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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'most striking & thrilling... twice to my mother & sisters'G. W. F. Howard, Lord Morpeth Astolphe de Custine?Biographical Anecdotes of the Founders of the Fre...Print: Book
1850-1899'Mother has been reading "The Excursion" lately.'Edith Lytton William WordsworthThe ExcursionPrint: Book
1850-1899'mother would summon me to her side and open an enormous Bible. It was invariably at the Old Testament, and I had to read aloud the strange doings of the Patriarchs. No c...Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes Bible (Old Testament), thePrint: Book
1900-1945'Mowed lawn all morning with Dad. Then boked down town. Then biked round and round the lawn! ... Supper and after short stroll came back and finished "The Red Planet", pe...Guy Mainwaring Knocker Norman CrossThe Red Planet and Other PoemsPrint: Book
1850-1899'Mr & Mrs Clarke & Ly Coltman were all full of "Cousin Stella" & I had quite a reflected lustre from the fact that I knew & could tell them all about the authoress'.Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Henrietta Camilla JenkinCousin StellaPrint: Book
1800-1849'Mr & Mrs Cooke - very much pleased with it - particularly with the Manner in which the Clergy are treated. - Mr Cooke called it "the most sensible Novel he had ever read...[Mrs] Cooke Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849'Mr & Mrs Cooke - very much pleased with it - particularly with the Manner in which the Clergy are treated. - Mr Cooke called it "the most sensible Novel he had ever read...[Mr] Cooke Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849'Mr & Mrs J. A. - did not like it so well as either of the 3 others. Language different from the others; not so easily read.'James Austen Jane AustenEmmaPrint: Book
1800-1849'Mr & Mrs J. A. - did not like it so well as either of the 3 others. Language different from the others; not so easily read.'[Mrs James] Austen Jane AustenEmmaPrint: Book
'Mr & Mrs Unwin & Miss Bowman Smith gave a vivacious reading of a clever & witty sketch, "A Lesson in Pearls" by Mrs Barry Pain.'Ernest & Ursula Unwin & Muriel Bowman SmithMrs Barry Pain'A Lesson in Pearls'Print: Unknown
1800-1849'Mr and Mrs Leigh Perrot - saw many beauties in it ["Emma"], but could not think it equal to P. & P. - Darcy & Elizabeth had spoilt them for anything else.'[Mr] Leigh Perrot Jane AustenPride and PrejudicePrint: Book
1800-1849'Mr and Mrs Leigh Perrot - saw many beauties in it ["Emma"], but could not think it equal to P. & P. - Darcy & Elizabeth had spoilt them for anything else.'[Mrs] Leigh Perrot Jane AustenPride and PrejudicePrint: Book
1800-1849'Mr and Mrs Leigh Perrot - saw many beauties in it, but could not think it equal to P & P. - Darcy & Elizabeth had spoilt them for anything else. - Mr. K. however, an ex...[Mrs] Leigh-Perrot Jane AustenEmmaPrint: Book
1800-1849'Mr and Mrs Leigh Perrot - saw many beauties in it, but could not think it equal to P & P. - Darcy & Elizabeth had spoilt them for anything else. - Mr. K. however, an ex...[Mr] Leigh-Perrot Jane AustenEmmaPrint: Book
1800-1849'Mr B. Lefroy - thought that if there had been more Incident, it would be equal to any of the others. -The Characters quite as well drawn & supported as in any, & from b...Benjamin Lefroy Jane AustenEmmaPrint: Book
1800-1849'Mr B.L. - Highly pleased with Fanny Price - & a warm admirer of the Portsmouth Scene. - Angry with Edmund for not being in love with her, & hating Mrs Norris for teazin...Benjamin Lefroy Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1900-1945'Mr Binns opened the subject of folklore with an excellent paper & Sybil Heelas & W.J. Rowntree gave readings'.Sybil Heelas [folklore]Print: Book
1900-1945'Mr Binns opened the subject of folklore with an excellent paper & Sybil Heelas & W.J. Rowntree gave readings'.Walter Rowntree [folklore]Print: Book
1900-1945'Mr Binns opened the subject of folklore with an excellent paper & Sybil Heelas & W.J. Rowntree gave readings'.W Binns[paper on folklore]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Mr Binns then read a paper on W.S. Landor which was followed by a reading by Mrs Edminson, a paper by William [?] Harris & other readings by other members'.W Binns[paper on W.S. Landor]Print: BookManuscript: Unknown


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