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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
 
1700-1799[Catherine Talbot to Elizabeth Carter, 22 September 1763:] 'The sickliness of the season has a little affected us here [...] to be sure I was unhappy enough. My mother...Catherine Talbot Epictetus  Print: Book
1850-1899'I am at the Inland Voyage again [...] The Preface shall stand over, as you suggest, until the last and then, sir, we shall see.'Robert Louis Stevenson Sidney Colvin Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'Yes, I think David Douglas would be all right; so Massons, Frasers, Skeltons and Coggie Ferrier. I’ll see if I can think of any others;[…].'Robert Louis Stevenson Margaret Isabella Stevenson Manuscript: Letter
1700-1799[Elizabeth Carter to Elizabeth Vesey, 6 August 1766:] 'I thank you for your transcript from Fairfax [translator of Torquato Tasso], which is very pretty.'Elizabeth Carter Edward Fairfax Manuscript: Unknown, Transcribed by Elizabeth Vesey.
1700-1799[Elizabeth Carter to Elizabeth Vesey, 13 November 1769:] 'My sister and all her family are with me at present, among the rest the little prattling boy who breakfasted ...anon  Print: Book
1700-1799[Elizabeth Carter to Elizabeth Vesey, 9 January 1782:] 'Alas, my dear friend, it is not a reflection on the writings or conversation of a licentious profligate infidel...Elizabeth Vesey ?Thomas Francois ?Raynal Print: Book
1700-1799[Thomas Edwards to Samuel Richardson, 8 May 1751:] 'All this while I have been hard at work upon [an edition of] Spenser; but to what purpose except my own private sat...Thomas Edwards Edmund Spenser Print: Book
1700-1799[Thomas Edwards to Samuel Richardson, 18 March 1752, following his account of recent storm damage to rooks' nests in his garden:] 'This impertinent episode of the rook...Thomas Edwards  Print: Book
1850-1899'I think Georgie’s idea about the impropriety of Marjory sending for Will on her deathbed so lunatic, so furious, so truly wicked and silly that I don’t know what to say ...Robert Louis Stevenson Margaret Isabella Stevenson Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'I read the preface once a day about, tell Nestor so much.'Robert Louis Stevenson Thomas Stevenson 
1850-1899'We have had no cold weather yet for me to take care in. I am well; I am a kind of tea-totaler[sic] and often take nothing but chocolate at night. [...]I have written to ...Robert Louis Stevenson Margaret Isabella Stevenson Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'I am so sorry to hear you have trouble too; fortunately there is no need to bother about Paris, things having been comfortably arranged without. And indeed F. is too unw...Robert Louis Stevenson Sidney Colvin Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'Received. The book. Have signed and sent off agreement with Paul. Thanks a million times for your ten pounds. There was absolutely not a penny going.[…] I hope to God th...Robert Louis Stevenson Sidney Colvin Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'Have signed and sent off agreement with Paul.'Robert Louis Stevenson  Manuscript: Letter, UnknownUnknown
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1800-1849		'The character of the people that Ossian describes, their manners, their habits, but above all, their superstitions, are essentially poetic.'Robert Story Ossian Print: Book
1800-1849[From Ellen Nussey's account of her first visit to the home of her schoolfriend, Charlotte Bronte:] 'In summer [Elizabeth Branwell] spent part of the afternoon in read...Elizabeth Branwell  Print: Unknown
1800-1849[Branwell Bronte to the Editor of Blackwood's Magazine, asking to be considered as a contributor, [7] December 1835:] 'It is not from affected hypocrisy that I comme...Branwell Bronte James Hogg Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Of Charlotte Bronte's sojourn at Upperwood House, Rawdon, there is only one slight record apart from her letters. It is contained in a communication to the Westminster G...Charlotte Bronte  Print: Book
1800-1849[Branwell Bronte to Francis H. Grundy, 9 June 1842:] 'Mr James Montgomery and another literary gentleman who have lately seen something of my "head work" wish me to ...James Montgomery Branwell Bronte Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Branwell Bronte to Francis H. Grundy, 9 June 1842: 'Mr James Montgomery and another literary gentleman who have lately seen something of my "head work" wish me to tu...anon Branwell Bronte Manuscript: Unknown


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