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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
 
1700-1799'the Dean received from [italics] Spain [end italics], from one Mr [italics] Wogan [end italics], a green Velvet Bag, in which was contained the Adventures of [italics] E...Matthew Pilkington Charles Wogan[various works sent to Jonathan Swift]Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'The Dean then shew'd me the Poem he wrote on his own death; when I came to that Part of it, [italics] Behold the fatal Day arrive! How is the Dean? He's just alive [...Laetitia Pilkington Jonathan SwiftVerses on the Death of Dr SwiftManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'The Dean then shew'd me the Poem he wrote on his own death; when I came to that Part of it, [italics] Behold the fatal Day arrive! How is the Dean? He's just alive [...Laetitia Pilkington Jonathan SwiftLife and Genuine Character of Dr Swift, ThePrint: Unknown
'The description of his [the character Darius Clayhanger in Clayhanger] labours as a child, and his days in the workhouse, are not drawn from Enoch's own past, but largel...Arnold Bennett William ShawWhen I was a child, recollections from an old pott...Print: Book
1800-1849'The dews of the evening most carefully shun Being tears of the sky for the loss of the sun! Chesterfield'Carey/Maingay group[P.D.] [Stanhope]Advice to a Lady in AutumnPrint: UnknownUnknown
1850-1899'The difference between Miss Bronte and me is that she puts all her naughtiness into her books, and I put all my goodness. I am sure that she works off a great deal that...Lady Kay-Shuttleworth Charlotte BronteVillettePrint: Book
1850-1899'The difference between Miss Bronte and me is that she puts all her naughtiness into her books, and I put all my goodness. I am sure that she works off a great deal that...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Charlotte BronteVillettePrint: Book
1900-1945'The Disappointment of God. 'The Times, in an article with this title, announced that though God is certainly disappointed by the state of the world we must not go so ...Edward Morgan Forster 'The Disappointment of God'Print: Newspaper
1700-1799
1800-1849		'the diverse collection of literature that Christopher Thomson, a sometime shipwright, actor and housepainter, worked his way through [...] included adventure stories suc...Christopher Thomson Daniel DefoeRobinson CrusoePrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'the diverse collection of literature that Christopher Thomson, a sometime shipwright, actor and housepainter, worked his way through [...] included adventure stories suc...Christopher Thomson Philip QuarllPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'the diverse collection of literature that Christopher Thomson, a sometime shipwright, actor and housepainter, worked his way through [...] included adventure stories suc...Christopher Thomson BoyleTravelsPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'the diverse collection of literature that Christopher Thomson, a sometime shipwright, actor and housepainter, worked his way through [...] included adventure stories suc...Christopher Thomson religious tractsPrint: Unknown
1700-1799
1800-1849		'the diverse collection of literature that Christopher Thomson, a sometime shipwright, actor and housepainter, worked his way through [...] included adventure stories suc...Christopher Thomson John Milton Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'the diverse collection of literature that Christopher Thomson, a sometime shipwright, actor and housepainter, worked his way through [...] included adventure stories suc...Christopher Thomson William Shakespeare Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'the diverse collection of literature that Christopher Thomson, a sometime shipwright, actor and housepainter, worked his way through [...] included adventure stories suc...Christopher Thomson Cobbett's Political RegisterPrint: Newspaper
1700-1799
1800-1849		'the diverse collection of literature that Christopher Thomson, a sometime shipwright, actor and housepainter, worked his way through [...] included adventure stories suc...Christopher Thomson The Black DwarfPrint: Newspaper
1700-1799
1800-1849		'the diverse collection of literature that Christopher Thomson, a sometime shipwright, actor and housepainter, worked his way through [...] included adventure stories suc...Christopher Thomson mechanics' magazinesPrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799
1800-1849		'the diverse collection of literature that Christopher Thomson, a sometime shipwright, actor and housepainter, worked his way through [...] included adventure stories suc...Christopher Thomson Walter ScottnovelsPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'the diverse collection of literature that Christopher Thomson, a sometime shipwright, actor and housepainter, worked his way through [...] included adventure stories suc...Christopher Thomson George Gordon, Lord ByronpoetryPrint: Book
1800-1849'The Doctor has sent into my cabin a "Daily News", which came by the mail on Sunday' [general discussion of its contents - political]John Mitchel [n/a]Daily NewsPrint: Newspaper


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