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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'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson Daniel Defoe[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson Henry Fielding[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson Tobias Smollett[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson Samuel Johnson[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'It [central London] was truly a wonder world, for I seeing it not merely with my eyes of flesh but with the eyes of heightened imagination; -seeing it not only through s...Thomas A. Jackson William Shakespeare[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'It's funny isn't it. Looks as if they want to get him out of the way. He's a bit too forward looking for them I think. And he's been giving one or two straight talks w...Hannen SwafferunknownPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'It's no end good to think you like the book ["The Dark Flower"].'Joseph Conrad John GalsworthyThe Dark FlowerPrint: Book
1900-1945'It's the old thing which came up so clearly in analysis as I see reading through these notes - the [italics] keeping something inside '[end italics].'Antonia White Antonia White[diaries]Manuscript: Codex, notebook
1900-1945'It's very quiet. I've re-read L'Entrave. I suppose Colette is the only woman in France who does just this. I don't care a fig at present for anyone I know except her....Katherine Mansfield ColetteL'EntravePrint: Book
1900-1945'It's very quiet. I've re-read L'Entrave. I suppose Colette is the only woman in France who does just this. I don't care a fig at present for anyone I know except her....Katherine Mansfield ColetteL'EntravePrint: Book
1900-1945'It's wonderful how well sustained is the excellence of "Charlotte".I've just read the last instalment [...]'Joseph Conrad David Meldrum(An episode of ) The Conquest of Charlotte Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'It's ["The Inn of Tranquillity"] wholly excellent and certainly fascinating.[...] Of course I had read many of the papers before.' Hence follow ten lines of praise for t...Joseph Conrad John GalsworthyThe Inn of TranquillityPrint: Book
1900-1945'Italian quite comes up to K's promises about its easiness and on Sunday I read the first 200 lines of Dante with much success. By the end of term I should be able to r...Clive Staples Lewis Dante AlighieriDivine ComedyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Its really good of you to have sent "Faith". Your magic never grows less; each of your prefaces is a gem and my enthusiasm is roused always to the highest pitch by your ...Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame GrahamFaithPrint: Book
1900-1945'I’ve finished The History of the Fabian Society and I now return it to you with many thanks for the pleasure it has given me.'Herbert Edward Read Edward Reynolds PeaseHistory of the Fabian SocietyPrint: Book
1900-1945'I’ve read nothing but poetry since I saw you, except one novel, a curious rough sort of book called "Fortuna Chance" by James Prior, the scene laid in Sherwood Fo...William Henry Hudson James PriorFortuna ChancePrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		'J. A. Leatherland clubbed together with some like-minded velvet weavers to purchase, "'Harris's Hermes', from which we gained some knowledge of the principles, elements ...Kettering velvet-weavers Harris's HermesPrint: Book
1900-1945'J.J. Cooper introduced the subject of the Brontes with some excellent biographical notes & readings were given from the sisters' works by S.A. Reynolds, H.M. Wallis. C.I...Sylvanus A. Reynolds Bronte Print: Book
1900-1945'J.J. Cooper introduced the subject of the Brontes with some excellent biographical notes & readings were given from the sisters' works by S.A. Reynolds, H.M. Wallis. C.I...Henry Marriage Wallis Bronte Print: Book
1900-1945'J.J. Cooper introduced the subject of the Brontes with some excellent biographical notes & readings were given from the sisters' works by S.A. Reynolds, H.M. Wallis. C.I...Charles Evans Bronte Print: Book


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