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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
 
1850-1899Henry James to Mrs John Rollin Tilton, 3 April 1878: " ... even in Rome I could not have done more than piangere over the King [Victor Emmanuel II]'s death, and that I di...Henry James The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899Henry James to Grace Norton, 4 January 1879: "Half the human race, certainly every one that one has ever heard of, appears sooner or later to have staid at Fryston (I saw...Henry James Visitors' booksManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899Henry James to Grace Norton, 4 January 1879: "I am afraid the ancient savagery of the New England clime has come back to you -- as I see nasty hints of it in the American...Henry James American newspaper telegramsPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899Henry James to Grace Norton, 26 July 1880: "I read in theTimes that you are roasting alive in the U.S.A. ..."Henry James The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899Henry James to William Dean Howells, 27 November 1882: "I see in the last Academy that you have never seen the magazine [containing Howells's praise of Henry James; not c...Henry James The AcademyPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899Henry James to William Dean Howells, 27 November 1882: "Of the articles in the Saturday Review and Punam's Monthly [apparently concerning James and Howells's controversia...Henry James The Saturday ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'Mr James brought me some pretty Verses about Melancholy written by a Boy; Mr James tasting Verses in praise of Melancholy seems odd enough, as he is a merry Mortal, and ...Hester Lynch Thrale 'To Melancholy'Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849'I am rather afraid that I have not been quite regular in reading that best of books which you recommended to me. However last night I was reading upon my favourite Job;...Thomas Carlyle Book of JobPrint: BookManuscript: Letter
1850-1899Henry James to Francis Boott, 11 October 1895: 'This is but a p.s. of three lines to the letter I posted to you yesterday; after doing which I became aware that I hadn't ...Henry James The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899Henry James to William James, 20 April 1898: 'I scarcely know what the newpapers say [about the Spanish-American war] -- beyond the "Times", which I look at all for [Geor...Henry James The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945Henry James to James B. Pinker, 6 January 1915: 'I have had to settle down [...] to looking at almost nothing but "The Times" and "The Morning Post"; the latter for its c...Henry James The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945Henry James to James B. Pinker, 6 January 1915: 'I have had to settle down [...] to looking at almost nothing but "The Times" and "The Morning Post"; the latter for its c...Henry James The Morning PostPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'The subject of the meeting was 'Gardens' & all members were asked to bring contributions [...] The following is a list of the contributions. C.E. Stansfield a reading f...Rosamund Wallis My Garden, a parodyUnknown
1800-1849Fanny Kemble, journal letter to Harriet St. Leger, 27 June 1835: 'I read my Bible diligently every day'.Fanny Kemble The BiblePrint: Book
1700-1799'I had, indeed been extremely anxious to hear of poor Pacchierotti, for the account of his Illness in the newspapers had alarmed me very much.'Frances Burney [newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1700-1799Stephen Duck's habits in reading whilst working, as recorded by Joseph Spence in 'A Full and Authentick Account of Stephen Duck' (1731): '"his method was to labour harder...Stephen Duck The SpectatorPrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799Stephen Duck's self-education by mutual improvement, as recorded by Joseph Spence in 'A Full and Authentick Account of Stephen Duck' (1731): "'He had one Dear Friend [......Stephen Duck and friend mathematical textsPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'As a child [...] [Charles Shaw] [...] accepted without much complaint that at the age of seven he should abandon his games and go to work. Then, about a year later, whi... bookPrint: Book
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1800-1849		Thomas Carter on childhood reading: '"I gained the good-will of an aged woman who sold cakes, sweetmeats and fruit, and was moreover a dealer in little books [...] I had ...Thomas Carter storybooksPrint: Book
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1800-1849		Thomas Carter on reading enabled at the dame-school run by his mother: '"I [...] gained some profit as well as pleasure by there coming under my mother's care, being ther...Thomas Carter booksPrint: Book


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