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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
1900-1945
'I took Lubbock's List as a guide in my book hunting and persevered until I had acquired and read every single book in Lubbock's "hundred". It took time, of course: it wa...Thomas A. Jackson John KebleThe Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sund...Print: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945
'I took Lubbock's List as a guide in my book hunting and persevered until I had acquired and read every single book in Lubbock's "hundred". It took time, of course: it wa...Thomas A. Jackson Jeremy TaylorHoly LivingPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945
'I took Lubbock's List as a guide in my book hunting and persevered until I had acquired and read every single book in Lubbock's "hundred". It took time, of course: it wa...Thomas A. Jackson Jeremy TaylorHoly DyingPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945
'This preoccupation with the sensuous form I experienced most obviously and acutely when I read with mounting excitement Spenser's "Faery Queen".'Thomas A. Jackson Edmund SpenserFaery QueenePrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945
'...in one matter father and son were united. We developed a mutual love of comic papers, and together taught ourselves to read them. He could read after a fashion before... [n/a]Girls' Own PaperPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945
'When I grew into a youth and read everything I got my hands on, from Penny Dreadfuls to the Holy Scriptures, I came across phrases that puzzled me, such as "sans-culotte...Joseph Stamper [n/a]Holy ScripturesPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945
'When I grew into a youth and read everything I got my hands on, from Penny Dreadfuls to the Holy Scriptures, I came across phrases that puzzled me, such as "sans-culotte...Joseph Stamper [unknown]Penny DreadfulsPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945
'When I grew into a youth and read everything I got my hands on, from Penny Dreadfuls to the Holy Scriptures, I came across phrases that puzzled me, such as "sans-culotte...Joseph Stamper Richard Church[unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899
1900-1945
'When I was a youth I envied others having this capacity to make close friends. I even bought a book, "How To Make Friends and Influence People". I read the book, but it ...Joseph Stamper [unknown]How to make friends and influence peoplePrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945
'None of the periodicals shown there are alive today. There was "Ally Sloper's Half-Holiday", my favourite comic. When Father had a spot of overtime in, he used to buy a ...Joseph Stamper Charles Henry RossAlly Sloper's Half-HolidayPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945
'There was the "Police News" and the "Police Budget". I don't think these had any connection, officially, with the police, that was just their name. They specialised in d...Joseph Stamper [n/a]Police NewsPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945
'There was the "Police News" and the "Police Budget". I don't think these had any connection, officially, with the police, that was just their name. They specialised in d...Joseph Stamper [n/a]Police BudgetPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945
'Also on pink newsprint were "Sketchy Bits" and "Photo Bits". Most of the "bits" in these journals had huge nude thighs and huge, almost nude, bosoms, with the absolute m...Joseph Stamper [n/a]Sketchy BitsPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945
'Also on pink newsprint were "Sketchy Bits" and "Photo Bits". Most of the "bits" in these journals had huge nude thighs and huge, almost nude, bosoms, with the absolute m...Joseph Stamper [n/a]Photo BitsPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945
'Also on pink newsprint were "Sketchy Bits" and "Photo Bits". Most of the "bits" in these journals had huge nude thighs and huge, almost nude, bosoms, with the absolute m...Joseph Stamper Edward L. WheelerDeadwood DickPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945
'Now that we had gas I found it much easier and pleasanter to read. When I had read all my own periodicals I used to read Mother's literature. Sometimes she bought a nove...Polly Stamper [n/a]Heartsease LibraryPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945
'Now that we had gas I found it much easier and pleasanter to read. When I had read all my own periodicals I used to read Mother's literature. Sometimes she bought a nove...Joseph Stamper [n/a]Heartsease LibraryPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945
'Now that we had gas I found it much easier and pleasanter to read. When I had read all my own periodicals I used to read Mother's literature. Sometimes she bought a nove...Joseph Stamper Mrs Henry [Ellen] WoodThe ChanningsPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945
'Now that we had gas I found it much easier and pleasanter to read. When I had read all my own periodicals I used to read Mother's literature. Sometimes she bought a nove...Joseph Stamper Mary Elizabeth BraddonLady Audley's SecretPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945
'Now that we had gas I found it much easier and pleasanter to read. When I had read all my own periodicals I used to read Mother's literature. Sometimes she bought a nove...Polly Stamper Mary Elizabeth BraddonLady Audley's SecretPrint: Book



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