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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'Mme de Simiane's letters are worth reading, but in hers one perceives the contrast of the 'bel esprit' of the Province and one of the Capital.'Jessie Sismondi Simiane[unknown]
1850-1899'Mme Garschine's was rather sad and gave me the blues a bit'.Robert Louis Stevenson Sophie GarschineletterManuscript: Letter
1800-1849'Modern Greece/ From the Bride of Abydos' 'Know ye the land where the cypress & myrtle/...' [canto one, stanza one (only) of Bride of Abydos: A Turkish Tale]Carey/Maingay groupGeorge Gordon, Lord ByronThe Bride of Abydos OR 'Modern Greece'Print: UnknownUnknown
1900-1945'Mon. 9-11 Tennis[.] Weak. Then read Eldorado by Baroness Orczy. No letter. [Thomas then lists debts incurred in that day's round of roulette games.]William Thomas Baroness OrczyEl Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet PimpernelPrint: Book
1900-1945'Mon. Nil [i.e., no post]. Gym. Hurt finger. Read The Orange Lady by Bailey.'William Thomas Henry Christopher BaileyMy Lady of OrangePrint: Book
1900-1945'Mon. Nil [i.e., no post]. Sent a PC home. Read "The Witness for the Defence" by AEW Mason.'William Thomas A. E. W. MasonThe Witness for the DefencePrint: Book
1900-1945'Mon. No letter. No parcel. Read Buried Alive by Arnold Bennett.'William Thomas Arnold BennettBuried AlivePrint: Book
1900-1945'Mon. Very few letters. None for me. All well. Read Naval Occasions by Bartimeus. V Good.'William Thomas Bartimeus (pseud.)Naval Occasions and Some Traits of the Sailor-ManPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday 11th October ?Westward Ho!? (Charles Kingsley)'.Gerald Moore Charles KingsleyWestward Ho!Print: Book
1900-1945'Monday 13th December ?The Boost of the Golden Snail? ? (Macclure)'. Gerald Moore Victor MacClureThe Boost of the Golden Snail: A Fantasy of LondonPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday 13th September ?Thrasymachus? (C.E.M. Joad)'Gerald Moore C.E.M. JoadThrasymachusPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday 16th August ?John Inglesant? ? (J.H. Shorthouse). I finished Sybil and think it certainly is a fine book for our syllabus purposes.' Gerald Moore J.H. ShorthouseJohn InglesantPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday 16th August ?John Inglesant? ? (J.H. Shorthouse). I finished Sybil and think it certainly is a fine book for our syllabus purposes.' Gerald Moore Benjamin DisraeliSybilPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday 19th July ?Story teller in London? ? (Pett Ridge) This book is of the type that I enjoy when easy reading is the mood. To make almost personal acquaintance w...Gerald Moore William Pett RidgeStory Teller in LondonPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday 20th December ?Au dessus de la m?l?e? ? (Romain Rolland). This is the first time I have managed to get hold of this book. Mother was very friendly with Madele...Gerald Moore Romain RollandAu dessus de la m?lPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday 20th September ?Minor Elizabethan Drama? (Everyman)' Gerald Moore Ashley Thorndike (ed.)Minor Elizabethan DramaPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday 23rd August I was more than usually disgusted with the ?Mail? for blatantly howling of our ?recovery of the Ashes? on a poster. On the street of one poor gam...Gerald Moore Edna LyallTo Right the WrongPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday 23rd August I was more than usually disgusted with the ?Mail? for blatantly howling of our ?recovery of the Ashes? on a poster. On the street of one poor gam...Gerald Moore Daily MailPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Monday 27th December. ?By Order of the Company? (Johnston)'. Gerald Moore Mary JohnstonBy Order of the CompanyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Monday 2nd August. We did not go out today, it being Bank Holiday. We stayed in, had a nice quiet day with some music, some reading, talk and smokes. Very satisfacto...Gerald Moore unknownunknownPrint: Book


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