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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 today in Galignani part of an acrimonious and of what I fear will become an indecent controversy between the Archibishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Exeter, r...John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Nothing much learned today except, by glance at the "Journal pour tous", the fact ascertained that French as well as English write foolish romances in quantities.'John Ruskin [unknown]Journal pour tousPrint: Unknown
1850-1899'Read only Geology'John Ruskin [unknown][geology]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read Geology ... and Plato to p. 281. In which note that one great point is got at, respecting justice, that all "hurting" people makes them worse. 281, 7 &c.'John Ruskin [unknown][geology]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read geology'John Ruskin [unknown][geology]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read to children under tree.'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Pleasant evening reading about Pultowa and Mazeppa to my mother.'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read 10th Psalm in Rose's book this morning; planned commentary on it.'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1850-1899'Alone with my mother in evening; read life of Byron'John Ruskin [unknown][life of Lord Byron]Print: Book
1850-1899'Reading, Rusch all in forenoon'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read geology at my breakfast with my two loveliest flint-chalcedonies shining in the sun.'John Ruskin [unknown][geology]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read of Charles of Anjou and Manfred.'John Ruskin [unknown][history]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read old poems of 1848. I have gained something in these twenty-two years.'John Ruskin [unknown][poems]Unknown
1850-1899'Read of Empress Theodora'John Ruskin [unknown][history]Print: Book
1850-1899'read economy of 12th century'John Ruskin [unknown][history]Print: Book
1850-1899'Yesterday after reading "Romance of Rose" thought much of the destruction of all my higher power of sentiment by late sorrow'John Ruskin [unknown]Roman de la rose [?]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read Rouen missal with advantage'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read glacier theory and got interested in old things'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Worked a little on "Romance of Rose"'John Ruskin [unknown]Roman de la rose [?]Print: Book
1850-1899'Drew a little, and read a French novel, and am singularly better in health.'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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