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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
1900-1945		'I took Lubbock's List as a guide in my book hunting and persevered until I had acquired and read every single book in Lubbock's "hundred". It took time, of course: it wa...Thomas A. Jackson John KebleThe Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sund...Print: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'I took Lubbock's List as a guide in my book hunting and persevered until I had acquired and read every single book in Lubbock's "hundred". It took time, of course: it wa...Thomas A. Jackson Jeremy TaylorHoly LivingPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'I took Lubbock's List as a guide in my book hunting and persevered until I had acquired and read every single book in Lubbock's "hundred". It took time, of course: it wa...Thomas A. Jackson Jeremy TaylorHoly DyingPrint: Book
1700-1799'I took my two lessons with Mr Jaegle, we began to read "Les Voyages du Jeune Anarchasis". The little that I heard today pleased me enormously and the style is very fine'...Elizabeth (Betsey) Wynne [Abbe] BarthelemyLes Voyages du Jeune AnacharsisPrint: Book
1700-1799'I took Radcliffe's "Tour" to the Library; I was not so much entertained with it, as I expected tho her descriptions are very fine.'Joseph Hunter Ann RadcliffeA Journey Made in the Summer of 1794Print: Book
1700-1799'I took the 2nd Vol. & brought the 3d of Lyons &c. They are very entertaining books.'Joseph Hunter Daniel LyonsThe Environs of London, Being an Historical Accoun...Print: Book
1900-1945'I took the Boni brothers out to lunch at a speak-easy & Albert said (A.) he had read SL's memoirs completely through & could find nothing in it but a most touching tribu...Albert Boni Violet HuntFlurried Years, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849'I took up "Chollerton" (a Church tale) and skimmed parts through the uncut leaves and was not fascinated. It seemed strained and the fasting was brought forward prominen...Elizabeth Missing Sewell Cecilia Frances TilleyChollerton: A tale of our own timesPrint: Book
1850-1899'I took up de Maupassant to inspire me into a new theme; got one in about 5 minutes, & in an hour had arrived at the details. But it is too new to work at tonight.' ...Arnold Bennett Guy de MaupassantunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'I took up my little volume of Heraldry- and already can take up a pep from a chevron.'William Upcott n/a[volume on Heraldry]Print: Book
1700-1799'I took [books] to the library and brought Aikin's "Description of the Country between 30 and 40 miles around Manchester", nevertheless he has Sheffield which is 42 miles...Joseph Hunter John AikinA Description of the Country from thirty to forty ...Print: Book
1800-1849'I translate in the evening and read le vieux de la Montagne'Mary Godwin Jean Baptiste Claude Izouard (Delisle de Sales)Le Vieux de la montagne, histoire orientale, tradu...Print: Book
1900-1945'I tried to finish "The Three Saplings" [sic] by Mazo de la Roche but couldn't'.Hilary Spalding Mazo de la RocheTwo Saplings, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'I tried to read Read on poetry - Words words words, - and all polysyllabic. That isn't poetry; not even the explanation of it.'Vita Sackville-West Herbert ReadunknownUnknown
1850-1899'I tried to read Tennyson?s Ode on the Dook of Wellington (which is the finest lyrical poem in the language in case you don?t know) aloud this morning, and I had a hand a...Robert Louis Stevenson Alfred, Lord TennysonOde on the Death of the Duke of Wellington.Print: Unknown
1800-1849'I try and find out the places where Mr Forster said I strained after common-place materials for effect, till the whole book dances before my eyes as a commonplace piece ...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell John Forster[review, probably in 'The Examiner' of 'Mary Barto...Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'I try to read always with a very open mind, wide away [awake?] to assimilate all the author's knowledge. I have such a great admiration for authorship. After just fin...Arthur Vanson Pierre de CoulerainAu Coeur de la ViePrint: Book
1900-1945'I understand from Mr. Bagguley that it is you who are the craftsman of the binding of the "Candide" which he has been so kind as to give me. Will you allow me to offer ...Arnold Bennett VoltaireCandidePrint: Book
1850-1899'I up to coffee, reading "Omar Khayyam".'John Ruskin Edward FitzgeraldRubaiyat of Omar KhayyamPrint: Book
1600-1699'I up to my chamber to read and write, and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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