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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'In February 1896, seven titles were added to his [Oscar Wilde's] store. These were: Dante's "Divina commedia", accompanied by an Italian grammar and dictionary to help W...Oscar Wilde [Anthology of all surviving Greek and Latin poetry...Print: Book
1850-1899'In February 1896, seven titles were added to his [Oscar Wilde's] store. These were: Dante's "Divina commedia", accompanied by an Italian grammar and dictionary to help W...Oscar Wilde Lidell and ScottGreek LexiconPrint: Book
1850-1899'In February 1896, seven titles were added to his [Oscar Wilde's] store. These were: Dante's "Divina commedia", accompanied by an Italian grammar and dictionary to help W...Oscar Wilde Lewis and ShortLatin DictionaryPrint: Book
1850-1899'In February [1855] my father "translated aloud three Idylls of Theocritus, Hylas, The Island of Cos, and The Syracusan Women."' Alfred Tennyson Theocritus HylasPrint: Book
1850-1899'In February [1855] my father "translated aloud three Idylls of Theocritus, Hylas, The Island of Cos, and The Syracusan Women."' Alfred Tennyson Theocritus The Island of CosPrint: Book
1850-1899'In February [1855] my father "translated aloud three Idylls of Theocritus, Hylas, The Island of Cos, and The Syracusan Women."' Alfred Tennyson Theocritus The Syracusan WomenPrint: Book
1900-1945'In front of the fire, the little plump cook read the evening paper aloud to the housemaid. "'The Queen is now asleep,'" she quoted in sepulchral tones, while I, absorb...anon [a cook] evening paperPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'In future I hope that instead of saying as the fat boy in "Pickwick" does "I wants to make yer flesh creep," when I have a "liver" my letters will be particularly cheerf...Donald William Alers Hankey Charles DickensThe Pickwick PapersPrint: Book
1800-1849'In general the coterie here are disposed to think it not by the same author as "Waverley", etc., and to think it superior to all three. I myself place it above Guy and M...acquaintances of Louisa StuartWalter ScottTales of my LandlordPrint: Book
1800-1849'In general the coterie here are disposed to think it not by the same author as "Waverley", etc., and to think it superior to all three. I myself place it above Guy and M...acquaintances of Louisa StuartWalter ScottWaverleyPrint: Book
1800-1849'In general the coterie here are disposed to think it not by the same author as "Waverley", etc., and to think it superior to all three. I myself place it above Guy and M...Louisa, Lady Stuart Walter ScottWaverleyPrint: Book
1800-1849'In general the coterie here are disposed to think it not by the same author as "Waverley", etc., and to think it superior to all three. I myself place it above Guy and M...Louisa, Lady Stuart Walter ScottGuy ManneringPrint: Book
1800-1849'In general the coterie here are disposed to think it not by the same author as "Waverley", etc., and to think it superior to all three. I myself place it above Guy and M...Louisa, Lady Stuart Walter ScottTales of my LandlordPrint: Book
1800-1849'In general the coterie here are disposed to think it not by the same author as "Waverley", etc., and to think it superior to all three. I myself place it above Guy and M...Louisa, Lady Stuart Walter ScottAntiquary, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849'In general the coterie here are disposed to think it not by the same author as "Waverley", etc., and to think it superior to all three. I myself place it above Guy and M...Mrs Weddell Walter ScottTales of my LandlordPrint: Book
1800-1849'In general the coterie here are disposed to think it not by the same author as "Waverley", etc., and to think it superior to all three. I myself place it above Guy and M...Mrs Weddell Daniel Defoe[novels]Print: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'In George North's "Description of Swedland, Gotland, and Finland" (1561), on sig.G2r next to a textual discussion of the "Swecian Language" and a copy of "The Lordes Pr...Gabriel Harvey George NorthDescription of Swedland, Gotland, and FinlandPrint: Book
1900-1945'In Greek we have begun Demosthenes. Of course oratory is not a sort of literature that I appreciate or understand in any language, so that I am hardly qualified to exp...Clive Staples Lewis Demosthenes[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'In Greek, I have started to read Homer's Iliad, of which, of course, you must have heard. Although you don't know Greek & don't care for poetry, I cannot resist the te...Clive Staples Lewis HomerThe IliadPrint: Book
1900-1945'In H. James " Little Tour of France" (which I will send to Ada [Galsworthy] to take west with her for leisurely reading) there occurs a simple sentence which came forcib...Joseph Conrad John GalsworthyFraternityManuscript: Sheet


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