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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
 
1900-1945'Read on furlough. 1917–1918.
A. Medical.
Surgical Diagnosis – Martin
Tropical Diseases – Stitt
Abdominal Injuries – Morison & R.
Household ...		Albert Ruskin Cook William Richard BoelterHousehold Pests and Household RemediesPrint: Book
1850-1899'We have been reading the last two evenings, the Christmas number of Household Words - "Perils of Certain English Prisoners" - by Wilkie Collins and Dickens. I am reading...George Eliot and G.H. LewesWilkie CollinsHousehold Words - "Perils of certain English Priso...Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'We have been reading the last two evenings, the Christmas number of Household Words - "Perils of Certain English Prisoners" - by Wilkie Collins and Dickens. I am reading...George Eliot and G.H. LewesCharles DickensHousehold Words - "Perils of certain English Priso...Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I was exceedingly interested and touched by that Soldier's Story. It is very 'war-music'al, & comes in beautifully just at this time.'Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Household Words [?]Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'In the train I read the life of Matthew Bolton and James's indifferent little book on the Houses of Parliament. Very poor illustrations and it costs 15/-.'James Lees-Milne James Pope-HennessyHouses of ParliamentPrint: Book
1900-1945'80th day of imprisonment ... Friday. Slept well. Played cards sick of it ... 4 pcs from Joe and Ed. James. Started reading "Mystery of Hover Heath" by Bertram Mitford.' William Thomas Bertram MitfordHover Heath MysteryPrint: Book
1900-1945'You have given me a very invidious task.[...]. Well I have read all your copy. And the result of all my extreme fastidiousness is enclosed in the envelope. But my dear ...Joseph Conrad Stephen ReynoldsHow 'Twas: Short Stories and Small Travels.Manuscript: UnknownUnknown
1900-1945'1943 My Favourite: Books: "How Green Was my Valley", "Witch in the Wood". Authors: T.H.White, Hugh Walpole Poems: "Christabel", "Lotus Eaters" Writers: Shaw, Shakesp...Hilary Spalding Richard LlewellynHow Green Was My ValleyPrint: Book
1900-1945'I like good modern books - I'm very fond of American books - or Dorothy Conyer's - good racy stories. I hate detective stories, I like Naomi Jacobs' early ones. I read ...Richard LlewellynHow Green was My ValleyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Oh, I like all kinds of books - historical, semi-biography, well written. I liked "How Green was My Valley": and "All this and Heaven Too" ....I must say I can't read no...Richard LlewellynHow Green was My ValleyPrint: Book
'Meeting held at School House. 13th March 1944
    J. Knox Taylor in the chair.
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed.		[unknown member of the XII Book Club] Richard LlewellynHow Green Was my ValleyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at 39, Eastern Avenue 18th Sept, 1944
    A. Bruce Dilks in the chair.

[...]

2. The minutes of the las...		Francis E. Pollard William BlakeHow sweet I roam'd from field to fieldUnknown
'Meeting held at 39, Eastern Avenue 18th Sept, 1944
A. Bruce Dilks in the chair.

[...]

2. The minutes of the last meeting were read ...		Francis E. Pollard William BlakeHow sweet I roam'd from field to fieldUnknown
1800-1849H. J. Jackson discusses Richard Clark's annotations to Isabella Spence, How to be Rid of a Wife (1823), and his own pamphlet, Reminiscences of Handel (1836).Richard Clark Isabella SpenceHow to be Rid of a WifePrint: Book
1900-1945'Swinnerton feels sure that C & W would be willing to publish a new edition of "How to become an Author". I gave him the book to read and he is enthusiastic about it.' ...Frank Swinnerton Arnold BennettHow to Become an AuthorPrint: Book
1900-1945'Afternoon — Rest till 3.45. worked together. Read "24 hours in a day" How to use them. Good hints but do not agree with much of it. To bed 9.15.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Arnold BennettHow to Live on 24 Hours a DayPrint: BookUnknown
1850-1899
1900-1945		'When I was a youth I envied others having this capacity to make close friends. I even bought a book, "How To Make Friends and Influence People". I read the book, but it ...Joseph Stamper [unknown]How to make friends and influence peoplePrint: Book
1900-1945'Putting my weakest books to the wall last night I came across a copy of "Howard's End" and had a look into it. But it's not good enough. E.M.Forster never gets any fur...Katherine Mansfield E.M. ForsterHoward's EndPrint: Book
1500-1599'Two days after being elected to his fellowship at Trinity Hall, Harvey [...] received from [Spenser] the copy of "Howleglas" now in the Bodleian, in which he wrote the f...Gabriel Harvey anonHowleglasPrint: Book
1900-1945Bartlett's picture of the Hispaniola lying beached in the Caribbean, on the clean-swept sand, its poop, round house, mainsails and fore-tops easily identified, had grown ...Victor Sawdon Pritchett Mark TwainHuckleberry FinnPrint: Book


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