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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
 
1900-1945'In the "Left News" for July, 1944, Victor had also published a document from Underground France on the future of Germany.'Vera Brittain Victor GollanczArticle in the "Left News"Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'In the "Sunday Times" for September 12th, a letter of protest from Dame Marie Tempest had coincided with another from G., who described the contrasting practice of the S...Vera Brittain Marie Tempest[letter published in the "Sunday "Times"]Print: Newspaper, Unknown
1900-1945'In the "Sunday Times" for September 12th, a letter of protest from Dame Marie Tempest had coincided with another from G., who described the contrasting practice of the S...Vera Brittain Marie Tempest[Letter published in the "Sunday Times"]Print: Newspaper, Unknown
1850-1899'in the 'bus I sate next to somebody, whose face I thought I knew, & then I made out it was only that he was very like Mr Hensleigh Wedgwood; however he read 'Little-Dorr...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Charles DickensLittle DorritPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'in the 'bus I sate next to somebody, whose face I thought I knew, & then I made out it was only that he was very like Mr Hensleigh Wedgwood; however he read 'Little-Dorr...Mr Seymour Charles DickensLittle DorritPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'In the 1920s Janet Hitchman acquired her literary education among the derelict bookshelves of an orphanage, which included a huge collection of "drunken father deathbed ...Janet Hitchman Charles Dickens Print: Book
1900-1945'In the 1920s Janet Hitchman acquired her literary education among the derelict bookshlves of an orphanage, which included a huge collection of "drunken father deathbed c...Janet Hitchman Joseph AddisonThe SpectatorPrint: Book
1900-1945'In the 1920s Janet Hitchman acquired her literary education among the derelict bookshlves of an orphanage, which included a huge collection of "drunken father deathbed c...Janet Hitchman O.F. WaltonA Peep Behind the ScenesPrint: Book
1900-1945'In the 1920s Janet Hitchman acquired her literary education among the derelict bookshlves of an orphanage, which included a huge collection of "drunken father deathbed c...Janet Hitchman Hans Christian AndersonThe Little Match GirlPrint: Book
1900-1945'In the 1920s Janet Hitchman acquired her literary education among the derelict bookshlves of an orphanage, which included a huge collection of "drunken father deathbed c...Janet Hitchman PunchPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'In the 1920s Janet Hitchman acquired her literary education among the derelict bookshlves of an orphanage, which included a huge collection of "drunken father deathbed c...Janet Hitchman W.G. CollingwoodThe Life of RuskinPrint: Book
1900-1945'In the 1920s Janet Htitchman acquired her literary education among the derelict bookshlves of an orphanage, which included a huge collection of "drunken father deathbed ...Janet Hitchman O.F. WaltonChristie's Old OrganPrint: Book
1800-1849'In the 4th ed. [of [italics]A Tour through Italy[end italics], [italics]A Classical Tour through Italy, An. MDCCCII[end italics], 4 vols. (London, 1817) [...] [John Chet...Felicia Hemans John Chetwode EustaceA Classical Tour of Italy, An. MDCCCII (vol.1)Print: Book
1800-1849'In the 9th mo. [1800] died Thos Rutter, of Bristol ... His amiable character is so ably pourtrayed [sic] in 142 & c of the 1oth part of "Piety Promoted", 43 that it is n...James Jenkins John TomkinsPiety Promoted in Brief Memorials ... Society of FPrint: Book
1900-1945'In the absence of C.E. Stansfield Mrs Stansfield read extracts from Raymond chosen by C.E.S.' Pattie Stansfield Raymond[a text on spiritualism]Print: Book
1600-1699'in the after none, when she was Gon, I reed a Little of Mr Rogers book to Anne france'Margaret Hoby Thomas RogersA pretious book of heavenly meditations, called a ...Print: Book
1600-1699'in the afternone Mr Ardington Reed to me'Mr Ardington [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'In the afternoon ... I went to the Cathedral then I came home read to the Normans and little Castleton'Elizabeth Gurney [n/a]Bible [most likely]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the afternoon after muster went to the Mechanics & read the papers. Melbourne Punch had a picture of the Tasmanian Dean leering most sensually at a lady sitting besid...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Melbourne PunchPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'in the afternoon amused myself as well as I could with the newspapers.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper


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