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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
 
1800-1849'Finish the book of Proverbs. S. reads the Bible & Sophocles - Finishes the Tempest aloud to me.'Mary Shelley [n/a]ProverbsPrint: Book
1700-1799Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 1 September 1795, '"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick". said Solomon. Statius says "quâ non gravior mortalibus addita cur...Robert Southey Proverbs, 13:12Print: Book
1900-1945'Spent morning shopping and in Pub. Library. Got 2 lovely books and read "Lottie Dundass" all afternoon and "Provincial Lady in America" in evening.'Hilary Spalding E.M. DelafieldProvincial Lady in AmericaPrint: Book
1850-1899Books read by Oscar Wilde in Pentonville and Wandsworth Prisons, June - November 1895: St Augustine, "Confessions" and "De Civitate Dei"; Pascal, "Pensees" and "Provincia...Oscar Wilde Blaise PascalProvincial LettersPrint: Book
'The two [italics] wittiest [end italics] things in our Language in Verse & Prose are Dr Young's Conjectures on Original Composition I think, and Dr Swift's Ballad on the...Hester Lynch Thrale John VanbrughProvoked Husband, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849'I think very highly of both the books you have sent me but far most highly of Lights and Shadows in which there is a great deal of very powerful effect purity of sentime...James Hogg John GaltProvostPrint: Book
1800-184914/1/1827 ? 'I read "Galt?s Life of Wolsey" with interest. To be thankful, and rather better, could only read a psalm to the servants.'Amelia Opie [n/a]PsalmPrint: Book
1850-189925 November 1879, following account of husband's attendance at Conservative Party dinner at Poole, and late return home: 'It must have been 1/2 past 2 ere I was in bed...Lady Charlotte Schreiber PsalmPrint: Book
1900-1945'The greatest pleasure to me was to go with May to her bedroom and read the 103rd Psalm and [share?] with her a special birthday prayer before she got up.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Psalm 103Print: Book
1900-1945'Before leaving Kampa we visited Dr Kellas's grave.[...]Then Shebby, the oldest member of the Expedition, read Psalm 121, "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills," whil...E.(Edward) O.(Oliver) Shebbeare Psalm 121Unknown
1850-1899'Repeated Longfellow?s Psalm of Life. Read three first chapters of Chaucer?s Prologue. I had been depressed and ill all the morning, a little intercourse with minds see...Lady Charlotte Schreiber Henry Wadsworth LongfellowPsalm of LifePrint: Book
1800-1849?For reading aloud the one book used was the Bible, the Psalms being always selected. Directly the last Psalm was finished we turned back to the first, and began them ove...Thomas Catling [n/a]PsalmsPrint: Book
1800-1849'I went to church: heard a very fine sermon. The text was taken from the Psalms. Missed the verse, and could not find it, but the meaning was that evil company corrupts g...Charlotte Bury PsalmsPrint: Book
1700-1799Early childhood reminisences: 'my deep impression is that she was a Holy, devoted follower of the Lord Jesus, but her understanding not fully enlightened as to the fulln...Catherine Gurney [n/a]PsalmsPrint: Book
1850-1899'Karnak which I chose for our first day has thoroughly answered... The Prince had already suggested what had already occured to me and was arranged with General Bruce, th...Arthur Penrhyn Stanley [n/a]PsalmsPrint: Book
1700-1799[in prefatory essay by A. L. Barbauld] Quoted from 'a lady's' account of stays in Samuel Richardson's family home (c.1750s): 'As soon as Mrs Richardson arose, the beau...Mrs [Samuel] Richardson and daughters PsalmsPrint: Book
1700-1799[in prefatory essay by A. L. Barbauld] Quoted from 'a lady's' account of stays in Samuel Richardson's family home (c.1750s): 'As soon as Mrs Richardson arose, the beau...Richardson children PsalmsPrint: Book
1700-1799Mary Berry, 'Notes of Early Life': 'My dear grandmother [...] made me read the Psalms and chapters to her every morning; but, as neither explanation nor comment was made ...Mary Berry Psalms and chaptersPrint: Book
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1700-1799		Transcription in Elizabeth Lyttelton's hand of Psalm 56 v. 3.Elizabeth Lyttelton Psalms, 56:3Unknown
1850-1899'I open psalter in evening at "respice de caelo et vide, et visita vineam istam".'John Ruskin [n/a]PsalterUnknown


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