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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
 
1900-1945'[Baby] is making progress with her reading & can - most times - identify the sound & the curly S & the elegant L. Perhaps she will be writing short stories by your retur...Esther Julia Ford [unknown][first reading]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'The only thing S.L. [Violet Hunt's memoirs] says about you, by the bye, is that I am now wandering homeless over Europe with a younger and more robust Egeria. I meant to...Ford Madox Ford [unknown]review of Violet Hunt's 'The Flurried Years' in th...Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'on Saturday the English proofs of Last Post descended on me and on Monday the American one's and I literally could do nothing else as Boni's wanted the proofs back on Mo...Ford Madox Ford [unknown][research for a tale to be serialised in 'Collier'...Print: Book
1900-1945'I have begun DEMIGODS which is the provisional title of the Ney book and what with reading up for it and worrying over it I am fair moidert'.Ford Madox Ford [unknown][research for the book that became 'A little Less ...Print: Book
1900-1945'I was so delighted with your cutting from the Crapouillot: I am sure I must seem quite fatuous, I shew it to so many people'Ford Madox Ford [unknown][article presumably praising Stella Bowen's exhibi...Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'I have been doing a good deal of reading for the Ney book, though it is difficult to get all the books I want'Ford Madox Ford [unknown][research for 'A Little Less than Gods']Print: Book
1900-1945'I lay down on my bed and tried to improve my mind, reading articles about the political situation in the Pacific Ocean - but it was rather difficult because Janice insis...Janice Biala [unknown][life and letters of Gauguin]Print: Book
1900-1945'Now half Paris is wanting to take my likeness & indeed a Spanish painter is doing it all the time while I am writing this. He sits about doing me while I work or read or...Ford Madox Ford [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Sydney [Larkin's father] gave him free run of his library and his appetite for books grew enormously. "Thanks to my father", he wrote later: "our house contained not onl...Philip Larkin [unknown][various fiction works in his father's library]Print: Book
1600-1699'after I brake my fast, wrought, hard Mr Rhodes Read, took a lector'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, I wrough and hard Mr Rhodes reead'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, I wrought and hard Mr Rhodes reead of the testement and other good bookes'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, I wrought and hard Mr Rhodes read of a popeshe booke'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praere I did read to my wemen'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I did eate, read, and after went to the church'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then wrought and hard Mr Rhodes read of the principles of poperie out of one of their owne bookes'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'I wrought tell all most 5 a cloke, and hard Mr Rhodes read'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and, after, went about the house and reed a whill, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'I went to supper, then I reed, and lastly went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then went to priuat praer and reed a whill, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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