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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
 
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 5 January 1821: 'Read Mitford's History of Greece -- Xenophon's Retreat of the Ten Thousand.'George Gordon Lord Byron XenophonRetreat of the Ten ThousandPrint: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 5 January 1821: '[after visit to friends at 11pm] Came home -- read the "Ten Thousand" again, and will go to bed.'George Gordon Lord Byron XenophonRetreat of the Ten ThousandPrint: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 5 January 1821: 'Ordered Fletcher (at four o'clock this afternoon) to copy out 7 or 8 apophthegms of Bacon, in which...George Gordon Lord Byron Francis Bacon"apophthegms"Manuscript: Unknown, Copied by William Fletcher (reader's valet).
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 5 January 1821: 'Ordered Fletcher (at four o'clock this afternoon) to copy out 7 or 8 apophthegms of Bacon, in whiic...William Fletcher Francis Bacon"apophthegms"Unknown
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 6 January 1821: 'Read Spence's Anecdotes ... Corrected blunders in nine apophthegms of Bacon -- all historical -- an...George Gordon Lord Byron Francis Bacon"apophthegms"Manuscript: Unknown, Copied by William Fletcher (reader's valet).
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 6 January 1821: 'Read Spence's Anecdotes ... Corrected blunders in nine apophthegms of Bacon -- all historical -- an...George Gordon Lord Byron Joseph SpenceAnecdotesPrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 6 January 1821: Read Spence's Anecdotes ... Corrected blunders in nine apophthegms of Bacon -- all historical -- and...George Gordon Lord Byron William MitfordHistory of GreecePrint: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 6 January 1821: 'Turned to a passage in Guinguene [sic] -- ditto in Lord Holland's Lope de Vega.'George Gordon Lord Byron Pierre Louis GingueneHistoire Litteraire de l'ItaliePrint: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 6 January 1821: 'Turned to a passage in Guinguene [sic] -- ditto in Lord Holland's Lope de Vega.'George Gordon Lord Byron Lord HollandLope de VegaPrint: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 6 January 1821: 'Came home [after going visiting at 8pm], and read Mitford again, and played with my mastiff ...'George Gordon Lord Byron William MitfordHistory of GreecePrint: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 7 January 1821: 'Read Spence, and turned over Roscoe, to find a passage I have not found. Read the 4th. vol. of W. ...George Gordon Lord Byron Joseph SpenceAnecdotesPrint: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 7 January 1821: 'Read Spence, and turned over Roscoe, to find a passage I have not found. Read the 4th. vol. of W. ...George Gordon Lord Byron William RoscoeThe Life of Lorenzo de Medici, called the Magnific...Print: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 7 January 1821: 'Read the 4th. vol of W. Scott's second series of "Tales of my Landlord".'George Gordon Lord Byron Walter ScottTales of my Landlord (2nd series)Print: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 7 January 1821: 'Dined. Read the Lugano Gazette. Read -- I forget what. At 8 went to conversazione.'George Gordon Lord Byron Lugano GazettePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 7 January 1821: 'Dined. Read the Lugano Gazette. Read -- I forget what. At 8 went to conversazione.'George Gordon Lord Byron unknownunknownUnknown
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 7 January 1821: 'It wants half an hour of midnight ... Turned over and over half a score books for the passage in qu...George Gordon Lord Byron unknown[books]Print: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 8 January 1821: 'Came home [from ?Guicciolis', where visited at 8pm] -- read History of Greece -- beore dinner had r...George Gordon Lord Byron William MitfordHistory of GreecePrint: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 8 January 1821: 'Came home [from ?Guicciolis', where visited at 8pm] -- read History of Greece -- beore dinner had r...George Gordon Lord Byron Walter ScottRob RoyPrint: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 9 January 1821: 'Dined. Read Johnson's "Vanity of Human Wishes" ...'George Gordon Lord Byron Samuel JohnsonThe Vanity of Human WishesPrint: Book
1800-1849Byron's Ravenna Journal (4 January-27 February 1821), 10 January 1821: 'Looked over accounts. Read Campbell's Poets -- marked errors of Tom (the author) for correction. ...George Gordon Lord Byron accountsManuscript: Unknown


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