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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'I [Harriet Martineau] was completely carried away by the article on St. Domingo in the Quarterly Review, (vol.xxi.) which I lighted upon, one day at this time [c.1837], ...Harriet Martineau unknown[Article on St. Domingo]Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I [Harriet Martineau] was completely carried away by the article on St. Domingo in the Quarterly Review, (vol.xxi.) which I lighted upon, one day at this time [c.1837], ...Harriet Martineau Biographie UniversellePrint: Book
1800-1849'I [Harriet Martineau] was spending a couple of days at Mrs. Marsh's, when she asked me whether I would let her read to me "one or two little stories" which she had writt...Mrs Marsh Mrs MarshThe Admiral's DaughterManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'I [Harriet Martineau] wrote a letter [...] to an Assistant Poor-law Commissioner, who was earnest in his endeavours to get workhouses supplied with milk and vegetables, ...Harriet Martineau Harriet MartineauLetter to Assistant poor-law CommissionerPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'I'll change my tactics [from trying to persuade Blackwood to give her a copy of "Adam Bede" out of generosity] and say you owe me compensation for an article {of} under ...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [unknown]Blackwood's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I'll post A. [Anatole] France tomorrow. How good it is!'Gertrude Bell Anatole FranceunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'I'll show you where I got the hint for it [his story "The Warriors' Soul"] in Philippe de Ségur. There's a hint for another in him but I fancy too macabre (and improper)...Joseph Conrad Philippe-Paule Ségur (Comte de) Un Aide de Camp de Napoléon (de 1800 à 1812Print: Book
1900-1945'I'm afraid I just pick any books. I go in for light reading mostly. I've get two detective books for light reading, one by Scott, and "Night club Murder" by Brandon, an... BrandonNight club MurderPrint: Book
1900-1945'I'm afraid I just pick any books. I go in for light reading mostly. I've get two detective books for light reading, one by Scott, and "Night club Murder" by Brandon, an...Walter ScottunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'I'm afraid I just pick any books. I go in for light reading mostly. I've get two detective books for light reading, one by Scott, and "Night club Murder" by Brandon, an... DeepingShabby SummerPrint: Book
1850-1899'I'm afraid you would give me up if you knew how I am longing for the second series of "Mrs Delany". The first was an enormous treat, - perhaps the greatest in the...Harriet Martineau Augusta Llanover (ed.)Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granvile ...Print: Book
1900-1945'I'm getting on in age, I want light reading. You understand that, don't you? I don't want heavy reading. I don't want to study anything at my time of life. Perhaps I com... unknown[light readings]Print: Book
1850-1899'I'm glad she [Charlotte Bronte] likes 'North and South'. I did not think Margaret was so over good. What would Miss B. say to Florence Nightingale? I can't imagine!'Charlotte Bronte Elizabeth GaskellNorth and SouthPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I'm going to return you "La Terre qui Meurt" which is most excellent.'Gertrude Bell René BazinLa Terre qui MeurtPrint: Book
1900-1945'I'm interested in Russia and want to know all about socialism. (Russia, Friend or Foe: Sloan)'Pat SloanRussia, Friend or FoePrint: Book
1900-1945'I'm not keen to read books dealing with the current situation. War's grim enough, I prefer to choose books without war interest. For that reason I try and get books o...Ian HayA Knight on WheelsPrint: Book
1900-1945'I'm not keen to read books dealing with the current situation. War's grim enough, I prefer to choose books without war interest. For that reason I try and get books of ...E M DelafieldThe Diary of a Provincial LadyPrint: Book
1900-1945'I'm off reading this period, glance at Insanity Bir, and open Marjorie's British Commonwealth by Ramsay Muir, at the every page that shows so plainly how Napoleon first ... unknownInsanity BirPrint: Book
1900-1945'I'm off reading this period, glance at Insanity Bir, and open Marjorie's British Commonwealth by Ramsay Muir, at the every page that shows so plainly how Napoleon first ...Ramsey MuirA Short History of the British CommonwealthPrint: Book
1900-1945'I'm reading "A Son at the Front" in book form. The wife reads serials in magazines which I don't.'Rudyard Kipling Edith WhartonA Son at the FrontPrint: Book


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