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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
 
1850-1899I have been reading lately "Maunders Geography" and working a little at "Thompson's Natural Philosophy["]Albert Battiscombe Benjamin ThompsonPhilosophical Papers: being a collection of memoirPrint: Book
1850-1899Reading Tales from Blackwood, and "The Court Servant" (Leigh Hunt)Albert Battiscombe Blackwood's Edinburgh MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Our parents had accumulated a large number of books, which we were allowed to browse in as much as we liked.'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes William Makepeace ThackerayVanity FairPrint: Book
1850-1899Reading Tales from Blackwood, and "The Court Servant" (Leigh Hunt)Albert Battiscombe Leigh HuntThe Court ServantPrint: Book
1850-1899Have just finished "Rory O'More" by Samuel LoverAlbert Battiscombe Samuel LoverRory O'MorePrint: Book
1850-1899Read "Nathalie" by Julia KavanaghAlbert Battiscombe Julia KavanaghNathaliePrint: Book
1850-1899'My eldest brother was one day making disparaging remarks about Tennyson. My mother, all agitated in defence of her idol, fetched his poems from the shelf, and with a "Li...Mary Thomas Alfred TennysonLocksley HallPrint: Book
1850-1899'Charles was reading Hans Andersen: I wanted the book, asked for it, fussed for it, and finally broke into tears.'Charles Thomas Hans Christian Anderson Print: Book
1850-1899'mother would summon me to her side and open an enormous Bible. It was invariably at the Old Testament, and I had to read aloud the strange doings of the Patriarchs. No c...Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes Bible (Old Testament), thePrint: Book
1850-1899'My English history was derived from a small book in small print that dealt with the characters of the kings at some length.' Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes  Print: Book
1850-1899'Not as a lesson, but for sheer pleasure, did I browse in "A Child's History of Rome", a book full of good stories.'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes A Child's History of RomePrint: Book
1850-1899'For scientific notions I had Dr. Brewer's "Guide to Science", in the form of a catechism.'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes Dr BrewerGuide to SciencePrint: Book
1850-1899'Of course I had a shelf for my books..."Rosy's Voyage Around the World" was prime favourite.'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes Rosy's Voyage Around the WorldPrint: Book
1850-1899'My own treasures are nearly all with me still, showing only the honourable marks of age and continual reading...'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes The Little GypsyPrint: Book
1850-1899'"Alice in Wonderland" we all knew practically by heart.'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes Lewis CarrollAlice in WonderlandPrint: Book
1850-1899'one of the red-letter days of my life was a birthday when I received from my father "Through the Looking Glass". I...buried myself in it all afternoon, my pleasure enhan...Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes Lewis CarrollThrough the Looking GlassPrint: Book
1850-1899?I have read two books lately wh. interested me. One for wh. you will not care is a history of English law down to the time of Edward I by F. W. Maitland?. The other book...Leslie Stephen A. J. BalfourFoundations of BeliefPrint: Book
1850-1899Monday 7th Buried poor Broome at 10 AM with all honours the General & staff attending the 40th [regiment] lending their Band - the Commodore was obliged to read the Buria...Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour Church of England burial servicePrint: Book
1850-1899'The celebrated singer Sir Harry Lauder, when he was still a mineworker, acquired a fair knowledge of American history: "George Washington and Abraham Lincoln ranked seco...Harry Lauder William M. ThayerFrom Log Cabin to White HousePrint: Book
1850-1899'The story itself was an allegory, and was too subtle for us, but it is impossible to describe the endless pleasure given us by those full-page pictures.'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes The Story without an EndPrint: Book


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