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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 despise all these novels and so on. I'm a retired Civil Servant and I chiefly read the Times, politics and things of that sort. I don't read many books at all, but whe... The TimesPrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'I devoted most of my morning writing to P. Hoare, writing French and reading'Elizabeth Gurney [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'I devoted the rest of the night to the Bible- so upon the whole I think, a sabbath has been more unprofitably spent...'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'I devoured poetry and nothing but poetry until I became insensible to poetry. Take an example; I happened upon some fat volumes of Campbell's "British Poets", the comple...Thomas A. Jackson Samuel Daniel[poems complete works]Print: Book
1850-1899'I devoured poetry and nothing but poetry until I became insensible to poetry. Take an example; I happened upon some fat volumes of Campbell's "British Poets", the comple...Thomas A. Jackson [probably] Isaac Hawkins Browne[poems complete works]Print: Book
1850-1899'I devoured poetry and nothing but poetry until I became insensible to poetry. Take an example; I happened upon some fat volumes of Campbell's "British Poets", the comple...Thomas A. Jackson Giles Fletcher[poems complete works]Print: Book
1850-1899'I devoured poetry and nothing but poetry until I became insensible to poetry. Take an example; I happened upon some fat volumes of Campbell's "British Poets", the comple...Thomas A. Jackson Phineas Fletcher[poems complete works]Print: Book
1850-1899'I devoured poetry and nothing but poetry until I became insensible to poetry. Take an example; I happened upon some fat volumes of Campbell's "British Poets", the comple...Thomas A. Jackson Ben Jonson[poems complete works]Print: Book
1850-1899'I devoured poetry and nothing but poetry until I became insensible to poetry. Take an example; I happened upon some fat volumes of Campbell's "British Poets", the comple...Thomas A. Jackson William Drummond[poems complete works]Print: Book
1850-1899'I devoured poetry and nothing but poetry until I became insensible to poetry. Take an example; I happened upon some fat volumes of Campbell's "British Poets", the comple...Thomas A. Jackson John Donne[poems complete works]Print: Book
1850-1899'I devoured poetry and nothing but poetry until I became insensible to poetry. Take an example; I happened upon some fat volumes of Campbell's "British Poets", the comple...Thomas A. Jackson Abraham Cowley[poems complete works]Print: Book
1850-1899'I devoured poetry and nothing but poetry until I became insensible to poetry. Take an example; I happened upon some fat volumes of Campbell's "British Poets", the comple...Thomas A. Jackson John Milton[poems complete works]Print: Book
1850-1899'I devoured poetry and nothing but poetry until I became insensible to poetry. Take an example; I happened upon some fat volumes of Campbell's "British Poets", the comple...Thomas A. Jackson Samuel Butler[poems complete works]Print: Book
1900-1945'I dictate these few words to thank you most heartily for your letters and especially for your little tale which I have read with absolute delight and appreciation of eve...Joseph Conrad Bruno WinawerSlepa latarka (Dark Lantern)Print: Book
1900-1945'I did "The Knightes Tale" all my prep. time and like it'.Hilary Spalding Geoffrey ChaucerKnight's Tale, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'I did a lot of "The Rivals", which I don't like a bit. It has momentary flashes of wit, but otherwise it's awful.'Hilary Spalding Richard Brinsley SheridanRivals, ThePrint: Book
1850-1899'I did not go out again but passed the time away in reading, amused the youngsters with some stories from Grimms Goblins a book I brought a few nights since.'John Buckley Castieau Brothers Grimm[fairy tales]Print: Book
1850-1899'I did not go out at all this evening but after tea sat reading till I was tired when Harry & I read together & then I [spouted?] for his & my amusement. From a Telegram ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'I did not go out at all this evening but after tea sat reading till I was tired when Harry & I read together & then I [spouted?] for his & my amusement. From a Telegram ...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1800-1849'I did not go to Church but read the New Testament.'William Richard Grahame n/aNew TestamentPrint: Book


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