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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
 
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell, on books lent to herself and her siblings, when children, during visits to her uncle Edwards (a barrister): 'My uncle was so particular about ...Elizabeth Sewell anonArabian Nights' EntertainmentsPrint: Book
1800-1849'I was always given to strange scrupulous fancies, and not long before [leaving her first boarding school when aged almost thirteen] had made myself miserable, after read...Elizabeth Sewell Biblical story of JephthahPrint: Unknown
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on reading at her Bath boarding school: 'We learned passages from the best authors, and my delight in Walter Scott made me add to the regular l...Elizabeth Sewell Walter ScottThe Lady of the LakePrint: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at home in the Isle of Wight, after leaving her Bath boarding school in 1830: 'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was w...Elizabeth Sewell William RussellHistory of Modern EuropePrint: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at home in the Isle of Wight, after leaving her Bath boarding school in 1830: 'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was w...Elizabeth Sewell William RobertsonHistory of Charles the FifthPrint: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at home in the Isle of Wight, after leaving her Bath boarding school in 1830: 'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was w...Elizabeth Sewell Isaac WattsImprovement of the MindPrint: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at home in the Isle of Wight, after leaving her Bath boarding school in 1830: 'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was w...Elizabeth Sewell unknown[Italian history of the Venetian Doges]Print: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at home in the Isle of Wight, after leaving her Bath boarding school in 1830: 'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was w...Elizabeth Sewell Miguel de CervantesDon QuixotePrint: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at home in the Isle of Wight, after leaving her Bath boarding school in 1830: 'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was w...Elizabeth Sewell unknownSpanish grammarPrint: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at home in the Isle of Wight, after leaving her Bath boarding school in 1830: 'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was w...Elizabeth Sewell unknownSpanish dictionaryPrint: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at home in the Isle of Wight, after leaving her Bath boarding school in 1830: 'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was w...Elizabeth Sewell unknown[Texts on botany]Print: Unknown
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at home in the Isle of Wight, after leaving her Bath boarding school in 1830: 'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was w...Elizabeth Sewell Walter ScottnovelsPrint: Book
1800-1849From Elizabeth Missing Sewell's Journal, 16 September 1845, at 3 Park Villas, Richmond ('Visit to a friend, Miss Hooper.'): 'We had a wet day yesterday, and amused our...Elizabeth Missing Sewell and other guests and household members at 3 Park Villas, Richmond Lives of the English SaintsPrint: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at home in the Isle of Wight, after leaving her Bath boarding school in 1830: 'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was w...Elizabeth Sewell Walter Scott[poetry and novels]Print: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at home in the Isle of Wight, after leaving her Bath boarding school in 1830: 'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was w...Elizabeth Sewell George Gordon, Lord ByronpoetryPrint: Book
1800-1849'In 1835, [James] Edwards [Sewell, reader's brother] [...] had the curacy of Hursley. Mr. Gilbert Heathcote held the living, and Ellen [reader's sister] and I were sent ...Elizabeth Sewell Walter ScottPaul's Letters to his KinsfolkPrint: Book
1800-1849'In 1835, [James] Edwards [Sewell, reader's brother] [...] had the curacy of Hursley. Mr. Gilbert Heathcote held the living, and Ellen [reader's sister] and I were sent ...Elizabeth Sewell William ShakespeareworksPrint: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell on a stay at her aunt Mrs Hanbury's London house during late 1835: 'The house and the situation [John Street, Bedford Row] were alike dreary [.....Elizabeth Sewell Laetitia Matilda HawkinsThe Countess and GertrudePrint: Book
1800-1849'[By c. late 1830s] My mind had [...] become much quietened and strengthened by the reading of Butler's "Analogy", which I had always heard mentioned with admiration,and ...Elizabeth Sewell Joseph ButlerAnalogy of ReligionPrint: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Missing Sewell, on the start of her writing career: 'I began "Amy Herbert"-- I scarcely know why -- only I had been reading some story of Mrs. Sherwood's, whic...Elizabeth Sewell Mrs. Mary SherwoodTalesPrint: Book


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