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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'Tea with the Wilkinsons ... pretty appalling! Not to Church in evening. Read and had prayers.'Guy Mainwaring Knocker unknown unknownunknownPrint: BookUnknown
1600-1699'tell about 3 a Cloke: then I rede of the arball'Margaret Hoby William TurnerNew herballPrint: Book
1900-1945'Tell Arnie [brother] that at Kidwelly I stayed at the Pelican Hotel, where the prices charged me were only 2/3 of those given in the C.T.C. handbook'.Thomas Edward Lawrence [n/a] [n/a]The Cyclists' Touring Club GazettePrint: Serial / periodical, Handbook/Gazette
1800-1849'Tell David Fergusson that I am charmed with his manuscript [a handwritten copy of Carlyle's "Life of Pascal"]; it is the prettiest [that] ever was written for the Encycl...Thomas Carlyle Thomas CarlyleLife of PascalManuscript: Sheet, Handwritten copy of Carlyle's own text
1800-1849'Tell Eras: that Buckle has been an immense treat...Of course I agree about the grave inconsistencies, serious disproportions &c; and I doubt whether he understands Condi...Harriet Martineau Henry BuckleHistory of the Civilisation in EnglandPrint: Book
1900-1945'Tell Father the Huns haven't started to run yet. If he reads the September "National Review" he will be surprised at the warning of the writer against the Cabinet. It ...Henry William Williamson [n/a] [n/a]National ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Tell Leonard to read Harold's new book. It is more in his line than yours, being political, but I think you would be amused by some passages in his diary, which is the ...Vita Sackville-West Harold NicolsonPeacemakingUnknown
1800-1849'Tell Lord Grey to read Bennet's pamphlet; it is a little long, but good and right in the main object. At the end is a very affecting letter from the Botany Bay Chaplain'...Sydney Smith Henry Grey BennetLetter to Viscount Sidmouth, Secretary of State fo...Print: Pamphlet
1800-1849'Tell me - did you write the critic [critique] on his [Edward Irving's] book, which appeared in the Sunday Times - I had not read two sentences of it till I said to mysel...Jane Baillie Welsh AnonReview of Edward Irving's The Orations and the Arg...Print: NewspaperManuscript: Letter
1900-1945'Tell Mother I loved having the "N.E. Gazette" with the account of the Winter Garden. It seems a long way off from Ur somehow.'Gertrude Bell North Eastern GazettePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Tell my Lord, if he wants to read a good savory ecclesiastical pamphlet, to read Jonas Dennis' "Concio Cleri", a book of about 150 pages. He is the first parson who has ...Sydney Smith Jonas DennisConvocatio CleriPrint: Pamphlet
1500-1599'tell supper time I hard Mr Rhodes read of Cartwright'Richard Rhodes Thomas Cartwright[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Tell Sylvia that when I came back [from Norfolk a week before] I read the rest of "Uncle Paul’s Education" and that though there are beautiful things in it and a b...William Henry Hudson Algernon BlackwoodThe Education of Uncle PaulPrint: Book
1800-1849'Tell William Murray, with my kindest regards, to get for you, when he comes to town, a book called "Arabiniana, or Remains of Mr Serjeant Arabin", - very witty and humor...Sydney Smith Theobald MathewArabiniana, or Remains of Mr Serjeant ArabinPrint: Book
1850-1899'Telo gave me "The Leader" with the Prison letters article. There was'ent much in it excepting the two guineas it gave the Author an opportunity of earning. There was how...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]LeaderPrint: Newspaper
1700-1799'Ten thousand thanks to you for Madame de Noyer's Letters; I wish Signor Roselli may be as diverting to you as [italics] she [italics]has been to me. The stories are very...Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Madame du NoyerLetters from a Lady at Paris to a Lady at AvignonPrint: Book
1700-1799'Ten thousand thanks to you for Madame de Noyer's Letters; I wish Signor Roselli may be as diverting to you as [italics] she [italics]has been to me. The stories are very...Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Delarivier ManleySecret memoirs and manners of several persons of q...Print: Book
1900-1945'Tennyson was my earliest love, not because he gave any deep insight into human nature, but because his lyrical simplicity appealed strongly to adolescent romanticism. Th...Vero Walter Garratt Alfred, Lord Tennyson'Lilian'Print: Book
1900-1945'Tennyson was my earliest love, not because he gave any deep insight into human nature, but because his lyrical simplicity appealed strongly to adolescent romanticism. Th...Vero Walter Garratt Alfred, Lord Tennyson'Isabel'Print: Book
1900-1945'Tennyson was my earliest love, not because he gave any deep insight into human nature, but because his lyrical simplicity appealed strongly to adolescent romanticism. Th...Vero Walter Garratt Alfred, Lord Tennyson'Idylls of the King'Print: Book


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