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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'Little Marjorie's birthday. The verses in Daily Light were as usual uplifting ... Much enjoyed J. 20. 19, 20 with the patients in Hope Ward.'Albert Ruskin Cook ?The Daily Light Birthday BookPrint: BookManuscript: Telegraph cable
1900-1945'Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer ... liked to get away from political anxieties by devouring what he called "shilling shockers": adventure stories, American...Lloyd George cheap popular fictionPrint: Book
1900-1945'Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer ... liked to get away from political anxieties by devouring what he called "shilling shockers": adventure stories, American...Lloyd George Charles DickensunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer ... liked to get away from political anxieties by devouring what he called "shilling shockers": adventure stories, American...Lloyd George George Gordon, Lord ByronunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer ... liked to get away from political anxieties by devouring what he called "shilling shockers": adventure stories, American...Lloyd George John MiltonunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer ... liked to get away from political anxieties by devouring what he called "shilling shockers": adventure stories, American...Lloyd George Robert BurnsunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer ... liked to get away from political anxieties by devouring what he called "shilling shockers": adventure stories, American...Lloyd George Jeffrey FarnolThe Amateur GentlemanPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'Lodovico Domenichi's "Facetie, motti, et burle" (1571) [an Italian collection of short miscellaneous observations and anecdotes] [...] stimulated Harvey to jot down [in ...Gabriel Harvey Lodovico DomenichiFacetie, motti, et burlePrint: Book
1900-1945'London hatter Frederick Willis asserted that [Frank Richards' stories in the Gem and Magnet] 'taught him to be "very loyal" to the headmaster and teachers at his old Boa...Frederick Willis Frank Richards[stories in the Magnet]Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'London hatter Frederick Willis asserted that [Frank Richards's stories in the Gem and Magnet] taught him to be "very loyal" to the headmaster and teachers at his old Boa...Frederick Willis Frank Richards[stories in the Gem]Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Long articles in the papers describing the escape. The Telegraph & Argus give fair reports, the Age was rather severe upon the Gaol officials.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]AgePrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Long articles in the papers describing the escape. The Telegraph & Argus give fair reports, the Age was rather severe upon the Gaol officials.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]ArgusPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Long articles in the papers describing the escape. The Telegraph & Argus give fair reports, the Age was rather severe upon the Gaol officials.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]TelegraphPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Long before I heard of Freud I was interested in reading accounts of first memories and impressions. My own experience had taught me that the roots of life were there bu...Molly V HughesLondon Child of the Seventies, AUnknown
1900-1945'Long before I heard of Freud I was interested in reading accounts of first memories and impressions. My own experience had taught me that the roots of life were there bu...Margaret PhillipsWithin the City WallUnknown
1850-1899'Long dull day. Read "Dead Man's Book" [?] all afternoon.' Gertrude Bell ?The Book of the DeadPrint: Book
1850-1899'Long long evening — the children played Corelli's sonatas, I read "Guerre et Paix", felt dreadfully depressed.'Gertrude Bell Leo TolstoyWar and Peace Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'Long sections of [Thomas] Hardy's "Memoir" had been read out to two of the [radical society (?London Corresponding Society)] meetings to commemorate the acquittal of the...Thomas HardyMemoir of Thomas Hardy, Founder of, and Secretary ...Print: Book
1850-1899'Look at the 19th Century for October. It has an article in by me which the Editor has called “Stray Thoughts of an India Girl” – I called it Social India but found that...Cornelia Sorabji'Stray Thoughts of an Indian GirlManuscript: Sheet
1850-1899'Look here, my fame is even more complete than I had dreamed of. Get the "Spectators" for August 5th and 12th; and you will see how the poor Spectatorists were puzzled an...Robert Louis Stevenson anonReview article; and 'Husbands and Wives'.Print: Serial / periodical


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