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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'When Wilfrid Blunt joined [William] Morris and his daughter at Kelmscott in 1891, Morris "read us out several of his poems ... including The Haystack in the Floods, but ...William Morris William MorrisThe Haystack in the Floods (and other poems)Unknown
1850-1899'Professor Gardiner, in the 2nd volume of his "Great Civil War", has given so much prominence to the character and actions of the Great Marquis of Montrose, that I think ...Jennet Pryce GardinerGreat Civil WarPrint: Book
1850-1899'In 1880 Tennyson attempted to interest Henry Irving in his play "The Cup" ... [he] "read in a monotone, rumbling on a low note" until, for the female parts, "he changed ...Alfred Tennyson Alfred TennysonThe CupUnknown
1850-1899'In 1876 Aubrey de Vere aranged for Alice Thompson ... and her sister Elizabeth a visit to [Tennyson at] Aldworth ... Alice was ready with her selection when the offer to...Alfred Tennyson Alfred TennysonThe Passing of ArthurUnknown
1850-1899' ... [over] a weekend at Aldworth ... [Margot Tennant] told Tennyson how very handsome he was, and, after his after-dinner nap, asked him to read "Maud" ... read it he d...Alfred Tennyson Alfred TennysonMaudUnknown
1850-1899'Mary Gladstone ... had experiences of Tennyson reading "Maud" in 1878, in 1879, and again in 1882.'Alfred Tennyson Alfred TennysonMaudUnknown
1850-1899'Mary Gladstone ... had experiences of Tennyson reading "Maud" in 1878, in 1879, and again in 1882.'Alfred Tennyson Alfred TennysonMaudUnknown
1850-1899'Mary Gladstone ... had experiences of Tennyson reading "Maud" in 1878, in 1879, and again in 1882.'Alfred Tennyson Alfred TennysonMaudUnknown
1850-1899' ... in November 1876, when a guest of Gladstone at Hawarden, Tennyson read the whole of his new play, "Harold" (1877) ... The marathon session began at 11.30 and contin...Alfred Tennyson Alfred TennysonHaroldUnknown
1850-1899'...[Newman] Flower as a boy read and idolized Hardy ...'Newman Flower Thomas Hardy[unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'When the Duke of Argyll ... visited Farringford, Tennyson read his "Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington" (1852) ...'Alfred Tennyson Alfred TennysonOde on the Death of the Duke of WellingtonUnknown
1850-1899'[William Watson] sent a copy [of "Wordsworth's Grave and Other Poems"] to [Thomas] Hardy, who replied appreciatively that he had already read it while staying with Edwar...Thomas Hardy William WatsonWordsworth's Grave and Other PoemsPrint: Book
1850-1899On process of choosing a Poet Laureate from 1892: 'When Gladstone had read [William] Watson's Poems (1892), sent to him by R. H. Hutton, it was with a view to obtaining f...William Ewart Gladstone William WatsonPoemsPrint: Book
1850-1899'Writing to his sister on 11 January 1892 ... [Walter Raleigh] declared: "I have been reading Christina Rossetti -- three or four of her poems, like those of her brother,...Walter Raleigh Christina RossettipoemsPrint: Book
1850-1899'[Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland was] an omnivorous reader -- "she could begin the day with reports on technical education in Prussia, continue it with Huxley's 'Life' ...Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland [unknown][reports on education in Prussia]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'[Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland was] an omnivorous reader -- "she could begin the day with reports on technical education in Prussia, continue it with Huxley's 'Life' ...Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland Thomas HuxleyLifePrint: Unknown
1850-1899'[Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland was] an omnivorous reader -- "she could begin the day with reports on technical education in Prussia, continue it with Huxley's 'Life' ...Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland William Shakespeare[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'[Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland was] an omnivorous reader -- "she could begin the day with reports on technical education in Prussia, continue it with Huxley's 'Life' ...Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland [unknown][romantic fiction]Print: Unknown
1850-1899The Duchess of Sutherland to Regy Brett: 'I have dinner on a tray [and], in between mouthfuls of fried sole and partridge, read [Ruskin's] Sesame and Lilies [1865] and [M...Millicent Duchess of Sutherland John RuskinSesame and LiliesPrint: Book
1850-1899The Duchess of Sutherland to Regy Brett: 'I have dinner on a tray [and], in between mouthfuls of fried sole and partridge, read [Ruskin's] Sesame and Lilies [1865] and [M...Millicent Duchess of Sutherland Marie CorelliBarabbasPrint: Book


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