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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'Our syllabus was large, covering at least twelve set books: two plays of Shakespeare's, two volumes of Milton and two of Keats; Chaucer, Sheridan, Lamb, Scott's "Old Mor...Norman Nicholson Charles Lamb[unknown works]Print: Book
1800-1849'Read Lambs specimens.'Mary Shelley Charles LambSpecimens of English Dramatic Poets who lived abou...Print: Book
1800-1849'read Dante - finish Lambs specimens. walk to Mr Olliers. read Zapolya'Mary Shelley Charles LambSpecimens of English Dramatic Poets who lived abou...Print: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Barrrett to Lady Margaret Cocks, 19 August 1837: 'Has your Ladyship seen Lamb's letters, in Mr Talfourd's edition? I quite [italics]sighed[end italics] wh...Elizabeth Barrett Charles LambLetters of Charles Lamb, With a Sketch of His LifePrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Lambs Specimens'Mary Shelley Charles LambSpecimens of English Dramatic PoetsPrint: Book
1800-1849'All I can say at all likely to give you any pleasure is, that I read poor dear Charles Lamb's Memoirs and Letters with the utmost delight; & not the less so for seeing s...Sarah Harriet Burney Charles LambLetters of Charles Lamb, with a sketch of his LifePrint: Book
1800-1849'I send you some verses which I read in the Examiner; I think them very witty, although very abominable'. [What follows is Charle's Lamb's poem, 'The Triumph of the Whale...Matthew Lewis Charles Lamb'The Triumph of the Whale'Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Miss Jewsbury lay on the floor and read half through the Essays of Elia and called our drawing room "such an ugly room in which we should always be unhappy".'Miss Jewsbury Charles LambEssays of EliaPrint: Book
1900-1945'I think she thought I was French as I was reading the "Matin". But when I picked up Lamb which was obviously an English book, she began throwing out leading questions.'Harold Nicolson Charles LambunknownPrint: Book
1850-1899'Your mention of Hawthorne puts me in mind to tell you what rabid [underlined] admirers we are of his [...] There is no prose write of the present day I have half the i...Margaret De Quincey Charles LambunknownUnknown
1700-1799Robert Southey to Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, 12 November 1797: 'I know that our tastes differ much in poetry. & yet I think you must like these lines by Charles Lamb....Robert Southey Charles Lamb'Written Soon after the Preceding Poem’Print: Book
1900-1945'The meeting at Ingleside on May 20th was of a very pleasant character, in that among other reasons it was devoted to the works of Charles Lamb. Papers were read by Miss ...Miss Pollard Charles Lamb Print: Book
1900-1945'The meeting at Ingleside on May 20th was of a very pleasant character, in that among other reasons it was devoted to the works of Charles Lamb. Papers were read by Miss ...Helen Rawlings Charles Lamb Print: Book
1900-1945'The meeting at Ingleside on May 20th was of a very pleasant character, in that among other reasons it was devoted to the works of Charles Lamb. Papers were read by Miss ...Alfred Rawlings Charles Lamb Print: Book
1900-1945'The meeting at Ingleside on May 20th was of a very pleasant character, in that among other reasons it was devoted to the works of Charles Lamb. Papers were read by Miss ...Charles Stansfield Charles Lamb Print: Book
1900-1945'The meeting at Ingleside on May 20th was of a very pleasant character, in that among other reasons it was devoted to the works of Charles Lamb. Papers were read by Miss ...Miss Goadby Charles Lamb Print: Book
1900-1945'Letters & Letter writing were then proceeded with. Mrs Burrow read three letters of William Cowper characteristically interesting & amusing. Mrs C. Elliott read in...George Burrow Charles Lamb[letters]Print: Unknown
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte to her former teacher, Margaret Wooler, 28 August 1848:

'Do you remember once speaking with approbation of a book called "Mrs Leicester's Sc...		Charlotte Brontë Charles LambLetters of Charles LambPrint: Book
1900-1945

'A Meeting held at Grove House May 3rd H. B. Lawson in the chair

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Alfred Rawlings Charles Lamb[a letter]Unknown
1900-1945'9. Charles Stansfield then read his paper on Charles Lamb. He gave us a clear picture of Lamb in his family relationships, beginning with a delightful study of Lamb’s ...Charles E. Stansfield Charles LambThe Old Benchers of the Inner TemplePrint: Book


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