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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'I meant to inform you, that besides those books already mentioned, I sent for Bishop Horne's Sermons, 4 vols. Carr's Sermons, Blairs Sermons, 5vols. Scott's Christian Li...James Lackington Augustin CalmetDictionary of the BiblePrint: Book
1900-1945Monday 18 November 1929: '[following argument with cook] My mind is like a gum when an aching tooth has been drawn. I am having a holiday -- reading old Birrell'.Virginia Woolf Augustine Biirrell?Collected Essays, 1880-1920Print: Book
1900-1945Thursday 15 April 1937: 'Reading Balzac: reading A. Birrell's memoirs'.Virginia Woolf Augustine BirrellThings Past RedressPrint: Book
1900-1945'Mrs Ridges followed with an address on Augustine Birrells Essays illustrated by copious illustrations selected from the two volumes which had just completed the rota'.Blanche Ridges Augustine BirrellEssays About Men, Women And Books Print: Book
1900-1945'Mrs Ridges followed with an address on Augustine Birrells Essays illustrated by copious illustrations selected from the two volumes which had just completed the rota'.Members of the XII Book ClubAugustine BirrellEssays About Men, Women And Books Print: Book
1800-1849[Mary Shelley's Reading List for 1815. Only those titles not mentioned in journal entries are given separate database entries. xs denote books also read by Percy Shelley]...Mary Godwin Augustine, l'abbe BarruelMemoires pour servir a l'histoire du Jacobinism
1850-1899'I finished this morning Neander's life of Christ. There is much that seems to me rather mystical & very German, obscure at times, & it is obviously very ill-translated, ...G. W. F. Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle Augustus NeanderLife of Jesus ChristPrint: Book
1800-1849'Charlotte... is now sitting up on the sopha in her Night-Cap and Bed-gown... reading 'Lover's Vows' for the improvement of her mind.'Charlotte Wedgwood Augustus Von KotzebueLover's Vows: or the child of love A play in five ...Print: Book
1700-1799'Looked over "Serious Reflections by a rational Christian", from 1788 to 1798 written by the Duke of G-...'Thomas Green Augustus Henry FitzroyThe serious reflections of a rational ChristianPrint: Book
1850-1899'I suppose you read long ago the Hare ''Memorials of a Quiet Life''. I feel intense compassion for the shortness of poor Mrs Hare's married happiness...'Emma Darwin Augustus J. C. HareMemorials of a Quiet LifePrint: Book
1850-1899'Augustus Hare's ''Two Noble Lives'' is most entertaining and pleasant, though the letters are merely natural, and telling what happens without a spark of wit and humour....Emma Darwin Augustus J. C. HareThe Story of Two Noble Lives: being Memories of Ch...Print: Book
1900-1945Many marginal notes include: "The marginal notes and lines are from Macaulay's Deux Ponts edition. NB I did not read through Aurus Gellius: but observed the contents of t...George Otto Trevelyan Aulus GelliusNoctes atticaePrint: Book
1800-1849[Marginalia]Samuel Taylor Coleridge Aulus Persius FlaccusAuli Persi Flacci Satirarum liberPrint: Book
1850-1899'Charles...seized the list [of prayers for the redemption of sinners] hopefully, and hooted with delight when he found: "For a family of four boys and one girl [namely hi...Charles Thomas Aunt Lizzie Persons for Whom our Prayers are RequestedPrint: Serial / periodical, Religious magazine with blank pages for individual prayers
1900-1945'I am reading, ... Layard's Nineveh.'Virginia Woolf Austen Henry LayardNinevehPrint: Book
1850-1899'She announced among other things that Longfellow was her favourite poet. “Byron is nice too” she added “Especially his Elegy on the death of a mad dog.”!!! Shakespeare...Cornelia Sorabji Austin DobsonunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Thanks for the copy of the "E.[English] R.[Review]". You won't mind me saying that your article on international politics is first rate. It has the quality of naked trut...Joseph Conrad Austin HarrisonForeign PoliticsPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'When I took up the "[English] Review" I couldn't help saying (with a sigh) "Yet another gorgeous laudition of Francis Thompson—and by Austin Harrison—too bad!" But...William Henry Hudson Austin HarrisonThe Poetry of Francis ThompsonPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945Transcript of interview: 'We [Hilary and schoolfellows] used to recommend things to each other a lot, and we had crazes – Georgette Heyer, D.K. Broster, Cronin, Axel Munt...Hilary Spalding Axel Munter[novels]Print: Book
1900-1945'Another lovely book called "The Story of San Michele".'Hilary Spalding Axel MuntheStory of San Michele, ThePrint: Book


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