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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
 
1900-1945'Such a moment I experienced last night when I read Murray's article in "New Britain" on "Shakespeare and Socialism" - I felt as if in my sonnet, "To Marx", I had put Mur...William Soutar [n/a]New BritainPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Such a shocked surprise came to me the pther day on opening T.F. Henderson's book on "Scottish Vernacular Literature" to find out what he had to say by way of comment on...William Soutar T.F. HendersonScottish Vernacular LiteraturePrint: Book
1900-1945'Such a shocked surprise came to me the pther day on opening T.F. Henderson's book on "Scottish Vernacular Literature" to find out what he had to say by way of comment on...William Soutar Alexander HumeThe Day EstivallPrint: Book
1700-1799'such is my Tenderness for Johnson, when he is out of my Sight I always keep his Books about me, which I never think of reading at any other Time: but they remind me of [...Hester Lynch Thrale Samuel Johnson Print: Book
1700-1799'Such was his sensibility, and so much was he affected by pathetick poetry, that, when he was reading Dr. Beattie's "Hermit" in my presence, it brought tears into his eye...Samuel Johnson James BeattieHermit, ThePrint: Book
1850-1899'Suddenly he [William Edmonstoune Ayton] burst forth without any warning with "Come hither Evan Cameron" - and repeated the poem to us.'William Edmonstoune Ayton William Edmonstoune AytonThe Execution of MontrosePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Suddenly, he gave a sort of cry, and read out the opening sentences from the "Times" announcing a battle in the valley of the Alma...both he and my mother seemed deeply ...Philip Gosse [n/a]The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Suetonius is finished and S. begins the Historia Augustana'.Percy and Mary Shelley Suetonius[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'Suetonius is finished and S. begins the Historia Augustana'.Percy Bysshe Shelley I. Casaubon (ed.)Historia AugustanaPrint: Book
1800-1849'Sufferings of the post-horse... from Bloomfields 'the Farmers Boy'...Poplar 7th May 1832. T.W.M.T.W.M. Robert BloomfieldThe Farmers BoyUnknown
1800-1849'Suffice it to say that its who can revere Mr Newman most with Mr Darbishire, the Winkworths and myself, the book is absolutely simply the utterance of the man'.Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell John Henry Newman[possibly] Discourses to Mixed CongregationsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Sun of the Sleepless' 'Sun of the Sleepless! Melancholy Star!...'Bowly groupGeorge Gordon, Lord ByronSun of the SleeplessUnknown
1900-1945'Sun. As usual. Walking Round and Reading.'William Thomas unknownunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sun. Morn. Service. Cold much better. Read a Knight on Wheels by "Ian Hay". Card from Findlay. Much fighting on West.'William Thomas Ian Hay (pseud.)A Knight on WheelsPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sun. Nil [i.e., no mail]. Reading Recits d'un Soldat.'William Thomas Amédée ArchardRecits d'un SoldatPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sun. Nil. Read A Trap to Catch a Dream.'William Thomas Dion Clayton CalthropA Trap to Catch a DreamPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sun. Rather depressed. No go. Reading Pickwick Papers &c.'William Thomas Charles DickensThe Pickwick PapersPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sun. Read "The Crystal Stopper" by Maurice Blanc ... Unable to play Badminton.'William Thomas Maurice LeBlancThe Crystal StopperPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sun. read "Virginia of the Rhodesians" by Cynthia Stockley. Miserable day.'William Thomas Cynthia StockleyVirginia of the RhodesiansPrint: Book
1900-1945'Sun. Reading cursed strike in Wales.'William Thomas unknown unknown[Item on Welsh strikes]Unknown


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