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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'I now very rarely go out in the evening, mainly on account of wife and family; spend more time reading and playing indoor games.' unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
'I now, after too long delays, return you the Westminster Review, with Chalmers' Picture of Scotland; both of which I was very glad to see. The Picture is a very amusing ...Thomas Carlyle Robert ChambersThe Picture of ScotlandPrint: Book
1700-1799'I observed the great defect of the tragedy of "Othello" was, that it had not a moral; for that no man could resist the circumstances of suspicion which were artfully sug...Samuel Johnson William ShakespeareOthelloPrint: Book
1700-1799'I observed the great defect of the tragedy of "Othello" was, that it had not a moral; for that no man could resist the circumstances of suspicion which were artfully sug...James Boswell William ShakespeareOthelloPrint: Book
1900-1945'I often found peace in the pages of Ecclesiastes or Isaiah, or in the writings of men whom Barry has described as the heralds of revolt - John Inglesant, George Eliot, C...Stuart Wood [pseud?] Thomas Carlyle[uknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'I often found peace in the pages of Ecclesiastes or Isaiah, or in the writings of men whom Barry has described as the heralds of revolt - John Inglesant, George Eliot, C...Stuart Wood [pseud?] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1900-1945'I often found peace in the pages of Ecclesiastes or Isaiah, or in the writings of men whom Barry has described as the heralds of revolt - John Inglesant, George Eliot, C...Stuart Wood [pseud?] Joseph Henry ShorthouseJohn InglesantPrint: Book
1900-1945'I often found peace in the pages of Ecclesiastes or Isaiah, or in the writings of men whom Barry has described as the heralds of revolt - John Inglesant, George Eliot, C...Stuart Wood [pseud?] George Eliot[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'I often found peace in the pages of Ecclesiastes or Isaiah, or in the writings of men whom Barry has described as the heralds of revolt - John Inglesant, George Eliot, C...Stuart Wood [pseud?] Heinrich Heine[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'I often found peace in the pages of Ecclesiastes or Isaiah, or in the writings of men whom Barry has described as the heralds of revolt - John Inglesant, George Eliot, C...Stuart Wood [pseud?] Pierre Loti[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'I often found peace in the pages of Ecclesiastes or Isaiah, or in the writings of men whom Barry has described as the heralds of revolt - John Inglesant, George Eliot, C...Stuart Wood [pseud?] Friedrich Nietzsche[unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'I often go to see poor Bob who seems to me dying and it is a good thing to attend a person in that situation. I think the more one sees of the different states of human ...Elizabeth Gurney [n/a][New] TestamentPrint: Book
1700-1799'I often privately took the Bible to bed with me, and in the long summer mornings read for hours together in bed'.James Lackington BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I often think of the happy evening when, by your fireside, my Brother read to us the first book of the Paradise lost ... 'William Wordsworth John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1700-1799'I often wondered at his [Johnson's] low estimation of the writings of Gray and Mason. Of Gray's poetry I have, in a former part of this work, expressed my high opinion; ...James Boswell William MasonElfridaPrint: Book
1700-1799'I often wondered at his [Johnson's] low estimation of the writings of Gray and Mason. Of Gray's poetry I have, in a former part of this work, expressed my high opinion; ...James Boswell William MasonCaractacus: A Dramatic PoemPrint: Book
1700-1799'I often wondered at his [Johnson's] low estimation of the writings of Gray and Mason. Of Gray's poetry I have, in a former part of this work, expressed my high opinion; ...James Boswell William Mason[minor poems]Print: Book
1700-1799'I on Friday the 16th went up in the coach to consult Mess'rs Bridges, Blake & other friends upon the matter, taking with me to amuse myself in the coach etc. the new pop...John Marsh Agnes Maria BennettThe beggar girl and her benefactorsPrint: Book
1700-1799'I on Tuesday the 8th went in the afternoon to Fareham by the telegraph, where I spent the evening & slept at the Red Lion, taking with me for my amusement there & in the...John Marsh [anon]Maria or The VicaragePrint: Book
1800-1849'I once parodied Gray's Bard without intending the least disrespect for that fine ode.'Benjamin Newton Thomas GrayThe Bard: A pindaric odeUnknown


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