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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 have been reading little except Coxe's travels in Switzerland, Poland, Russia &c, Humes history together with part of Smollet[t], Gibbon &c. Coxe is an intelligent man...Thomas Carlyle William CoxeTravels in SwitzerlandPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have been reading little except Coxe's travels in Switzerland, Poland, Russia &c, Humes history together with part of Smollet[t], Gibbon &c. Coxe is an intelligent man...Thomas Carlyle William CoxeTravels in Poland, Russia, Sweden and DenmarkPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have been reading little except Coxe's travels in Switzerland, Poland, Russia &c, Humes history together with part of Smollet[t], Gibbon &c. Coxe is an intelligent man...Thomas Carlyle David HumeThe History of England During the Reigns of James ...Print: Book
1800-1849'I have been reading little except Coxe's travels in Switzerland, Poland, Russia &c, Humes history together with part of Smollet[t], Gibbon &c. Coxe is an intelligent man...Thomas Carlyle Edward GibbonDecline and Fall of the Roman EmpirePrint: Book
1800-1849'I have been reading little [since I last wrote to you] except Coxe's travels in Switzerland, Poland, Russia &c, Humes history together with part of Smollet[t], Gibbon &c...Thomas Carlyle Tobias SmollettHistory of England [probably]Print: Book
1850-1899'I have been reading Macauleys "history of England", and have got thro 5 volumes, it is very interesting' Albert Battiscombe Thomas Babington MacaulayThe history of England from the accession of James...Print: Book
1900-1945'I have been reading Marlow, and I was so much more impressed by him than I thought I should be, that I read Cymbeline just to see if there mightn't be more in the great ...Virginia Stephen William ShakespeareCymbelinePrint: Book
1900-1945'I have been reading nothing since Othello but a translation from the Icelandic'Clive Staples Lewis [Anon] [Anon][unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'I have been reading on board the life of Pasteur, provided by Sylvia. It would interest you both, especially you, for now that I come to think of it wriggling germs are ...Gertrude Bell René Vallery-RadotLa Vie de PasteurPrint: Book
1900-1945'I have been reading on board the life of Pasteur, provided by Sylvia. It would interest you both, especially you, for now that I come to think of it wriggling germs are ...Gertrude Bell Pearson ChoateThe King who went on Strike Print: Book
1800-1849'I have been reading over an old journal book. Ah saith my soul, how has the loving kindness and tender mercy of the Almighty been manifested to me'Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry[Journal]Manuscript: Codex
1850-1899'I have been reading over his old letters. I have not many , we were so seldom apart...'Emma Darwin Charles Darwin[letters]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849'I have been reading over Mrs Barbaulds "Lessons for Childern" to my eldest child who is continually tearing me to read them I find by this that they are particularly sui...John Clare Anna Laetitia BarbauldLessons for Children from Two to Three Years OldPrint: Book
1850-1899'I have been reading Roman Law...'Robert Louis Stevenson unknown[Roman law]Unknown
1900-1945'I have been reading Sir. Robert Vansittart's little book "Black Record". I have found it very interesting. He certainly has no use for the Germans, and I am wondering wh...Robert VansittartBlack RecordPrint: Book
1850-1899'I have been reading some French books lately viz, "Mathilde" par Eugene Sue and "Les mariages de paris" par Edmond About '-Albert Battiscombe Edmond AboutLes mariages de ParisPrint: Book
1850-1899'I have been reading some French books lately viz, "Mathilde" par Eugene Sue and "Les mariages de paris" par Edmond About -'Albert Battiscombe Eugene SueMathilde ou les Memoires d'une jeune femmePrint: Book
1850-1899'I have been reading some of Wordsworth ... I think 'Tintern Abbey' is quite lovely. It seems to me Wordsworth has got a most wonderful way of putting into words feel...Emily Lytton William WordsworthTintern AbbeyPrint: Book
1850-1899'I have been reading such lots of law, and it seems to take away the power of writing from me. From morning to night, so often as I have a spare moment, I am in the embra...Robert Louis Stevenson unknown[law books]Print: Book, Law books in the plural.
1850-1899'I have been reading such old letters of my mother's, about going to school; it is like looking into a forgotten picture of myself.'Emma Darwin Elizabeth Wedgwood[letters]Manuscript: Letter


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