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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 Montaigne - the Bible & Livy - Walk to the Coliseum - S. reads Winkhelmann'Mary Shelley [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Montaigne - the Bible & Livy - Walk to the Coliseum - S. reads Winkhelmann'Mary Shelley Michel de MontaigneEssaisPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Montaigne - the Bible & Livy - Walk to the Coliseum - S. reads Winkhelmann'Percy Bysshe Shelley Johann Joachim WinckelmannGeschichte der Kunst des AlterthumsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Montaigne and Terence'Mary Shelley Terence[plays]Print: Book
1900-1945'Read Morning Post newspaper. Rained all day cld. not go out.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Morning PostPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Read Moschele's life in bed to breakfast, delicious, and Part of II Esdras I.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Esdras)Print: Book
1850-1899'Read Moschele's life in bed to breakfast, delicious, and Part of II Esdras I.'John Ruskin [unknown][Moschele's life]Print: Book
1900-1945'Read most of day. I am reading "Dandelion Days", and love it. I must get some more of the Henry Williamson books.'Hilary Spalding Henry WilliamsonDandelion DaysPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read Mr Sully's proof of his article on my darling for the New Quarterly, and wrote to him'.George Eliot [pseud] Sully[article on G.H. Lewes]Manuscript: proof of article
1900-1945'Read Mrs Gascoyne's [sic] book on Burmah, Kipling and Murray and wrote letters. Very steamy day. Read Mrs Cotes' "Delightful Americans" after dinner and thought it only ...Gertrude Bell Gwendolen Trench GascoigneAmong Pagodas and Fair LadiesPrint: Book
1900-1945'Read Mrs Gascoyne's [sic] book on Burmah, Kipling and Murray and wrote letters. Very steamy day. Read Mrs Cotes' "Delightful Americans" after dinner and thought it only ...Gertrude Bell Rudyard KiplingunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Read Mrs Gascoyne's [sic] book on Burmah, Kipling and Murray and wrote letters. Very steamy day. Read Mrs Cotes' "Delightful Americans" after dinner and thought it only ...Gertrude Bell John Murray (ed.)A Handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Cey...Print: Book
1900-1945'Read Mrs Gascoyne's [sic] book on Burmah, Kipling and Murray and wrote letters. Very steamy day. Read Mrs Cotes' "Delightful Americans" after dinner and thought it only ...Gertrude Bell Sara Jeannette Duncan (Mrs Cotes)Those Delightful AmericansPrint: Book
1850-1899'Read Mrs Jameson's "Legendary Art".'George Eliot [pseud.] Anna JamesonSacred and Legendary ArtPrint: Book
1900-1945'Read Mrs Murphy by Frank Richardson
Read Ship's Coy by WW Jacobs.'		William Thomas Barry PainMrs MurphyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Read Mrs Murphy by Frank Richardson
Read Ship's Coy by WW Jacobs.'		William Thomas William Wymark JacobsShip's CompanyPrint: Book
1800-1849'read Mrs Robinson's Valcenza'.Mary Godwin Mary RobinsonVancenza; or the Dangers of CredulityPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Mrs. Radcliffe's "Tour to the Lakes". Much might be expected from this Lady's well known powers of description, exerted on so congenial a theme...'Thomas Green Ann RadcliffeA journey made in the summer of 1794Print: Book
1850-1899'Read my 2nd Act to George. It is written in verse - my first serious attempt at blank verse. G. praises and encourages me'.George Eliot [pseud] George Eliot (pseud.)The Spanish GipsyManuscript: Sheet, MS of own work
1850-1899'Read my Aosta letter and 104th Psalm in Vulgate - the geology of it quite perfect'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book


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