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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
 
1850-1899'Since the age of five I have been a great reader [...]. At ten years of age I had read much of Victor Hugo and other romantics. I had read in Polish and in French, histo...Joseph Conrad Adam Bernard Mickiewicz de PorajPan TadeuzPrint: Book
1850-1899'Since the age of five I have been a great reader [...]. At ten years of age I had read much of Victor Hugo and other romantics. I had read in Polish and in French, histo...Joseph Conrad Anthony Trollope Print: Book
1850-1899'Since the age of five I have been a great reader [...]. At ten years of age I had read much of Victor Hugo and other romantics. I had read in Polish and in French, histo...Joseph Conrad Charles DickensNicholas NicklebyPrint: Book
1700-1799'Since the publication of the first edition of these memoirs, I have read "The Memoirs of Mr. Tate Wilkinson" patentee of the Theatres Royal of York and Hull, and was muc...James Lackington Tate WilkinsonThe memoirs of Mr Tate WilkinsonPrint: Book
1900-1945'Since the war began I have read less because my working hours have been lengthened and ARP duties and various social activities leave me less leisure. My reading howver ... unknown[political and social books]Print: Book
1900-1945'Since the war began I have read less, chiefly because I am more tired and have less time. I never read until bed-time nowadays and I generally fall asleep before I've re... unknown[lighter literature]Print: Book
1800-1849'Since they filled those gaps [in historical and geographical knowledge], classic travel books could produce the same kind of epiphanies as other classic literature. Anso...Alexander Somerville George AnsonA Voyage Round the WorldPrint: Book, Serial / periodical
1700-1799'Since writing it, I have found in a poem by Hamilton of Bangour, these 2 lines to happiness

Nun sober and devout, where art thou fled
To hide in shade...		Charles Lamb William HamiltonunknownPrint: Book, Unknown
1800-1849'Sir I very much regret that your note has so long remained unanswered. It was put aside among some answered letters, and so escaped me. I recollect very shortly after I...Charles Dickens Edward OliverunknownManuscript: Sheet, UnknownUnknown
1900-1945'Sir F[rank Swettenham] lent me two of his books to read: "Unaddressed Letters" and "Malay Sketches".[...] Excellent dinner [on board Dutch ship] with funny Dutch peas an...Gertrude Bell Flora Annie SteelOn the Face of the WatersPrint: Book
1800-1849'Sir H. Davy is going to publish a volume of poetry. I saw one of the poems; it is very abstruse, and metaphysical, on the nature and essence of man, beginning with him a...Humphry DavyunknownManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849'Sir J. Langham - thought it much inferior to the others.'Sir J. Langham Jane AustenEmmaPrint: Book
1850-1899'Sir J.P.K. Shuttleworth seeks your acquaintance & society [because] he has a novel, - partly read to Mrs Nicholls the last time she was at Gawthrop, - partly to me, - [i...Sir J.P.K. Shuttleworth Sir J.P.K. ShuttleworthScarsworthPrint: Book
1800-1849'Sir James Langham & Mr Sanford, having been told that it was much inferior to P.& P. - began it expecting to dislike it, but were very soon extremely pleased with it - &...Sir James Langham Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849'Sir James Langham & Mr Sanford, having been told that it was much inferior to P.& P. - began it expecting to dislike it, but were very soon extremely pleased with it - &...[Mr] Sanford Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1700-1799'Sir John Pringle had expressed a wish that I would ask Dr. Johnson's opinion what were the best English sermons for style. I took an opportunity to-day of mentioning sev...Samuel Johnson Francis Atterbury[Sermons]Print: Unknown
1700-1799'Sir John Pringle had expressed a wish that I would ask Dr. Johnson's opinion what were the best English sermons for style. I took an opportunity to-day of mentioning sev...Samuel Johnson John Tillotson[Sermons]Print: Unknown
1700-1799'Sir John Pringle had expressed a wish that I would ask Dr. Johnson's opinion what were the best English sermons for style. I took an opportunity to-day of mentioning sev...Samuel Johnson Robert South[Sermons]Print: Unknown
1700-1799'Sir John Pringle had expressed a wish that I would ask Dr. Johnson's opinion what were the best English sermons for style. I took an opportunity to-day of mentioning sev...Samuel Johnson Seed[Sermons]Print: Unknown
1700-1799'Sir John Pringle had expressed a wish that I would ask Dr. Johnson's opinion what were the best English sermons for style. I took an opportunity to-day of mentioning sev...Samuel Johnson John Jortin[Sermons]Print: Unknown


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