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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'It was entirely due to its colour that another book became my constant companion. This was an illustrated Scripture text-book, given to me on my seventh birthday, and st...Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes  Print: Book
1850-1899'Some of the boys' prizes fell into my keeping, handed to me in disgust. One of these, "The Safe Compass", afforded me many a joyful hour. It took the gloomiest views as ...Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes The Safe CompassPrint: Book
1850-1899'Many people of my age must have imbibed their early religious notions from the same book that I did.'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes The Peep of the DayPrint: Book
1850-1899'There is a pencil note in his copy of "Paradise Lost": "Had to write 500 lines of this for being caught reading "King Lear" in class."'Tom Thomas William ShakespeareKing LearPrint: Book
1850-1899'Some three or four times during the reading of the French play...Charles ... neatly, but with becoming hesitation, spouted the Latin line.'Charles Thomas [French play]Print: Book
1850-1899'I was placed in the lowest class with three other little girls of my own age, who were reading aloud the story of Richard Arkwright.'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes  Print: Book
1850-1899'My new history book was "Little Arthur", which one could read like a delightful story.'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes Little ArthurPrint: Book
1850-1899'We spent a whole term on the first two scenes of "The Tempest".'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes William ShakespeareThe TempestPrint: Book
1850-1899'My dear Mrs Oliphant, - I cannot help venturing to express the admiration with which I have been reading the "Lover and his Lass." It is by your powerful, truth-seeing ...Alexander Kinglake Margaret OliphantThe Lover and his LassPrint: Book
1850-1899[Editorial commentary by Annie Coghill, Mrs Oliphant's cousin] 'George Macdonald's first book, or at any rate his first successful book, "David Elginbrod", had been publi...Margaret Oliphant George MacDonaldDavid ElginbrodManuscript: MS of a book
1850-1899'Thank you very much for the "Life of George Eliot," and for the kind and flattering inscription. I am very glad to have the book, which is as curious a book as any I ev...Margaret Oliphant John MorleyLife of George EliotPrint: Book
1850-1899'Thank you very much for the "Life of George Eliot," and for the kind and flattering inscription. I am very glad to have the book, which is as curious a book as any I ev...Margaret Oliphant Review of the Life of George EliotPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Laurence Oliphant's sketches of the Druse villages are delightful, but his philosophy is something too tremendous. I am making the most prodigious effort to understand ...Margaret Oliphant Laurence OliphantLand of Gilead, ThePrint: Book
1850-1899'I see by the "Athenaeum" that the Magazine is to be enlarged'.Margaret Oliphant AthenaeumPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Thanks for the old numbers; they are very interesting, and what vigour in them! - but one could not speak so strongly now.'Margaret Oliphant Blackwood's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'It seems an excellent number, with the exception of the short story, which is not up to "Maga's" mark. The article on Hayward is very good. Sir Edward Hamley, I think?...Margaret Oliphant Blackwood's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'The first opinion I have heard of it [the "Makers of Venice"] is Mr Gladstone's, to whom Mr Macmillan sent it, and who sent back to him at once a letter of four pages sa...William Ewart Gladstone Margaret OliphantMakers of VenicePrint: Book
1850-1899'I have just been reading your paper about "Taking in Sail". I think I have told you before how much I feel with and sympathise in your afternoon musings - the subdued t...Margaret Oliphant A.K.H. BoydTaking in SailPrint: Unknown
1850-1899'I don't at all know the books you refer to - I have not seen any of them. Mr Barrie's "Auld Licht Idylls," etc, I think exceedingly clever. Indeed there seems to me ge...Margaret Oliphant J.M. BarrieAuld Licht IdyllsPrint: Book
1850-1899Dear Mrs Oliphant, - It is with ceaseless admiration that I have read 'The Duke's Daughter'. My remembrance of what you had told me respecting the origin of your inclina...A.W. Kinglake Margaret OliphantThe Duke's DaughterPrint: Book, Unknown


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