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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
 
1850-1899'I had a most thrilling batch of "Timeses" yesterday containing Labori's appeal to the Emperor. I see by a local paper that the military attachés are to be interrogated i...Gertrude Bell Annuaire du Club Alpin FrançaisPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'I had a nice day yesterday lying out under the trees in a deck-chair reading Bertie Russell's "On Education". A good firm book.'Harold Nicolson Bertrand RussellOn EducationPrint: Book
'I had a note from Mr Jeffery [sic] on the very day after [Hogg's The Pilgrims of the Sun] was published who is not going to review it till he get another to join with it...Francis Jeffrey James HoggPilgrims of the Sun, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849'I had a present of a very elegant copy of the "Lay" lately from a gentleman in Edin. to whom I was ashamed to confess that I had it not. This is g[TEAR] you a hint that ...James Hogg Walter ScottLay of the Last Minstrel, ThePrint: Book, Unknown
1700-1799'I had a quiet afternoon on the sofa in my room reading Mason on self knowledge, French, and Job Scott's journal, which I like vastly and found really doing me good, at l...Elizabeth Gurney John MasonSelf-knowledge: A TreatisePrint: Book
1700-1799'I had a quiet afternoon on the sofa in my room reading Mason on self knowledge, French, and Job Scott's journal, which I like vastly and found really doing me good, at l...Elizabeth Gurney [unknown][French]Print: Book
1700-1799'I had a quiet afternoon on the sofa in my room reading Mason on self knowledge, French, and Job Scott's journal, which I like vastly and found really doing me good, at l...Elizabeth Gurney Job ScottJournal of the life, travels and Gospel labours of...Print: Book
1700-1799'I had a satisfactory reading with my little boys more so than I almost remember'Elizabeth Gurney [unknown][unknown, probably religious, Bible?]Print: Book
1850-1899'I had a treat in the shape of a number of the "Singapore Free Press" 2 and a half columns about "Mr Conrad at home and abroad". extremely laudatory but in fact telling m...Joseph Conrad Hugh CliffordArticle in Singapore Free PressPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'I had all the youngsters in my own charge. We got on however capitally for I found a nice story in Chatterbox which I read much to the edification of us all & after that...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]ChatterboxPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I had all the youngsters in my own charge. We got on however capitally for I found a nice story in Chatterbox which I read much to the edification of us all & after that...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Bible (New Testament)Print: Book
1850-1899'I had all the youngsters in my own charge. We got on however capitally for I found a nice story in Chatterbox which I read much to the edification of us all & after that...Harry Castieau [n/a]Bible (New Testament)Print: Book
1850-1899'I had all the youngsters in my own charge. We got on however capitally for I found a nice story in Chatterbox which I read much to the edification of us all & after that...Dotty Castieau [n/a]Bible (New Testament)Print: Book
1850-1899'I had all the youngsters in my own charge. We got on however capitally for I found a nice story in Chatterbox which I read much to the edification of us all & after that...Sissy Castieau [n/a]Bible (New Testament)Print: Book
1850-1899'I had all the youngsters in my own charge. We got on however capitally for I found a nice story in Chatterbox which I read much to the edification of us all & after that...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'I had almost as soon have it in the Portfolio, as the Saturday; the P. is so nicely printed and I am gourmet in type.'Robert Louis Stevenson Philip Gilbert Hamerton (editor)The Portfolio: An Artistic PeriodicalPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I had almost forgotten to thank [you] for my books - they are just such as I wanted. "Blair" is an excellent piece - and very cheap. I am only sorry you sent it at all: ...Thomas Carlyle Hugh BlairLectures on RhetoricPrint: Book
1800-1849'I had almost forgotten to thank [you] for my books - they are just such as I wanted. "Blair" is an excellent piece - and very cheap. I am only sorry you sent it at all: ...Thomas Carlyle [unknown][an Italian Grammar]Print: Book
1800-1849'I had almost forgotten to thank [you] for my books - they are just such as I wanted. "Blair" is an excellent piece - and very cheap. I am only sorry you sent it at all: ...Thomas Carlyle Francesco SoaveNovelle MoraliPrint: Book
1850-1899'I had already spotted your Dickens; very pleasant and true.'Robert Louis Stevenson William Ernest Henleyreview of Vol 3 Letters of Charles Dickens in Athe...Print: Serial / periodical


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