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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'Madame de C[-], who appears to me to be a clever and deep-thinking person, admired the whole of it without reserve, and said, she thought nothing could be more luminous ...Madame de [C-] Anne Louise Germaine de Stael HolsteinDe l'AllemagnePrint: Book
1900-1945'Madame de Polignac gave me in 1913 a little yellow volume of poems entitled "Les Vivants et les Morts", and at her house I met next year the divinely, the almost frighte...Ronald Storrs Anna de NoaillesLes Vivants et les MortsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Madame de Stael's "Essai sur les fictions" delights me particularly: for every word in it is a beautiful echo of my own feelings'.Charlotte Bury Anne Louise Germaine Stael-HolsteinEssai sur les fictionsPrint: Book
1900-1945'Made a very successful raisin rice pudding over a charcoal brazier. This is War; a straw-strewn barn, heaps of periodicals, a glowing brazier, puddings, and plenty.'Douglas Herbert Bell  Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Made list of his articles, and read His article on Philosophy in France, 1843'George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes[article on Philosophy in France]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'Made my head ache reading + went to bed early.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Made several friends among visitors. The two who were in charge of the Women's Red Cross Branch were Irish and on finding that I too belonged to the same spot became ver...James Coffey unknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Made several friends among visitors. The two who were in charge of the Women's Red Cross Branch were Irish and on finding that I too belonged to the same spot became ver...James Coffey Irish ExaminerPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Made several friends among visitors. The two who were in charge of the Women's Red Cross Branch were Irish and on finding that I too belonged to the same spot became ver...James Coffey Killarney EchoPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Mahaffy's book of Travels in Greece will soon be out. I have been correcting his proofs and like it immensely.'Oscar Wilde John Pentland MahaffyRambles and Studies in GreeceManuscript: Codex, publisher's proofs
1900-1945'Main page reviews in the "Observer", "Reynolds News" and the "Sunday Chronicle", and a warm tribute in the "Yorkshire Post" to both Winifred and the book on publication ...Vera Brittain Reviews in the "Observer," "Reynold's News," "Sund...Print: Newspaper
1600-1699'making the boy read to me the life of Julius Caesar and Des Cartes book of music - the latter of which I understand not, nor think he did well that writ it, though a mos...Clement Edmonds'Life' prefaced to 'The commentaries of C. Julius ...Print: Book
1600-1699'making the boy read to me the life of Julius Caesar and Des Cartes book of music - the latter of which I understand not, nor think he did well that writ it, though a mos...Renatus DescartesCompendium: Renatus DesCartes excellent compendium...Print: Book
1700-1799'Mallet's "Life of Bacon" has no inconsiderable merit as an acute and elegant dissertation relative to its subject; but Mallet's mind was not comprehensive enough to embr...James Boswell David MalletLife of Francis Bacon, ThePrint: Book
1700-1799'Mallet's "Life of Bacon" has no inconsiderable merit as an acute and elegant dissertation relative to its subject; but Mallet's mind was not comprehensive enough to embr...William Warburton David MalletLife of Francis Bacon, ThePrint: Book
1850-1899'Mama is so terribly busy that she really cannot find time to write to you, but she has asked me to do so for her, as she cannot bear that you should remain any longer un...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Ellen Nussey[account of Anne Bronte's death]Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'Mama read the beginning of "Wateck" to us. I fell asleep'.Agathe Wynne William BeckfordVathekPrint: Unknown
1700-1799'Mama read the story of Mde. de Genlis to us that is called "Zelie" or the "Ingenue" it is very fine. I like it the best of all the pieces by that author.'Agathe Wynne Stephanie Felicite, Comtesse de GenlisZeliePrint: Unknown
1850-1899'Mama up again, read nice bits of "Anne Babi" to her after dinner'John Ruskin Jeremias GotthelfAnne BabiPrint: Book
1700-1799'Mamma suffers much and was obliged to go to bed after dinner so Mr de Regis read the sermon which was on the small number of elect and one of the fine...[Mr] de Regis [unknown][sermon]Print: Unknown


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