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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'Miss James has lent me, and I have been reading Alphonsine - that is the two first volumes - and it has completely bewitched me - I was such an old Ass as to sit up last...Sarah Harriet Burney [Madame] de GenlisAlphonsine, ou la tendresse maternellePrint: Book
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
1800-1849'Miss Lloyd - thought it as [italics] clever [end italics] as either of the others, but did not receive so much pleasure from it as from P. & P - & MP.'Martha Lloyd Jane AustenEmmaPrint: Book
1800-1849'Miss Lloyd preferred it altogether to either of the others [Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility]. - Delighted with Fanny. - Hated Mrs Norris'.Martha Lloyd Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849'Miss Lloyd preferred it ["Mansfield Park"] altogether to either of the others'. ["Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility"]Martha Lloyd Jane AustenSense and SensibilityPrint: Book
1800-1849'Miss Lloyd preferred it ["Mansfield Park"] altogether to either of the others'. ["Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility"]Martha Lloyd Jane AustenPride and PrejudicePrint: Book
1900-1945'Miss M. A. Wallis read an excellent paper on Marcus Aurelius which was followed by an interesting discussion'.M.A. Wallis M.A. Wallis[paper on Marcus Aurelius]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Miss M. A. Wallis read an excellent paper on Marcus Aurelius which was followed by an interesting discussion'.M.A. Wallis Marcus Aurelius Print: Book
1850-1899'Miss Maggie Bell has sent me [a] MS. novel to look over, - she is a nice person, and I know I once wanted to help sorely'Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Maggie Bell[MS. novel]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Miss Marriage explained fully with aid of diagrams, Dante's progress through the Inferno, selections from which were read by other members. Mr Edminson read a paper on t...Alfred Rawlings E.H. PlumptreCommedia and Canzoniere of Dante AlighieriPrint: Book
1900-1945'Miss Marriage explained fully with aid of diagrams, Dante's progress through the Inferno, selections from which were read by other members. Mr Edminson read a paper on t...Mebers of XII Book ClubDante AlighieriInfernoPrint: Book
1900-1945'Miss Marriage explained fully with aid of diagrams, Dante's progress through the Inferno, selections from which were read by other members. Mr Edminson read a paper on t...Members of XII Book ClubDante AlighieriPurgatorioPrint: Book
1900-1945'Miss Marriage explained fully with aid of diagrams, Dante's progress through the Inferno, selections from which were read by other members. Mr Edminson read a paper on t...Frederick Edminson Frederick Edminson[paper on Dante's Purgatorio]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Miss Marriage explained fully with aid of diagrams, Dante's progress through the Inferno, selections from which were read by other members. Mr Edminson read a paper on t...Frederick Edminson Dante AlighieriPurgatorioPrint: Book
1900-1945'Miss Marriage explained fully with aid of diagrams, Dante's progress through the Inferno, selections from which were read by other members. Mr Edminson read a paper on t...Miss Marriage Dante AlighieriInfernoPrint: Book
1900-1945'Miss Marriage then gave us some notes on Anatole France [sic] Life with references to some of his work & the order of their production. F.E. Pollard read an amusing acco...Francis Pollard Anatole FranceLa Reine PedauquePrint: Book
1900-1945'Miss Marriage then gave us some notes on Anatole France [sic] Life with references to some of his work & the order of their production. F.E. Pollard read an amusing acco...Alfred Rawlings Anatole FranceLa Reine PedauquePrint: Book
1900-1945'Miss Marriage then gave us some notes on Anatole France [sic] Life with references to some of his work & the order of their production. F.E. Pollard read an amusing acco...Reginald Robson Anatole FrancePenguin IslandPrint: Book
1900-1945'Miss Marriage then gave us some notes on Anatole France [sic] Life with references to some of his work & the order of their production. F.E. Pollard read an amusing acco...Katherine Evans Anatole FranceGarden of Epicures, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Miss Marriage then gave us some notes on Anatole France [sic] Life with references to some of his work & the order of their production. F.E. Pollard read an amusing acco...Elizabeth Marriage Anatole FranceRed Lily, ThePrint: Book


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