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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'We had a very pleasant day on monday at Ashe [...] There was a whist & a casino table, & six outsiders. - Rice & Lucy made love, Mat: Robinson fell asleep, James and Mr...Augusta Bramston Dr Edward Jennerpamphlet on the cow poxPrint: Pamphlet
1800-1849'...what do you think Mitford's 'Greece' has made me begin, the 'Iliad' by Cowper which we were talking of.' Charles Darwin William MitfordThe History of GreecePrint: Book
1800-1849'I read Whateley's Shakespeare, and very ingenious and interesting it is...' Charles Darwin Thomas WhateleyRemarks on some of the Characters of Shakespeare
1800-1849'at ten o'clock yesterday evening little Jem Parsons (the cabin boy), and his friend the black terrier, came on deck, and sat themselves on a gun-carriage, to read by the...Jem Parsons Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheSorrows of Young WertherPrint: Book
1800-1849'In 1823 I read in Scott?s novel of ?Quentin Durward? the prophetic words of Martivalle, ?Can I look forward without wonder and astonishment to the lot of a succeeding ge...Charles Knight Sir Walter ScottQuentin DurwardPrint: Book
1800-1849'Sometime about the twenty first year of my age I perceived the great advantage possessed by those who received a classical education. I had read Byron's "Childe Harold"...Robert White George Gordon, Lord ByronChilde Harold: A Romaunt, Canto IVPrint: Book
1800-1849'From my early years I was always a lover of books, and I well remeber when we lived in a solitary place that my mother on going to a neighbouring town, always bought me ...Robert White [unknown]'a penny history'Print: Pamphlet
1800-1849'You see I quote Sir W. Scott. I am reading in the evenings at the Athenaeum his life, and am in the sixth volume.' Charles Darwin J. G. LockhartThe Life of Sir Walter Scott bart.
1800-1849'Even while exerting myself to the utmost on the farm, I was not without my own pleasure, for during my leisure hours I read all the books and especially those consisting...Robert White [unknown]'poetry and border ballads'Print: Book
1800-1849'Afternoon: read one of Blair's Sermons.'John Cole BlairSermonsPrint: Book
1800-1849'I was invited on one occasion to Mr Champley's, in Newborough, where I saw a specimen of Etty's peculiar painting in the portrait of Mr Champley himself; and looked over...John Cole [unknown]Royal Academy CataloguePrint: Book, Pamphlet
1800-1849'On the circular table in the centre of the room was placed among other books an album, and Mr Storey being called away, I noted the following excellent morsels of litera...John Cole [unknown][album]Print: Book
1800-1849'The evening before I left, walked to Falsgrave and on making a call looked over Perceval's "Account of Ceylon".'John Cole PercevalAccount of CeylonPrint: Book
1800-1849'To tea at my friend Cape's and looked over his mss.'John Cole Thomas Cape[private writing]Manuscript: Sheet, mss
1800-1849'On looking over the Articles of a General Factor in the village, where I was transacting some business, a little book of very tasteful and inviting appearance presented ...John Cole John EdwardsRecollections of FileyPrint: Book
1800-1849'At this later place [Lincoln] we arrived at about 10 in the evening. Tea and bed were then in request, with a small portion of newspaper literature.'John Cole [n/a][newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'Roved around Northampton and stepped into most of the booksellers' shops to examine new works, etc, and made extracts as they suited, and took down titles of several to ...John Cole [unknown authors][various titles]Print: Book
1800-1849'Procured the loan of Bridge's [sic] "History of Northamptonshire" from Birdsall's Library in order to consult it for my "History of Wellingborough".'John Cole BridgesHistory of NorthamptonshirePrint: Book
1800-1849'After tea walked home, and went through, with my family, our usual Sunday evening devotions, consisting of sermon reading and prayers.'John Cole [unknown][sermons]Print: Book
1800-1849'This dream I knew not what to make of but I took some encouragement from it and the next day I was reading in pilgrims progress and was by a quotation directed to the 33...Joseph Mayett [n/a]Book of JobPrint: Book


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