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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'News paper wonders - "There is now living at Barton an old lady of the name of Faunt who has nearly attaind the great age of 105 years - she has lately cut new teeth to ...John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Read some passages in the poems of Tannahill some of his songs are beautiful particularly "Loudons bonny woods and braes" "We'll meet beside the dusky glen" and "Jessey"...John Clare Robert TannahillPoems and Songs Chiefly in the Scottish DialectPrint: Book
1800-1849'Recieved the April and May ma[ga]zine from London with a letter from Hessey and one from Vandyke [...] the magazine is very dull.'John Clare [n/a]London MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Extracts from the "Stamford Mercury"' [copies two stories]John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'At a meeting of florists held at the Old Kings Head at Newark last week prizes were adjudged as follows' [quotes results published in 'Stamford Mercury']John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'News paper odditys [quotes article on salt mine in Poland] "Stamford Mercury"'John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'read some pages in Shakspear - turnd over a few leaves of knoxes essays'John Clare William Shakespeare[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'Lookd into the two vols of Sermons from Lord R. the texts are well selected and the sermons are plainly and sensibly written they are in my mind much superior to Blairs ...John Clare Anonymous Eighteen Sermons Intended to EstablishPrint: Book
1800-1849'Went to Milton saw a fine Edition of Leniuses Botany [...] saw also a beautiful book on insects with the plants they feed on by Curtis'John Clare John CurtisBritish Entomology ... Insects Found in Great Brit...Print: Book
1800-1849'Parish officers are modern savages as the following fact will testifye - Crowland Abbey "Certain surveyors have lately dug up several foundation stones of the Abby [...]...John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'I have been reading over Mrs Barbaulds "Lessons for Childern" to my eldest child who is continually tearing me to read them I find by this that they are particularly sui...John Clare Anna Laetitia BarbauldLessons for Children from Two to Three Years OldPrint: Book
1800-1849'Recieved a letter & present of books from Lord Radstock containing Hannah Moores "Spirit of Prayer" - Bp Wilsons "Maxims", Burnets "Life of God in the Soul of Man" - "A ...John Clare Richard WatsonAn Apology for the Bible, in a Series of LettersPrint: Book
1800-1849'Had a double Polanthus & single white Hepatica sent me from Stamford round which was rapped a curious prospectus of an "Every day book" by W. Hone. If such a thing was w...John Clare William HoneProspectus for 'The Every-Day Book'Print: Advertisement
1800-1849'Recieved a parcel from Holbeach with a letter and the Scientific Receptacle from J. Savage - they have inserted my poems and have been lavish with branding every corner ...John Clare [n/a]The Scientific ReceptaclePrint: Book
1800-1849'"The Lingfield and Crowhurst Choir sung several select pieces from Handel in the cavity of a yew tree [continues for whole of report]" "Stamford Mercury"'John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Saw in the Stamford paper that the lost leaf of "Dooms day book" was found and had no time to copy out the account'John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'A salmon near ['near' in italics] 20 lbs weight ...' 'Stamford Mercury'John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'The catholics have lost their bill once more [they] shoud when one beholds the following sacred humbugs [...] From "Nugents Travels" [1768][Clare quotes list of relics q...John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'The following advertisement is from the "Observer" of Sunday May 22 1825. "Just published the speech of his Royal Highness the Duke of York in the house of Lords the 25 ...John Clare [n/a]The ObserverPrint: Advertisement, Newspaper
1800-1849'Read a continuation of a good paper in the London on "A Poor Students Struggles thro Cambridge" ["The Struggles of a Senior Wrangler"] the rest are moderates among the m...John Clare unknownThe Struggles of a Senior WranglerPrint: Serial / periodical


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