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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
 
1850-1899Henry James to Henry James Sr, 14 January 1870: "With your letter [of 22 December 1869] came two Nations, with your Swedenborgian letters, which I had already seen and I ...Henry James Henry James Sr"Is Marriage Holy?"Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899Henry James to Mrs Henry James Sr, 24 March 1873: "Thank him [Henry James Sr] ... greatly for his story of Mr Webster. It is admirable material, and excellently presente...Henry James Henry James Sranecdote/account ("story of Mr Webster")Manuscript: Sheet
1850-1899Henry James to Mrs Henry James Sr., 8 April 1879: "I have received father's book from Trubner -- but really to read it I must lay it aside till the summer. I have howeve...Henry James Henry James Sr[book]Print: Book
1850-1899Henry James to William James, 2 January 1885: "Three days ago ... came the two copies of Father's (and your) book ... All I have had time to read as yet is the introducti...Henry James Henry James Sr and William JamesThe Literary Remains of the Late Henry JamesPrint: Book, Unknown
1700-1799'Mr Murphy's Grecian Daughter is I think unquestionably the best of all our modern Tragedies, & all its Merit is the Power it has over our Passions too; for nobody I beli...Hester Lynch Thrale Henry JonesEarl of Essex, The, a tragedyPrint: Book
1900-1945'April 1st. 1918. We came out of the line at night. Back to Arras. H.Q. in cellars in the Hotel de Ville, or Town Hall. Poor Arras! It is in a worse condition than ever...Robert Lindsay Mackay Henry JonesBrowning as a Philosophical and Religious TeacherPrint: BookManuscript: Letter, Sheet
1900-1945'This last week many little amenities have softened our lot; after a fornight's detention we had the good fortune to have our grand-motherly sergeant as chief of the guar...Thomas Corder Pettifor Catchpool Henry JonesBrowning as a Philosophical and Religious TeacherPrint: Book
1800-1849'Drove out to Ledbury with Commeline, Ann, C, and M.N Junior [...]Having read Kitt's [NB Kett's] Flowers of Wit I pronounce them to be mere daisies. Everywhere there are ...Benjamin Newton Henry KettThe flowers of wit, or a choice collection of bonPrint: Book
1850-1899'Do you know Henry Kingsley. Read Mademoiselle Mathilde by him, now coming out in the Gentleman's Magazine ...'Robert Louis Stevenson Henry KingsleyMademoiselle MathildePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'August at Scarborough'Sarah Good Henry KingsleyRavenshoePrint: Book
1800-1849Duncan Wu identifies poem transcribed in Wordsworth Commonplace Book and opening 'Sweet scented flow'r! who'rt wont to bloom / On January's front severe ... ' as Henry Ki...Wordsworth FamilyHenry Kirke WhiteTo the Herb RosemaryManuscript: UnknownUnknown
1800-1849Southey describes arrival of 'literary remains' of Henry Kirke White at Greta Hall in his preface to The Remains of Kirke White, of Nottingham (2 vols, 1807): 'Mr. Coler...Robert Southey Henry Kirke White["literary remains"]Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Southey describes arrival of "literary remains" of Henry Kirke White at Greta Hall in his preface to The Remains of Kirke White, of Nottingham (2 vols, 1807): 'Mr. Coler...Samuel Taylor Coleridge Henry Kirke White["literary remains"]Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849'Both John Harris and Mary Smith read the "Remains of Henry Kirke White" "with great delight", and Thomas Carter actually saved up a guinea to buy the book. It was, he s...John Harris Henry Kirke WhiteThe Remains of Henry Kirke WhitePrint: Book
1800-1849'Both John Harris and Mary Smith read the "Remains of Henry Kirke White" "with great delight", and Thomas Carter actually saved up a guinea to buy the book. It was, he s...Mary Smith Henry Kirke WhiteThe Remains of Henry Kirke WhitePrint: Book
1800-1849'Both John Harris and Mary Smith read the "Remains of Henry Kirke White" "with great delight", and Thomas Carter actually saved up a guinea to buy the book. It was, he s...Thomas Carter Henry Kirke WhiteThe Remains of Henry Kirke WhitePrint: Book
1600-1699'Up, and after being trimmed, I alone by water to Erith, all the way with my song-book singing of Mr Laws's long recitative Song in the beginning of his book.'Samuel Pepys Henry LawesAyres and dialoguesPrint: Book
1850-18991 October 1887: 'Henry [Layard, son-in-law] has given me the revises of a new book on his early travels, which Murray is about to bring out, and I have been reading ...Lady Charlotte Schreiber Henry Layard'book on his early travels'Print: In proofs from John Murray
1850-1899[following journal entry for 19 February 1889] 'That evening [Lady Charlotte Schreiber's] youngest daughter, Blanche, dined and read to her the article on Lord Beacons...Blanche Countess of Bessborough Henry Layardarticle on Lord BeaconsfieldPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849I, who was the reader, had not seen it for several years, the rest did not know it at all. I am afraid I perceived a sad change in it, or myself ? which was worse; and th...Lady Louisa Stuart Henry MackenzieThe Man of FeelingPrint: Book


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