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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 profess myself to have ever had a profound veneration for the astonishing force and vivacity of mind which "The Rambler" exhibits [Boswell then talks at length of the ...James Boswell Samuel JohnsonRambler, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I pursued a similar plan with others of the magazines whenever I got a chance, especially "Bentley's Miscellany", which contained in my young days "Jack Sheppard".'James Glass Bertram [n/a]Bentley's MiscellanyPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I pursued a similar plan with others of the magazines whenever I got a chance, especially "Bentley's Miscellany", which contained in my young days "Jack Sheppard".'James Glass Bertram William Harrison AinsworthJack SheppardPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I pursued each of them with much interest, but especially the "Seasons". I found this to be just the book I had wanted. It commended itself to my warmest approbation, im...Thomas Carter James ThomsonSeasons, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849'I quite agree about Napier's book. I did not think that any man would venture to write so true, bold and honest a book; it gave me a high idea of his understanding, and ...Sydney Smith William Francis Patrick NapierHistory of the Peninsular WarPrint: Book
1800-1849'I quite agree with you about Leonidas &c. I have greatly enjoyed finding myself a child again over Macaulay's 'Lays'. Castor & Pollux really took away my breath. How ...Harriet Martineau Thomas Babington MacaulayLays of Ancient RomePrint: Book
1900-1945'I rarely take a book about with me now and Keats' letters have lasted me nearly two months'.Antonia White John Keats[Letters]Print: Book
1800-1849'I rather felt this morning it would have been right for me to read the Bible again, and stop George Dilwyn and Joseph reading something else. Now stopping G.D. was a dif...Joseph Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "Golden Horn" by F. Yeats Brown. He was a prisoner in Turkish hands for two-and-a-half years. As in all these prisoners biographies, they had much more latitude c...Thomas Kitching F Yeats BrownGolden HornPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "Hangman's Holiday" with great enjoyment.'Hilary Spalding Dorothy SayersHangman's HolidayPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "Mansfield Park" [Jane Austen]. Proust applied to la petite noblesse de campagne. I also read Aristotle's Ethics, feeling that it was really high time, before I...Harold Nicolson Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "My Greatest Adventure" by Malcolm Campbell. While treasure hunting on the Cocos, he mentions as typical of the hardships they had to endure the fact that he had ...Thomas Kitching Malcolm CampbellMy Greatest AdventurePrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "Nine Tailors" all pm although I'd promised myself I'd work at night. But it was a lovely evening and I lay in a secluded corner of the garden on my rug and alth...Hilary Spalding Dorothy SayersNine Tailors, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "North to the Orient" by Anne Lindbergh. I imagined they had flown over the top of the world! But actually it was via North Canada, Alaska, Kanchatka, and the Kur...Thomas Kitching Anne LindberghNorth to the OrientPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "Peril at End House" by Agatha Christie; it is excellent.'Thomas Kitching Agatha ChristiePeril at End HousePrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "Strong Poison" all day and enjoyed it thoroughly.'Hilary Spalding Dorothy SayersStrong PoisonPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "The Man in Grey" which is simply glorious. I must ry and get it.'Hilary Spalding Eleanor SmithMan in Grey, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "The Old Houses of Flanders" & "Clair de Lune", first half, & "Thank Goodness the Moving is Over" last night after my speech... & I was signing copies of my books...Ford Madox Ford Ford Madox Ford[several poems]Unknown
1900-1945'I read "The Sun is My Undoing" - fast and very meaty. Intensely interesting - till 12 pm'.Hilary Spalding Marguerite SteenSun is my Undoing, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "[The] Advertisement" yesterday only--thrice over. très fort.' Joseph Conrad (Basil) Macdonald HastingsThe Advertisement: A Play in Four Acts Print: Book


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