''An English Squire'', with the same irritable young man one knows so well. A very clever description of the feelings of a wido...Emma Darwin Margaret OliphantSquire Arden?Print: Book


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