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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
 
1800-1849Transcription of Cowper's poem and ''By W. Cowper'.B.A.T. Herbert William CowperMy Father! When I learned that thou was DeadUnknown
1900-1945'The subject of the meeting was 'Gardens' & all members were asked to bring contributions [...] The following is a list of the contributions. C.E. Stansfield a reading f...Charles Evans Thomas Edward BrownMy GardenPrint: Book
1900-1945'The subject of the meeting was 'Gardens' & all members were asked to bring contributions [...] The following is a list of the contributions. C.E. Stansfield a reading f...Rosamund Wallis My Garden, a parodyUnknown
1900-1945'I read "My Greatest Adventure" by Malcolm Campbell. While treasure hunting on the Cocos, he mentions as typical of the hardships they had to endure the fact that he had ...Thomas Kitching Malcolm CampbellMy Greatest AdventurePrint: Book
1900-1945

Meeting held at Hillsborough :- 14. 9. 37.

Reginald H. Robson in the Chair.


1. Minutes of last read & approved

2. Charles St...

Charles E. Stansfield J. M. BarrieMy Lady NicotinePrint: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at Oakdene, Northcourt Avenue 7.iv.41 S. A. Reynolds in the chair.
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed.
[...]
...		Janet Rawlings J. M. BarrieMy Lady NicotinePrint: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at Oakdene, Northcourt Avenue 7.iv.41 S. A. Reynolds in the chair.
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed.
[...]
...		Francis E. Pollard J. M. BarrieMy Lady NicotinePrint: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at Oakdene, Northcourt Avenue 7.iv.41
S. A. Reynolds in the chair.

1. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed.

Francis E. Pollard J. M. BarrieMy Lady NicotinePrint: Book
1900-1945'Mon. Nil [i.e., no post]. Gym. Hurt finger. Read The Orange Lady by Bailey.'William Thomas Henry Christopher BaileyMy Lady of OrangePrint: Book
1800-1849'read Lady Vavasour's "Last Tour, and First Work, or a visit to the Baths of Wildbad, & Rippoldsau". - It is only one Volume, & is very entertaining and often clever, & l...Sarah Harriet Burney Anne, Lady VavasourMy Last Tour and First Work; or, a Visit to the Ba...Print: Book
1900-1945Sunday 14 April 1935: 'Now for Alfieri & Nash & other notables: so happy I was reading alone last night [...] I read Annie S. Swan on her life with considerable respect. ...Virginia Woolf Annie S. SwanMy LifePrint: Book
1900-1945Thursday 7 March 1940: 'A fortnight -- well on Saturday it will be a fortnight -- with influenza [...] before getting into bed that bitter [previous Saturday] afternoon I...Virginia Woolf Henry Havelock EllisMy LifePrint: Book
1900-1945Much marginalia in pencil in English throughout the volume. 'Finished reading Giovedi Santi 1929' written on the half-title page. Received from Evelyn Wimbush, Christmas ...Vernon Lee Henry FordMy Life and WorkPrint: Book
1900-1945'Just read the life of Grand Duke Cyril. He was in the flagship at Port Arthur sunk by the Japs years ago. He seems to have lived well until the Revolution. But no on...Vere Hodgson Cyril VladimirovichMy Life in Russia's Service, Then and NowPrint: Book
1900-1945'That's why [an attack of gout] I did not write to thank you for your book ["A Hatchment"] (and the Ranee's) ["My Life in Sarawak"] as soon as I ought to have done. Upon ...Joseph Conrad (Lady) Margaret BrookeMy Life in SarawakPrint: Book
1900-1945'I have just come from seeing Dr. Tom. More medicines! We had a very long talk and when we came out to the waiting room there was an old patient of his—Sister someb...Anon Anon Margaret BrookeMy Life in SarawakPrint: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at School House 31st May 1941
R. D. L. Moore in the chair

1. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.

[...]		Bruce Dilks Henry J. WoodMy Life of MusicPrint: Book
1900-1945'The Meeting then considered the Life & Works of Alfred Russel Wallace. Walter S. Rowntree gave us an account of Wallace's life from the autobiography reading a number of...Walter S. Rowntree Alfred Russel WallaceMy Life; A Record of Events and Opinions. Print: Book
1850-1899'Now about your literary questions, scoffer! Know that I read everything (except the politics, - I am a Radical, you know) which has the honour of appearing in "Maga" [...Margaret Oliphant David WingateMy Little WifePrint: Book
1600-1699
1700-1799		Transcription in Elizabeth Lyttelton's hand of St Ignatius of Antioch, 'My Love is Crucified'. Elizabeth Lyttelton St Ignatius of Antioch My Love is CrucifiedUnknown


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