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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 the late 1880s Gissing immersed himself in contemporary European fiction, as he had during previous periods of his life. Gissing's wide reading has been often noted b...George Gissing Moliere[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the late 1880s Gissing immersed himself in contemporary European fiction, as he had during previous periods of his life. Gissing's wide reading has been often noted b...George Gissing George Sand [pseud.][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the late 1880s Gissing immersed himself in contemporary European fiction, as he had during previous periods of his life. Gissing's wide reading has been often noted b...George Gissing Honore de Balzac[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the late 1880s Gissing immersed himself in contemporary European fiction, as he had during previous periods of his life. Gissing's wide reading has been often noted b...George Gissing Alfred de Musset[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the late 1880s Gissing immersed himself in contemporary European fiction, as he had during previous periods of his life. Gissing's wide reading has been often noted b...George Gissing Henrik Ibsen[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the late 1880s Gissing immersed himself in contemporary European fiction, as he had during previous periods of his life. Gissing's wide reading has been often noted b...George Gissing Emile Zola[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the late 1880s Gissing immersed himself in contemporary European fiction, as he had during previous periods of his life. Gissing's wide reading has been often noted b...George Gissing Fyodor Dostoevsky[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the late 1880s Gissing immersed himself in contemporary European fiction, as he had during previous periods of his life. Gissing's wide reading has been often noted b...George Gissing Edmond de Goncourt[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699
1700-1799		'In the latter part of her life devoted the most of her secret and leisure hours to Mr Henrys Annotations which she would often say were the most plain, profitable and pl...Elizabeth Bury Henry[Annotations]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the laundry, the prisoner to whom the letter was given smiled gratefully in the clerk's face, as she thrust it into her bosom. "Can you read it?" inquired the letter-...anon [unknown][letter]Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'In the Leader this evening was published an autobiography of John Wallace & his portrait was given away with each copy of the paper. The likeness was a very good one & I...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]LeaderPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899
1900-1945		'In the lower part of the newsagent's windows were the journals that catered for me. By would be reformers they were lumped together as "penny dreadfuls". One was "Deadwo...Joseph Stamper Edward L. WheelerDeadwood DickPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945		'In the lower part of the newsagent's windows were the journals that catered for me. By would be reformers they were lumped together as "penny dreadfuls". One was "Deadwo...Joseph Stamper [unknown]Bronco BillPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945		'In the lower part of the newsagent's windows were the journals that catered for me. By would be reformers they were lumped together as "penny dreadfuls". One was "Deadwo...Joseph Stamper [unknown]Jack WrightPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'In the meantime I thank you heartily for your more than in one way very interesting vol.["Shadows out of the Crowd"]. We shall have a talk about it when you come, with t...Joseph Conrad Richard CurleShadows out of the CrowdPrint: Book
1900-1945'In the meantime, let me say that I read you with delight, even though I wanted to exclaim, "Oh, BUT,Virginia..." on 50% of your pages.'Vita Sackville-West Virginia WoolfThree GuineasPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the month of April 1792... Anna read Richardson's "Clarissa" for the second time - "the style is prolix, the manners obsolete, & I felt fidgeted at the repetitions no...Anna Larpent Samuel RichardsonClarissaPrint: Book
1800-1849'In the month of July 1842, as I was passing the site of the Royal Exchange, then in course of re-erection after being burnt down, my attention was caught by one of the v...Mary Ann Ashford [unknown][advertisement]Print: Advertisement, Broadsheet, Poster
1900-1945'In the months leading up to the First World War, C.H. Rolph learned shorthand by taking dictation as his father read from the Daily Telegraph, The Times, the Referee and...C.H. Rolph The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'In the months leading up to the First World War, C.H. Rolph learned shorthand by taking dictation as his father read from the Daily Telegraph, The Times, the Referee and...C.H. Rolph The Daily TelegraphPrint: Newspaper


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