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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 [Letter to Aunt dated 3 February 1832] I do not think any books so bad to read as a newspaper. [...]If you ever read novels, do send for Eugene Aram. Miss Hobart and I h...Anne Lister Edward Bulwer-LyttonEugene Aram. A Tale by the Author of 'Pelham'Print: Book
1800-1849[Letter dated Monday 15 January 1838] Have you seen that book of Bernard's on the Constitution? Not fit for every eye. On electing monarchy and state religion he seems a ...Anne Lister J. B. BernardTheory of the Constitution Compared with its PractPrint: Book
1800-1849What matters it to me if Young was an ambitious man or not? He wrote what I feel; and tho' not his wishes, his words would often have been mine, if heaven had endowed me ...Anne Lister Edward YoungThe Complaint: Night Thoughts on Life, Death, andPrint: Book
1800-1849[Letter to Sibbella Maclean, dated August 18 1824] I should have marked, and doubtless, have done so in my little edition at home (got another directly), the very lines y...Anne Lister Edward YoungThe Complaint: Night Thoughts on Life, Death, andPrint: Book
1800-1849[Letter to Sibbella Maclean, dated Saturday 10 July 1824] You remind me of Dr Gregory's advive to his daughter. A woman should never shew the full extent of her regard, e...Anne Lister John GregoryA Father's Legacy to His DaughtersPrint: Book
1800-1849The Grecian History has pleased me much you know Mr Trant made a present of the Roman History, what a brave people the Greeks in general were.Anne Lister Oliver GoldsmithThe Grecian HistoryPrint: Book
1800-1849My uncle has got the life of Doctor Beattie from the library [Halifax Subscription library?], I have not had time to read much of it yet, but I think he must have been ...Samuel Lister Alexander BowerAn Account of the Life of James BeattiePrint: Book
1800-1849My library is one of my greatest pleasures after a good ramble in the fields. I assure you I am very much pleased with the Georgical Essays, I have read a little of the f...Anne Lister Alexander HunterGeorgical EssaysPrint: Book
1800-1849I was rather unwell for about an hour, but not very bad when I could go on reading The Vicar of WakefieldAnne Lister Oliver GoldsmithThe Vicar of WakefieldPrint: Book
1800-1849Before breakfast, looking over the Greek grammar and Bonnycastle's algebra...Anne Lister John BonnycastleAn introduction to algebra or a treatise on algebr
1800-1849Before breakfast from line 36-86 Sophlocles 'Electra'Anne Lister SophloclesElectraPrint: Book
1800-1849Assisted my Aunt in reading prayers in the afternoon. In the evening read aloud sermons 8+9, Hoole.Anne Lister Joseph Hoolesermons on several important practical subjectsPrint: Book
1800-1849After breakfast...dawdling awaythe morning in looking over medical Mss, weighing out powders [...].Anne Lister ['Medical Mss']Manuscript: Sheet
1800-1849Looking over some songs, writing out 'The Bay of Biscay' and 'Said Eve unto Adam' + dawdling literally quite in a perspiration, the sun fell on my room and very hot.Anne Lister The Bay of BiscayUnknown
1800-1849Looking over some songs, writing out 'The Bay of Biscay' and 'Said Eve unto Adam' + dawdling literally quite in a perspiration, the sun fell on my room and very hot.Anne Lister Said Eve unto AdamUnknown
1800-1849In the evening, between 8+9, read from pp 263-307, vol I, Gibbon's Miscellaneous works. He died in London [...] 16 JanuaryAnne Lister Edward GibbonMiscellaneous WorksPrint: Book
1800-1849In the afternoon at 3.40, down the old bank to the library...No Miss Browne. I could have said, changing only the gender, (as Gibbons wrote toDeyverdum, vol. 604/703...Anne Lister Edward GibbonMiscellaneous WorksPrint: Book
1800-1849This morning's post brought me (from York, directed by Anne Belcombe, Petergate) the Manchester Observer [etc] 2 sheets of 4 columns each,one of the most inflamatory radi...Anne Lister Manchester Observer or literary, commercial and po...Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Before breakfast + afterwards, from 11 to 1, making minutes + extracts from Hall's travels in France (it must go to the library today...He is an arrant republican in poli...Anne Lister Colonel Francis HallTravels in France in 1818Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Looking over the Annals of philosophy for November last. Population of Moscow - effect of bathing in the Red Sea [...]Anne Lister Annals of philosophyPrint: Serial / periodical


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