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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
 
1850-1899'Gladstone's reading habits were described in "The Home Life of Mr. Gladstone," Young Man (January 1892): "He was most particular, it said, in mantaining variety in his r...Wiliam Ewart Gladstone Dr LangerRoman HistoryPrint: Book
1700-1799'Doctor Marriott wrote the prettiest Verses in French of any Englishman I know'.[she then gives lengthy examples]Hester Lynch Thrale Dr Marriott[French poems]Unknown
1800-1849'I have omitted, of late, to set down the titles of - for want of a better name I must call them - books, that I have been reading these past months; chiefly because they...John Mitchel Dr Memes [pseud?][Life of William Cowper]Print: Book
1700-1799'[having given the text of Parker's poem 'To Miss Salusbury', Mrs Thrale writes] For a long Time I believed this Conceit original; but it is not - There is an old Greek E...Hester Lynch Salusbury Dr Parker'To Miss Salusbury'Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Elizabeth Barrett to Julia Martin, 14 December 1832: 'I have been reading Bulwer's novels & Mrs Trollope's libels, & Dr Parr's works [...] [Mrs Trollope] has neither...Elizabeth Barrett Dr Parr'works'Print: Book
1800-1849'It was in this state of feeling that I first got hold of a little volume called "The Wreath", containing a collection of poems by various authors. Among these pieces was...Thomas Carter Dr PorteusDeathPrint: Book
1800-1849'Dear Madam, Dr. Russell's verses are very highly welcomed. I like them very much. There is great simplicit, neatness and elegance in them.'R.A. Davenport Dr RussellVersesPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Dr Sandford's lecture on Good Friday.' John Cole Dr Sanfordlecture on Good FridayUnknown
1900-1945'Mr Smith read a paper on Shelley & Mrs Ridges selections from a paper by Dr Scott on the poet's literary characteristics while other members read selections from his wor...Blanche Ridges Dr Scott[paper on Shelley]Unknown
1800-1849'At 12 Marianna and I went upstairs. She sat sewing and I reading aloud to her the first 3 or 4 pages of the M.S. Lectures on physiology Dr Scudamore lent me 10 days ago....Anne Lister Dr ScudamoreLectures on physiologyManuscript: Sheet
1700-1799'She rejects even "good" books if she finds them tedious or ling-winded, finding unreadable Hooker's "extremely good" Laws of ecclesiastical polity and the "very profound...Elizabeth Carter Dr ShuckfordDr Shuckford's ConnectionPrint: Book
1600-1699'A poor day-labourer in the town ... had an old torn book which he lent my father, which was called "Bunny's Resolution"... And in the reading of this book (when I was ab...Richard Baxter Dr SibbesBruised ReedPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read one of Dr Tottie's Sermons "On the resurrection".'John Cole Dr TottieSermon 'On the resurrection'Print: Book
1700-1799'There is, in the B. Museum, a letter from Bishop Warburton to Dr Birch, on the subject of biography; which, though I am aware it may expose me to a charge of artfully ra...James Boswell Dr Warburton[Letter to Thomas Birch]Manuscript: Letter
1700-1799?I made very little progress in learning until the year 1794 only my mother borrowed the pilgrim?s progress and Doctor Watts hymns for me and told me the meaning of them ...Joseph Mayett Dr WattsHymnsPrint: Book
1850-1899'Early in 1852 my father and mother went on a visit to one of his old College friends, Mr Rashdall the clergyman of Malvern [...] While they were there my father read Dr ...Alfred Tennyson Dr WordsworthApocalypsePrint: Book
1800-1849Felicia Hemans to James Simpson, 22 October 1819: 'I have been much interested in the perusal of a work sent me some time since by Mr. Murray, the memoirs of the late Mrs...Felicia Hemans Dr Alexander BruntonMemoir of Mary BruntonPrint: Book
1800-1849"'ne morning as we were sitting at breakfast, about 9 o'clock, ... in the garden, the postman, who had been knocking at the door, ... flung a paid letter on the path. Pat...Charles Manby Smith Dr D of Prospect Villa [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849'One morning as we were sitting at breakfast, about 9 o'clock, ... in the garden, the postman, who had been knocking at the door, ... flung a paid letter on the path. Pat...Mrs Smith Dr D of Prospect Villa [letter]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849'We had a very pleasant day on monday at Ashe [...] There was a whist & a casino table, & six outsiders. - Rice & Lucy made love, Mat: Robinson fell asleep, James and Mr...James Austen Dr Edward Jennerpamphlet on the cow poxPrint: Pamphlet


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