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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'Read Horace with S in the evening'Mary and Percy Shelley Horace[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read Hosea XII. 7-9'John Ruskin [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Hunt's journal, which is extremely interesting'Mary Shelley Leigh HuntExaminer, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Read Huon de Bourdeaux a Roman de la Chevalerie'Mary Shelley [unknown][a tale in] Bibliotheque Universelle des DamesPrint: Book
1700-1799'Read Hurd's "Commentary on Horace's Art of Poetry"...'Thomas Green HoraceArt of Poetry, annotated by Richard Hurd,Print: Book
1700-1799'Read Hurd's "Dialogue" between Cowley and Sprat, on Retirement...'Thomas Green Richard HurdMoral and political dialoguesPrint: Book
1700-1799'Read Hurd's "Discourse on Poetical Imitation": a critical disquisition of considerable depth and skill...'Thomas Green Richard HurdDiscourse concerning ImitationPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Hymns - Epithalamion &c of Spencer'Mary Shelley Edmund SpenserFowre HymnesPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Hymns - Epithalamion &c of Spencer'Mary Shelley Edmund SpenserEpithalamionPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read I don't know what.'Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1900-1945'Read I, Too have lived in Arcadia, by Mrs Belloc Lowndes. All about her parents.'Vere Hodgson Marie Belloc LowndesI, Too Have Lived in Arcadia: A Record of Love and...Print: Book
1800-1849'Read Ides travels. S. reads Don Quixote aloud in the evening'.Mary Godwin E. Ysbrants IdesDriejaarige reize naar China, te lande gedaan door...Print: Book
1800-1849'Read Ides travels. S. reads Don Quixote aloud in the evening'.Percy Bysshe Shelley Miguel de CervantesDon QuixotePrint: Book
1850-1899'Read II Esdras I to the marvellous clause of minor prophets.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Esdras)Print: Book
1850-1899'Read II Esdras XIV to XV.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Esdras)Print: Book
1800-1849'Read Il tre Melerancie of Gozzi'Mary Shelley Carlo GozziL'amore delle tre melerancePrint: Book
1900-1945'Read in afternoon and then clipped all the border for Dad. Pretty tiring work ... Bed at 12. Finished book "The Pendulum" — rather poor. Pretty tired.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker Elinor MordauntThe PendulumPrint: Book
1700-1799'read in Barclay's Apology in the evening'Elizabeth Gurney Robert BarclayApology for the True Christian DivinityPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read in Evan's Tourist. The vulgar pronunciation of Brumidgham is nearer the true derivation than the modern name of Birmingham. "It is said that it was formerly called ...John Cole EvansTouristPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read in library; for first time, in Swift's "Ode to Athenian Society". Not in good state to judge, but thought it bit heavy, though not worse perhaps than odes generally...William Windham Jonathan Swift['Ode to Athenian Society']Print: Unknown



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