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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
 
1800-1849Fanny Kemble, 3 December 1832: 'After breakfast [on board steamboat] returned to my crib. As I was removing "Contarini Fleming" [a novel by Disraeli],in order to lie dow...Fanny Kemble Benjamin DisraeliContarini Fleming (one of multiple volumes)Print: Book
1800-1849'Fanny Knight. - Liked it, in many parts, very much indeed, delighted with Fanny; - but not satisfied with the end - wanting more Love between her & Edmund - & could not ...Fanny Knight Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849Fanny Kemble, 3 December 1832: 'Arrived at Amboy [from New York], we disembarked [from steamboat] and bundled ourselves into our coach, ourselves, our namesake, and a pre...Fanny Kemble unknownunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'Anna liked it better than P.& P. - but not so well as S.&S. - could not bear Fanny. - Delighted with Mrs Norris, the scene at Portsmouth, & all the humourous [sic] parts...Anna Lefroy Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849'Mrs James Austen, very much pleased. Enjoyed Mrs Norris particularly, & the scene at Portsmouth. Thought Henry Crawford's going off with Mrs Rushworth, very natural.'Anne Austen Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849Fanny Kemble, 3 December 1832: 'Arrived at the Mansion House [in Philadelphia], which I was quite glad to gain [after coach and steamboat journey]. Installed myself in a...Fanny Kemble Benjamin DisraeliContarini FlemingPrint: Book
1800-1849'Miss Clewes's objections [to Mansfield Park] much the same as Fanny's [Fanny Knight]'.[Miss] Clewes Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849'Miss Lloyd preferred it altogether to either of the others [Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility]. - Delighted with Fanny. - Hated Mrs Norris'.Martha Lloyd Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849Fanny Kemble, 10 July 1833: 'Mr. [Edward Trelawny, writer and friend of Byron and Shelley] read Don Quixote to us [on board boat travelling up 'valley of the Mohawk']: he...Edward Trelawny Miguel de CervantesDon QuixotePrint: Book
1800-1849'My Mother - not liked it so well as P. & P. - Thought Fanny insipid. Enjoyed Mrs. Norris.'Cassandra Leigh Austen Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849'Cassandra - thought it quite as clever, tho' not so brilliant as P. & P. - Fond of Fanny. - Delighted much in Mr Rushworth's stupidity.'Cassandra Elizabeth Austen Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849'My Eldest Brother - a warm admirer of it in general. - Delighted with the Portsmouth scene.'James Austen Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849'Edward - Much like his Father. - Objected to Mrs Rushworth's Elopement as unnatural'.James Edward Austen-Leigh Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849Fanny Kemble, journal letter to Harriet St. Leger, 27 June 1835, listing 'the books just now lying on my table, all of which I have been reading lately': 'Alfieri's "L...Fanny Kemble AlfieriLifePrint: Book
1800-1849Fanny Kemble, journal letter to Harriet St. Leger, 27 June 1835, listing 'the books just now lying on my table, all of which I have been reading lately': 'Alfieri's "L...Fanny Kemble Washington IrvingA Tour on the PrairiesPrint: Book
1800-1849'Mr B.L. - Highly pleased with Fanny Price - & a warm admirer of the Portsmouth Scene. - Angry with Edmund for not being in love with her, & hating Mrs Norris for teazin...Benjamin Lefroy Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849Fanny Kemble, journal letter to Harriet St. Leger, 27 June 1835, listing 'the books just now lying on my table, all of which I have been reading lately': 'Alfieri's "L...Fanny Kemble Dr CombePrinciples of PhysiologyPrint: Book
1800-1849'Miss Burdett - Did not like it so well as P. & P.'[Miss] Burdett Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849Fanny Kemble, journal letter to Harriet St. Leger, 27 June 1835, listing 'the books just now lying on my table, all of which I have been reading lately': 'Alfieri's "L...Fanny Kemble Johann Wolfgang von GoetheFaustPrint: Book
1800-1849'Mrs James Tilson - Liked it [Mansfield Park] better than P. & P.'[Mrs James] Tilson Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book


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