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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'From the toshie Soulie I have unearthed another flawed jewel of energy and drunken Genius: - La Lionne ...'Robert Louis Stevenson Frederic SoulieLa LionnePrint: Book
1850-1899'From the toshie Soulie I have unearthed another flawed jewel of energy and drunken Genius: - La Lionne, followed by La Comtesse de Monrion.'Robert Louis Stevenson Frederic SoulieLa Comtesse de MonrionPrint: Book
1850-1899'From the toshie Soulie I have unearthed another flawed jewel of energy and drunken Genius: - La Lionne, followed by La Comtesse de Monrion... I have also read a play by ...Robert Louis Stevenson Frederic SoulieLe Fils de la FollePrint: Book
1900-1945'Getting on capitally with the Anatomy of the Brain in Gerrish.'Albert Ruskin Cook Frederic Henry GerrishA Text-Book of AnatomyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Read on furlough. 1917–1918.
A. Medical.
[...]
Minor Horrors of present war.
Staying the Plague – Harman
Military Orthopedics – Jones
...		Albert Ruskin Cook Frederic Henry GerrishA Text-Book of AnatomyPrint: Book
1850-1899'Dear Mr Lane, I must apologise for not returning 'King Noanett'. But I have been so awfully busy lately that I have not had time to finish it. I propose to take it in...Arnold Bennett Frederic Jessup StimsonKing Noanett:A Story of Old Virginia and the Massa...Print: Book
1850-1899'after dinner began Duffield's translation of Don Quixote and Myers' Wordsworth'.George Eliot [pseud] Frederic William Henry MyersWordsworthPrint: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at Frensham:    23.5.33
    Howard R. Smith in the chair

1. Minutes of last read & approved
...		Edgar Castle Frederic William Henry MyersSt. PaulUnknown
1800-1849'The Princess often read aloud. It was difficult to understand her germanised French, and still more, her composite English. She was particularly amused at the Margravine...Princess Caroline Princess of Wales Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina Princess Royal of Prussia MEMOIRS OF FREDERICA SOPHIA WILHELMINA, Princess ...Print: Book
1850-1899'Mr Burgess read an introductory paper on him [Matthew Arnold] as a man and a politician and Mr Edminson as an essayist with special reference to Literature and Dogma in ...Frederick Burgess Frederick Burgess[paper on matthew Arnold as man and politician]Manuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Letters were read from Mr Hawkins and Mr Burgess resigning membership in the Society'Alfred Rawlings Frederick Burgess[letter of resignation from the XII Book Club]Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'Two little books that I read in my boyhood impressed and stimulated me greatly. They helped me in my efforts to live bravely and to use my life for noble ends. These wer...Thomas Burt Frederick DouglassNarrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an Am...Print: Book
1850-1899'Mr Burgess read an introductory paper on him [Matthew Arnold] as a man and a politician and Mr Edminson as an essayist with special reference to Literature and Dogma in ...Frederick Edminson Frederick Edminson[paper on Matthew Arnold as essayist]Manuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'The programme of selections from and papers on Kingsley was then proceeded with, C.E. Stansfield reading a paper on Kingsley as a religious leader and F.J. Edminson on a...Frederick Edminson Frederick Edminson[paper on Kingsley]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Three papers were devoted to aspects of Burns & his works. Mrs Goadby read a biographical sketch. Mrs Smith read a paper prepared conjointly with Mrs [?]on Burns as song...Frederick Edminson Frederick Edminson[paper on Burns's personality]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'F. Edminson read an able review of Morley's Life of Cromwell and A. Rawlings read a ['charming' inserted in another hand and crossed out] paper on Wm Morris.'Frederick Edminson Frederick Edminson[paper on Morley's life of Oliver Cromwell]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'The meeting at the Lawn on Dec 9 1901 was devoted to the life & works of Moore & Hood. F.J. Edminson read a paper on their works and Miss Goadby one entitled Reminiscenc...Frederick J. Edminson Frederick Edminson[Paper on Thomas Moore and Thomas Hood]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'The subject of the evening - 'English Ballads' - was then discussed in two papers, by F.J. Edminson & H.M. Wallis, and illustrated by readings recitations & songs. Recit...Frederick Edminson Frederick Edminson[paper on English ballads]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Miss Marriage explained fully with aid of diagrams, Dante's progress through the Inferno, selections from which were read by other members. Mr Edminson read a paper on t...Frederick Edminson Frederick Edminson[paper on Dante's Purgatorio]Manuscript: Unknown
1850-1899?And this reminds me by a further association of ideas that you would do well to look ? if you like to have your stomach turned ? at Farrar?s Life of Christ ? the gospels...Leslie Stephen Frederick FarrarThe Life of ChristPrint: Book


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