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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
 
1800-1849'Mr. Perry tried upon us [at school in Norwich] the reading of L'Allegro and Il Penseroso; and it failed utterly [...] Not long after he was gone, I read both pieces in ...Harriet Martineau John MiltonL'AllegroPrint: Book
1800-1849'Mr. Perry tried upon us [at school in Norwich] the reading of L'Allegro and Il Penseroso; and it failed utterly [...] Not long after he was gone, I read both pieces in ...Harriet Martineau John MiltonIl PenserosoPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on her passion, aged eighteen, for translation: 'Our cousin J. M. L., then studying for his profession in Norwich, used to read Italian with Rachel [her...Harriet and Rachel Martineau, and J. M. L. (cousin) unknown[Italian prose texts]Print: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on her passion, aged eighteen, for translation: 'Our cousin J. M. L., then studying for his profession in Norwich, used to read Italian with Rachel [her...Harriet and Rachel Martineau, and J. M. L. (cousin) unknown[Italian poetry]Print: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on her passion, aged eighteen, for translation: 'Our cousin J. M. L., then studying for his profession in Norwich, used to read Italian with Rachel [her...Harriet and Rachel Martineau, and "C" familyPetrarch sonnetsPrint: Book
1800-1849'At the same time [as undertaking studies in Italian], I went on studying Blair's Rhetoric [...] and inclining mightily to every kind of book or process which could impro...Harriet Martineau Hugh BlairRhetoricPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on Bible studies in early adulthood: 'I studied the Bible incessantly and immensely; both by daily reading of chapters [...] and by getting hold of all ...Harriet Martineau The BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on Bible studies in early adulthood: 'I studied the Bible incessantly and immensely; both by daily reading of chapters [...] and by getting hold of all ...Harriet Martineau Dr CarpenterNotes and Observations on the Gospel HistoryPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on Bible studies in early adulthood: 'I studied the Bible incessantly and immensely; both by daily reading of chapters [...] and by getting hold of all ...Harriet Martineau Mr KenrickHelon's Pilgrimage to JerusalemPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on philosophical studies in early adulthood: 'The edition of Hartley that I used was Dr. Priestley's [...] That book I studied with a fervour and persev...Harriet Martineau David HartleyunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on philosophical studies in early adulthood: 'I surrendered myself [...] to the charm of Dugald Stewart's writings'.Harriet Martineau Dugald StewartunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau hears her first (pseudonymously) published work read by her unsuspecting eldest brother: 'After tea he said "[...] I will read you something"; and he he...Harriet Martineauarticle on "Female Writers on Practical Divinity"Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on her early writings: 'I immediately after [the publication of her first periodical essay] began to write my first work, -- "Devotional Exercises," [.....Harriet MartineauDevotional ExercisesManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on a stay with her brother and his wife at Torquay in spring 1823: 'It was my office to read aloud for many hours of each day [...] Before breakfast, an...Harriet Martineau unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on a stay with her brother and his wife at Torquay in spring 1823: 'It was my office to read aloud for many hours of each day [...] Before breakfast, an... unknown[Classical texts]Print: Book
1800-1849'Houlston [Harriet Martineau's publisher] wrote to ask for another story of somewhat more substance and bulk [than the first two he had taken from her]. My "Globe" newsp...Harriet Martineau The GlobePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on one of her early publications: 'A most excellent young servant of ours [...] went out to Madeira with my brother and his family [...] Her history was...Martineau family servant, and husbandHarriet MartineauMy Servant RachelPrint: Book
1800-1849'It was in the autumn of 1827, I think, that a neighbour lent my [Harriet Martineau's] sister Mrs. Marcet's "Conversations on Political Economy." I took up the book, chi...Harriet Martineau Mrs MarcetConversations on Political EconomyPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau mentions using 'Sale's Koran', borrowed from a public library, in preparation for entering a Central Unitarian Assocation competition for the best essay...Harriet Martineau The KoranPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on German studies continued during stay in Kent: 'There I refreshed myself among pretty scenery, fresh air, and pleasant drives [...] and with the study...Harriet Martineau Johann Wolfgang von GoetheFaustPrint: Book


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