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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
 
1700-1799'I made acquaintance yesterday with the famous poet Rousseau, who lives here [Vienna] under the peculiar protection of Prince Eugene, by whose liberality he subsists. He ...Mary, Lady Wortley Montagu Jean-Baptiste RousseauodesUnknown
1900-1945'I made the mistake of reading your Shakespeare play before your Shakespeare criticism. So I had to read the play again. I cannot expertly criticize the critical book b...Arnold Bennett Frank HarrisShakespeare and his LoveManuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'I made the mistake of reading your Shakespeare play before your Shakespeare criticism. So I had to read the play again. I cannot expertly criticize the critical book b...Arnold Bennett Frank HarrisThe Man ShakespeareManuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'I made the mistake of reading your Shakespeare play before your Shakespeare criticism. So I had to read the play again. I cannot expertly criticize the critical book b...Arnold Bennett S.T. ColeridgeShakesperian Criticism (?)Print: Book
1900-1945'I marvelled that "The Road to Wigan Pier", to me naive, had made such a stir. I could think of nothing in it that was not obvious, but when I said so in the Cole Group i...Ralph Glasser George OrwellRoad to Wigan Pier, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849'I mean to copy you out some lines of my [italics] hero [end italics], Mr Kingsley'Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Charles Kingsley Print: Book
1850-1899'I mean to read the Atlantic soon; I find 2 numbers, one from you with names of authors, for the which thank you; the second no. has no such names, - & I'll tell you what...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Charles Eliot Norton[articles in the 'Atlantic Monthly' on India and a...Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I mean to read the Atlantic soon; I find 2 numbers, one from you with names of authors, for the which thank you; the second no. has no such names, - & I'll tell you what...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Thomas Carlyle[article in the 'Atlantic Monthly']Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I mean to read the Atlantic soon; I find 2 numbers, one from you with names of authors, for the which thank you; the second no. has no such names, - & I'll tell you what...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Atlantic MonthlyPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'I meant to have written such a lot, but somehow I haven't; there's always a whale or a murder to look at, (a tortoise or a theorbo!) so I have written a few letters, - p...Vita Sackville-West Marcel ProustunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'I meant to inform you, that besides those books already mentioned, I sent for Bishop Horne's Sermons, 4 vols. Carr's Sermons, Blairs Sermons, 5vols. Scott's Christian Li...James Lackington Bishop HorneSermons (4vols)Print: Book
1800-1849'I meant to inform you, that besides those books already mentioned, I sent for Bishop Horne's Sermons, 4 vols. Carr's Sermons, Blairs Sermons, 5vols. Scott's Christian Li...James Lackington Samuel CarrSermons Print: Book
1800-1849'I meant to inform you, that besides those books already mentioned, I sent for Bishop Horne's Sermons, 4 vols. Carr's Sermons, Blairs Sermons, 5vols. Scott's Christian Li...James Lackington Hugh BlairSermons (5 vols)Print: Book
1800-1849'I meant to inform you, that besides those books already mentioned, I sent for Bishop Horne's Sermons, 4 vols. Carr's Sermons, Blairs Sermons, 5vols. Scott's Christian Li...James Lackington John ScottChristian Life(5 vols)Print: Book
1800-1849'I meant to inform you, that besides those books already mentioned, I sent for Bishop Horne's Sermons, 4 vols. Carr's Sermons, Blairs Sermons, 5vols. Scott's Christian Li...James Lackington Augustin CalmetDictionary of the BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I meant to inform you, that besides those books already mentioned, I sent for Bishop Horne's Sermons, 4 vols. Carr's Sermons, Blairs Sermons, 5vols. Scott's Christian Li...James Lackington Flavius JosephusWorksPrint: Book
1800-1849'I meant to inform you, that besides those books already mentioned, I sent for Bishop Horne's Sermons, 4 vols. Carr's Sermons, Blairs Sermons, 5vols. Scott's Christian Li...James Lackington Humphrey PrideauxThe Old and New Testament connected in the history...Print: Book
1800-1849'I meant to inform you, that besides those books already mentioned, I sent for Bishop Horne's Sermons, 4 vols. Carr's Sermons, Blairs Sermons, 5vols. Scott's Christian Li...James Lackington Hannah MoreWorksPrint: Book
1700-1799'I mentioned Elwal the heretick, whose trial Sir John Pringle had given me to read.' James Boswell [unknown][legal trial papers]Unknown
1700-1799'I mentioned Jeremy Taylor's using, in his forms of prayer, "I am the chief of sinners", and other such self-condemning expressions. "Now, (said I) this cannot be said wi...James Boswell Jeremy TaylorGolden Grove; or a Manuall of daily prayers and li...Print: Book


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