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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
 
1900-1945'I asked James if he had read Shaw?s Manifesto. He said "I have it here and have made several attempts, but his horrible flippancy revolts me".? Henry James G. B. ShawCommon Sense about the WarPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945". . . you have helped to forward the sublime principles involved in the admirable chapter on the Parrot-woman in 'The Quintessence of Ibsenism'". Arnold Bennett G. B. ShawThe Quintessence of IbsenismPrint: Book
1900-1945 'Speaking of the drama, you should read the preface to Shaw’s new book of plays. As a journalistic performance it is of the very highest order. Nobody can state a ca...Arnold Bennett G. B. ShawHeartbreak House, Great Catherine, and Playlets Ab...Print: Book
1850-1899'The hero seems to me superior to the Rochester or the Louis Moore type, who are all rather lay-figures. Nor do I admire the sister?s work [Wuthering Heights] so much as ...Leslie Stephen G. B. SmithThe BrontesManuscript: article
1850-1899George Grote to G. C. Lewis, 12 October 1857: 'I have received and perused your three numbers of "Notes and Queries;" which is an agreeable collection of matters to ...George Grote G. C. Lewisarticles on ancient historyPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899George Grote to G. C. Lewis, 9 February 1862: 'I ought before this to have written to thank you for your book of Ancient Astronomy. But I delayed doing so until I had ...George Grote G. C. Lewis'book of Ancient Astronomy' Print: Book
1850-1899George Grote to G. C. Lewis, 29 December 1862: 'Your Egyptological pamphlet is a very ingenious jeu d'esprit, and the general observations contained in the first pages...George Grote G. C. Lewis'Egyptological pamphlet'Print: Pamphlet
1900-1945Virginia Stephen to Clive Bell, 19 August 1908: 'I split my head over Moore every night, feeling ideas travelling to the remotest part of my brain, and setting up a ...Virginia Stephen G. E. MoorePrincipia EthicaPrint: Book
1900-1945Leonard Woolf to G. E. Moore, 4 January 1909: 'I don't think you realize how pleased I was to get your letter & paper [...] I read your paper but to tell the actual tr...Leonard Woolf G. E. Moore'Professor James' "Pragmatism"'Print: Unknown
1900-1945'E[dward]M[organ]F[orster] was reading, as well, Lyall's Asiatic Studies: Religious and Social (1882) and G. F. I. Graham, The Life and Works of Syed Ahmed Khan (1909).'Edward Morgan Forster G. F. I. GrahamThe Life and Works of Syed Ahmed KhanPrint: Book
1800-1849Charlotte Bronte (as Currer Bell) to her publisher, W. S. Williams, 26 April 1848:

'I have now read "Rose, Blanche, and Violet," and I will tell you, as well...		Charlotte Brontë G. H. LewesRose, Blanche, and VioletUnknown
1900-1945Wednesday 29 May 1940: 'Reading masses of Coleridge & Wordsworth letters of a night -- curiously untwisting & burrowing into that plaited nest [...] Reading Thomas A'Quin...Virginia Woolf G. K. ChestertonThomas AquinasPrint: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at Reckitt House, LP. 21.10.36
    E. B. Castle in the Chair.
1. Minutes of last read + approved.

[...]
<...		Kenneth F. Nicholson G. K. Chesterton[unidentified poems]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Meeting held at Reckitt House, LP. 21.10.36
    E. B. Castle in the Chair.
1. Minutes of last read + approved.

[...]
<...		Elizabeth T. Alexander G. K. ChestertonThe DonkeyUnknown
1900-1945'Meeting held at Reckitt House, LP. 21.10.36
    E. B. Castle in the Chair.
1. Minutes of last read + approved.

[...]
<...		Reginald H. Robson G. K. Chesterton[an essay on George Bernard Shaw]Print: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at Reckitt House, LP. 21.10.36
    E. B. Castle in the Chair.
1. Minutes of last read + approved.

[...]
<...		Reginald H. Robson G. K. Chesterton[an essay on Dante]Print: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at Reckitt House, LP. 21.10.36
    E. B. Castle in the Chair.
1. Minutes of last read + approved.

[...]
<...		Victor Alexander G. K. ChestertonThe Hammer of God, from The Innocence of Father Br...Print: Book
1900-1945Meeting held at 22 Cintra Avenue, 21st June 1944
F. E. Pollard in the chair.

1. Minutes of last meeting were read and signed.

[...] 		Francis E. Pollard G. K. ChestertonRobert BrowningPrint: Book
1900-1945Meeting held at 22 Cintra Avenue, 21st June 1944
F. E. Pollard in the chair.

1. Minutes of last meeting were read and signed.

[...] 		Margaret Dilks G. K. ChestertonOrthodoxyPrint: Book
1900-1945Meeting held at 22 Cintra Avenue, 21st June 1944
F. E. Pollard in the chair.

1. Minutes of last meeting were read and signed.

[...] 		Rosamund Wallis G. K. ChestertonFrench and EnglishPrint: Book


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