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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'During the period of the writing of the three Series, -- the Political Economy, Taxation, and Poor-laws -- I never remember but once sitting down to read whatever I plea...Harriet Martineau unknown[Texts on American geography and politics]Print: Unknown
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on reading for research toward her series of 'Tales', during 1832: 'The scenery was furnished by books of travel obtained from the Public Library [...] ...Harriet Martineau Lichtenstein"South Africa"Print: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on reading for research toward her series of 'Tales', during 1832: 'The scenery was furnished by books of travel obtained from the Public Library [...] ...Harriet Martineau Edwards"West Indies"Print: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on reading for research toward her series of 'Tales', during 1832: 'The scenery was furnished by books of travel obtained from the Public Library [...] ...Harriet Martineau McCulloch"Highlands and Islands of Scotland"Print: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau on her concerns about the acceptability of some of her writings: 'While writing "Weal and Woe in Garveloch," the perspiration many a time streamed down ...Harriet Martineau Harriet Martineau"Weal and Woe in Garveloch"Unknown
1800-1849Harriet Martineau describes reading, on Good Friday 1833, a 'forthcoming' number of the "Quarterly Review" containing a negative review of her work, lent to her by a cler...Harriet Martineau unknown[Article attacking Harriet Martineau]Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, on a response to her series of "Tales", denounced as 'improper' in the Quarterly Review, by a woman lent the 'Garveloch' stories by one of Martineau's ...anon Harriet Martineauvolume containing "Garveloch" storiesPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, on a response to her series of "Tales", denounced as 'improper' in the Quarterly Review, by a woman lent the 'Garveloch' stories by one of Martineau's ...anon woman and husbandHarriet MartineauSeries of TalesPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, on research toward volumes in her 'Series of Tales': 'For "Ireland" and "Homes Abroad,": 'I obtained facts from Blue-books on Ireland and Colonization ...Harriet Martineau [Blue-book on Ireland]Print: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, on research toward volumes in her 'Series of Tales': 'For "Ireland" and "Homes Abroad,": 'I obtained facts from Blue-books on Ireland and Colonization ...Harriet Martineau unknown[Blue-book on "Colonization"]Print: Book
1800-1849'Shelley reads aloud out of the "Female Revolutionary Plutarch"'.Percy Bysshe Shelley StewartonFemale Revolutionary Plutarch, containing Biograph...Print: Book
1800-1849'Rise very late. Read in the "female revolutionary Plutarch"'.Mary Godwin StewartonFemale Revolutionary Plutarch, containing Biograph...Print: Book
1800-1849'read "P. Proteus" in the even'.Percy Bysshe Shelley Christopher WielandGeheime Geschichte des Philosophen Peregrinus Prot...Print: Book
1800-1849'S. reads rights of Man. C. in an ill humour - she reads the Italian'.Percy Bysshe Shelley Thomas PaineRights of Man; being an answer to Burke's attack o...Print: Book
1800-1849'S. reads rights of Man. C. in an ill humour - she read the Italian'.Clara Mary Jane (Claire) Clairmont Ann RadcliffeItalian; or, the Confession of the Black Penitents...Print: Book
1800-1849'Read the Italian & talk all day'.Mary Godwin Ann RadcliffeItalian; or, the Confession of the Black Penitents...Print: Book
1800-1849'Shelley reads the Fairy Queen aloud'.Percy Bysshe Shelley Edmund SpenserFairie Queene, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849'read Philip Stanley - very stupid'.Mary Godwin Charles Brockden BrownPhilip Stanley; or, the Enthusiasm of LovePrint: Book
1800-1849'S. reads Prud'homme aloud to us'.Percy Bysshe Shelley Louis-Marie Prudhomme[unknown, possibly one of his French revolutionary...Print: Book
1800-1849'Read some of Miss Bailey's plays - Tahourdin calls in the evening Shelley reads Moores journal aloud'.Percy Bysshe Shelley John MooreA Journal during a residence in France from August...Print: Book


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