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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'Reading an old book — Lord Riddell's diary. Mentions Churchill a lot, and one can see his ideas have been maintained over the years.'Vere Hodgson George RiddellLord Riddell's War Diary: 1914-1918Print: Book
1850-1899'Reading Burke's "Reflections on French Revolution" and "Mansfield Park" in the evenings.'George Eliot [pseud] Edmund BurkeReflections on the Revolution in FrancePrint: Book
1850-1899'Reading Burke's "Reflections on French Revolution" and "Mansfield Park" in the evenings.'George Eliot [pseud] Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1850-1899'Reading by gaslight at breakfast - unwholesome'John Ruskin [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1850-1899'Reading Capn Boyds book on seamanship, there is a great deal to be picked up from it, but of course some things there are, in which a variety of opinions exist, especial...Albert Battiscombe John MacNeill Boyd[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Reading Darwin's [book] I wish I had loved objective things and looked at them when I was a child instead of feeding always on books and fancy'.Antonia White Charles DarwinVoyage of the Beagle, ThePrint: Book
1850-1899'Reading death of Swiss (Carlyle "French Revolution") to girls (Clennie and Diddie).'John Ruskin Thomas CarlyleFrench RevolutionPrint: Book
1850-1899'Reading English History, Reign of George III. Shakespeare's King John.'George Eliot [pseud.] unknown[English history in reign of George III]Print: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Reading English History, Reign of George III. Shakespeare's King John.'George Eliot [pseud.] William ShakespeareKing JohnPrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Reading George Sand's and Flaubert's letters. Her warmth, geniality, tolerance compared to his anxiety, narrowness, fear of life. They really cared for each other. She i...Antonia White George Sand[letters to and from Flaubert]Print: Book
1850-1899'Reading Gibbon Vol 1 in connection with Mosheim. Read about the Dionysia. Also Gieseler, on the condition of the world at the appearance of Christianity'George Eliot [pseud] Edward GibbonDecline and Fall of the Roman EmpirePrint: Book
1850-1899'Reading Gibbon Vol 1 in connection with Mosheim. Read about the Dionysia. Also Gieseler, on the condition of the world at the appearance of Christianity'George Eliot [pseud] Johann Lorenz von Mosheim [possibly][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Reading Gibbon Vol 1 in connection with Mosheim. Read about the Dionysia. Also Gieseler, on the condition of the world at the appearance of Christianity'George Eliot [pseud] Johann Karl Ludwig Gieseler[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Reading H.V. Morton, "I James Blunt". I read it in half an hour. It is propaganda but first-class propaganda and interesting and very readable and horribly convincing. I...H V MortonI James BluntPrint: Book
1900-1945'Reading Injuries to Joints — capital. Nice & cool again.'Albert Ruskin Cook Robert JonesInjuries to JointsPrint: BookManuscript: Letter, telegram
1900-1945'Reading Insanity Fair by Douglas Reed. He was all through the last War. Then had a job in Germany and knew that from the moment the Nazis were in we should have to fi...Vere Hodgson Douglas ReedInsanity FairPrint: Book
1850-1899'Reading Lubbock's Prehistoric Ages'.George Eliot [pseud.] John LubbockPrehistoric TimesPrint: Book
1850-1899'Reading Macauleys "history of England" for the 2nd time' Albert Battiscombe Thomas Babington MacaulayThe history of England from the accession of James...Print: Book
1850-1899'Reading Mommsen and Story's "Roba di Roma". Also Liddell's "Rome", for a narrative to accompany Mommsen's analysis'.George Eliot [pseud] Theodor Mommsen[one of his Roman history works]Print: Book
1850-1899'Reading Mommsen and Story's "Roba di Roma". Also Liddell's "Rome", for a narrative to accompany Mommsen's analysis'.George Eliot [pseud] William Wetmore StoryRoba di RomaPrint: Book


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