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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
 
1850-1899'I read 'A Year?s Exile' during the three hours? journey down here on Thursday afternoon, & have passed it on to Frank to review in Woman. As for me, I shall review it in...Arnold Bennett George SturtA Year's ExilePrint: Book
1900-1945'I read 'Higuerota' again not long since, I always think of that book as 'Higuerota', the said mountain being the principal personage in the story, When I first read it...Arnold Bennett Joseph ConradNostromoPrint: Book
1700-1799'I read (said he [Johnson],) Sharpe's letters on Italy over again, when I was at Bath. There is a great deal of matter in them.'Samuel Johnson Samuel SharpLetters from Italy, describing the Customs and Man...Print: Book
1800-1849'I read a French novel, "Matilde", which interested me much and is extremely well written - by Mde Cottin'.Elizabeth (Betsey) Fremantle Sophie CottinMathildePrint: Book
1850-1899'I read a good bit from C Age & done some writing am now going to bed.'James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a]The Christian AgePrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'I read a good bit from my Bible and Christian Ages ...'James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a]Christian AgePrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'I read a good bit from my Bible and Christian Ages ...'James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'I read a good bit to the old man then came in & had my tea & off to bed about 8-30 P.M.'James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon[unknown]
1700-1799'I read a good deal of Shakespeares works. Item Ben Johnsons, & Return'd them to the library'John Henry Ott William Shakespereare[various]Print: Book
1700-1799'I read a great deal of "Agathon" a very fine German novel taken from a grecian manuscript written by Wieland. It is very interesting and expressed with equal grace, eleg...Eugenia Wynne Christoph Martin WielandAgathonPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read a little after supper also Gwen & Jack.'Anne Jenkins unknownUnknown
1850-1899'I read a little Byron for my own amusement then a number of Aesop's Fables for the amusement of the youngsters. The evening seemed quite short in consequence of the empl...John Buckley Castieau AesopFablesPrint: Book
1850-1899'I read a little Byron for my own amusement then a number of Aesop's Fables for the amusement of the youngsters. The evening seemed quite short in consequence of the empl...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I read a little Byron for my own amusement then a number of Aesop's Fables for the amusement of the youngsters. The evening seemed quite short in consequence of the empl...John Buckley Castieau George Gordon, Lord Byron[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'I read a little now, and am almost afraid I am learning to do without reading. Napoleon's battles in Alison's history are so dreadfully dry, after one has been writing a...Elizabeth Missing Sewell Archibald AlisonHistory of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in MDC...Print: Book
1700-1799'I read a little of "Robinson Crusoe" that is how I spent my evening'.Elizabeth (Betsey) Wynne Daniel DefoeRobinson CrusoePrint: Book
1900-1945'I read a lot of "Farewell Victoria"'.Hilary Spalding T.H. WhiteFarewell VictoriaPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'I read a lot of astronomy and that, too, was wonderful. The world is full of wonders if one only looks for them. One book I got was on spectrum analysis, as applied to a...Joseph Stamper [unknown][Astronomy and spectrum analysis]Print: Book
1900-1945'I read a lot of magazines ... They're bright and easy reading, and you can find out lots of useful things in them.' [n/a][magazines]Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'I read a newspaper chiefly from a sense of shame, because I dislike being ill-informed, and I am a social creature, and like to be able to hold my own in conversation.... newspapersPrint: Newspaper


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