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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
 
1900-1945'27th February 1929. Paris is having a gay old time following the dispute between the luck of the press and M. Coty. Yesterday, Coty came out with a four column poste...Gerald Moore Le MatinPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'27th June - The last book worth mentioning, which I perused was Stewart's preliminary dissertation - for the second time. The longer I study the works of this philosoph...Thomas Carlyle Dugald StewartPhilosophy of the Human MindPrint: Book
1900-1945'27th October 1928 (Saturday) ?La Rive d?Asie? (Claude Anet)' Gerald Moore Claude AnetLa Rive d?AsiePrint: Book
1800-1849'28th - Sunday morning. A bright morning but no land in sight. Found the "United Irishman" of yesterday in my cabin. The sixteenth and the last [italics] number. Read all...John Mitchel [n/a]United IrishmanPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'28th September 1928 (Friday). I have been reading an article on Ibsen by Thomas Vladesco in the ?Mercure de France?. The writer sets out to prove Ibsen a bon bourge...Gerald Moore Thomas Vladesco[article on Henrik Ibsen]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'29th March, Tuesday. ?La Gar?onne? V. Marguerite. 30th March, Wednesday. These last few days I have been reading Marguerite?s ?La Gar?onne?. I am disappointed. ...Gerald Moore V. MargueriteLa Gar?onnePrint: Book
1900-1945'2nd February, Wednesday. I have been reading Zangwills, ?King of the Schnorres? and some other yarns of his. He is a most ingenious, and a most humorous writer. He ...Gerald Moore Israel ZangwillKing of the SchnorresPrint: Book
1900-1945'2nd September 1928 (Tuesday) Sunday?s ?Observer? suggests a clean break with the line of diplomatic action brought to light by the revelations regarding the Anglo-Fre...Gerald Moore Romain RollandJean ChristophePrint: Book
1900-1945'2nd September 1928 (Tuesday) Sunday?s ?Observer? suggests a clean break with the line of diplomatic action brought to light by the revelations regarding the Anglo-Fre...Gerald Moore The ObserverPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'30th January, Sunday. I had to stay at home today to do my washing for the forthcoming week, and to put the rooms to rights. ?The Dream? (H.G. Wells).' Gerald Moore H.G. WellsThe DreamPrint: Book
1900-1945'30th October 1928. I received my first parcel of papers from Mother today. The ?Birkenhead Advertiser?, the ?New Leader?. How funny the Advertiser seems to me rea...Gerald Moore Birkenhead AdvertiserPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'30th October 1928. I received my first parcel of papers from Mother today. The ?Birkenhead Advertiser?, the ?New Leader?. How funny the Advertiser seems to me rea...Gerald Moore New LeaderPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'30th September 1928 (Sunday) We saw the Clichy party to their tram, then [illegible] Henry and I had a coffee at the Express du Havre and finally parted for home at ...Gerald Moore Romain RollandJean ChristophePrint: Book
1850-1899'37th Psalm in evening!'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book
1900-1945'3rd March 1929. At Montmartre. I promised to conduct the latest pensionnaires over Montmartre when they first arrived. Foreigners are always in a hurry to see Mont...Gerald Moore [Road sign]Print: Road sign
1800-1849'3rd mo. 15th. In looking over the events of today, I believe I suffered loss from reading the light and frivolous contents of a newspaper. May it serve as a caution for ...Edward Foster Brady  Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'3rd October 1928 (Wednesday). Late to work, naturally. Although tired, put in a good day?s work and returned home hungry as a hunter. Finished ?Letters of Travel?...Gerald Moore Rudyard KiplingLetters of TravelPrint: Book
1850-1899'4th Book of Plato's "Republic" at beginning, p. 420.'John Ruskin PlatoRepublicPrint: Book
1900-1945'4th January 1929. ?Back to Methuselah?. G. B. Shaw' Gerald Moore George Bernard ShawBack to MethuselahPrint: Book
1900-1945'4th January ? Tuesday. ?Captain Shapely? Harold Brighouse. A well- written yarn this. Very, very entertaining, and in a style I like. No superfluous verbiage.' Gerald Moore Harold BrighouseCaptain ShapelyPrint: Book


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