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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'Only yesterday morning he [Cyril Oliphant] was well enough to read out to me [Francis Oliphant] a little notice of his De Musset which appeared in Willie Tulloch's littl...Cyril Oliphant Notice of Cyril Oliphant's 'De Musset'Print: Advertisement, Newspaper
1600-1699'Only, here I met with a fourth "Advice to the painter", upon the coming in of the Dutch to the River and end of the war, that made my heart ake to read, it being too sha...Samuel Pepys Andrew MarvellDirections to a painter for describing our naval b...Print: Book
1850-1899'Opened 3rd of Tobit'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Tobit)Print: Book
1850-1899'Opened at Ecclesiasticus L. 17, reading on to 18, and, by chance, 8'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Ecclesiastes)Print: Book
1850-1899'Opened last night at 1st Chron. XVII. 23 and this morning at the 17th psalm. Then read my own day psalms in chapel.John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Opened last night at 1st Chron. XVII. 23 and this morning at the 17th psalm. Then read my own day psalms in chapel.John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book
1850-1899'Opened my father's Bible at the blessing of Aaron. Numbers VI. 26.'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Opened, after writing this - meaning to take up "Deucalion", book took up Bible instead - at Job XI. 16, and read all the rest with comfort'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Job)Print: Book
1850-1899'Opening the "Newcastle Chronicle" one November morning of 1865, I observed a long letter signed "A Coalowner". From beginning to end the letter was a fierce diatribe aga...Thomas Burt [n/a]Newcastle ChroniclePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Or perhaps she [Madame de Stael] may wish to have it appear as if she thought so [that English women were less uncouth than they used to be] since she wrote the history ...Anne Romilly Germaine de StaelCorinne, or ItalyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Orage has sent me your communication as to Frank Harris. Naturally I was the reviewer. Harris was much moved by the review, & came down to see me. He is certainly one...Arnold Bennett Frank HarrisThe BombPrint: Book
1850-1899'Orange dawn through clouds. Opened Bible at Isaiah XXXVII. 30.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Isaiah)Print: Book
1850-1899'orphanage boy Thomas Burke... devoured books until "my mind became a lumber room". Inevitably, "criticism was beyond me; the hungry man has no time for the fastidiousnes...Thomas Burke John Keats[a minor poem]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'orphanage boy Thomas Burke... devoured books until "my mind became a lumber room". Inevitably, "criticism was beyond me; the hungry man has no time for the fastidiousnes...Thomas Burke Alexander Pope Print: Unknown
1850-1899'orphanage boy Thomas Burke... devoured books until "my mind became a lumber room". Inevitably, "criticism was beyond me; the hungry man has no time for the fastidiousnes...Thomas Burke William Cowper Print: Unknown
1850-1899'orphanage boy Thomas Burke... devoured books until "my mind became a lumber room". Inevitably, "criticism was beyond me; the hungry man has no time for the fastidiousnes...Thomas Burke Kirke White Print: Unknown
1850-1899'orphanage boy Thomas Burke... devoured books until "my mind became a lumber room". Inevitably, "criticism was beyond me; the hungry man has no time for the fastidiousnes...Thomas Burke Felicia Hemans Print: Unknown
1850-1899'orphanage boy Thomas Burke... devoured books until "my mind became a lumber room". Inevitably, "criticism was beyond me; the hungry man has no time for the fastidiousnes...Thomas Burke Samuel Rogers Print: Unknown
1800-1849'Osservatore Fiorentino'Mary Shelley Marco LastriL'Osservatore Fiorentino sugli edifizi della sua p...Print: Book
1800-1849'Ought I to be very much pleased with Marmion? - As yet I am not. James reads it aloud in the Eveng - the short Eveng - beginning at about 10, & broken by supper.'James Austen Walter ScottMarmion, or A Tale of Flodden FieldPrint: Book


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