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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
 
1850-189922 November 1854: 'After dusk we adjourned [...] to Ivor's rooms, where I crouched by the fire, feeling chilled and poorly, and betook myself to my needlework. Ivor re...Lady Charlotte Guest, Ivor Guest, Monty Guest, Charles Schreiber report of Crimea battle [?Inkermann]Print: Newspaper
1700-1799Elizabeth Carter to Catherine Talbot, 23 June 1752: 'I am heartily sorry, my dear Miss Talbot, to find by to-day's Paper that your apprehensions were too well grounded...Elizabeth Carter report of death of Bishop of DurhamPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville, to her sister, Lady Carlisle, 26 July 1833: 'I see in the "Globe" just arrived an account of the Duke of Sutherland's death.'Harriet Countess Granville report of death of Duke of SutherlandPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945Tuesday 1 May 1934: 'L. opening the first Times to come our way, said George Duckworth is dead. So he is. And I feel the usual incongruous shades of feeling [goes on to r...Leonard Woolf report of death of George DuckworthPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Sir James Graham to John Wilson Croker, 18 September 1847: 'I have read in the newspapers with great regret, but without surprise, the report of the death of Lady Foll...Sir James Graham report of death of Lady FollettPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849John Wilson Croker to Lord Hertford, 30 January 1833: 'Are you fond of a bit of superstition? One day last week, at A. Baring's, I told them at breakfast that I dreamt...John Wilson Croker report of death of Lord ExmouthPrint: Newspaper
1700-1799[Elizabeth Carter to Catherine Talbot, 26 September 1761:] 'I have seen an article in the newspaper which I am particularly sorry for as it will affect you -- I imagin...Elizabeth Carter report of death of Mr ChaponePrint: Newspaper
1900-1945Leonard Woolf to Virginia Woolf, 24 April 1923: 'I am on the train from Victoria to Richmond after a very easy journey. Train from Paris packed & if I had not started ...Leonard Woolf report of death of Samuel GarrettPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945Virginia Woolf to Vanessa Bell, 3 May 1934: 'We only got the Times yesterday and read about George [Duckworth]. Well, there's nothing much to be said at this distanc...Virginia Woolf report of death of Sir George DuckworthPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945Monday 20 May 1935: 'Quentin bought an Italian paper & read of [T. E.] Lawrence's death.' Quentin Bell anonreport of death of T. E. LawrencePrint: Newspaper
1850-18991 November 1858: 'Went to Drury lane [theatre] where we had stalls. The Opera was the Maritana, and was pretty enough [...] but I could not help thinking there was som...Lady Charlotte Schreiber report of death of W. BlagrovePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849William Gifford to John Murray, 29 April 1826 [sic]: 'I see with regret in the papers of this morning that my poor friend [William] Moorcroft is dead.'William Gifford report of death of William Moorcroft in IndiaPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Harriet Countess Granville to her sister Georgiana, Lady Carlisle, 5 December 1825: 'We are much shocked to see in "Galignani" an account of the poor Duchess [of Rutla...Lord and Lady Granville (Granville and Harroet Leveson Gower) report of Duchess of Rutland's deathPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Wednesday, 17 January 1827: 'I observed in the papers my old friend Gifford's funeral. He was a man of rare attainments and many excellent qualities. The translation o...Walter Scott report of funeral of William GiffordPrint: Newspaper
1700-1799[Elizabeth Carter to Catherine Talbot, 26 July 1768, following expressions of concern over illness of Talbot's stepfather Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury:] 'Si...anon report of illness of Archbishop of CanterburyPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 12 December 1807: 'I see in the papers today that Lord Granville is set out upon his journey and it is li...Lady Harriet Cavendish report of Lord Granville's embarkationPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Arabella Moulton-Barrett to Elizabeth Barrett, c.1 October 1830: 'Papa read us out of the newspaper Emily Bayford's marriage, it took place on Tuesday [28 September]'....Edward Moulton-Barrett report of marriage of Emily Bayford and Charles Ge...Print: Newspaper
1850-189915 March 1880: 'I read in this morning's Times that Merthyr [Guest, son by her first marriage] has accepted the requisition of the electors to come forward for his nat...Lady Charlotte Schreiber report of Merthyr Guest's Parliamentary candidacyPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 14 September 1842: 'Will Mrs Partridge receive the expression of my earnest thoughts for her happiness? [...] But I never ...Elizabeth Barrett report of reprieve of condemned criminal Elizabeth...Print: Newspaper
1800-1849From letter to John Murray from his brother-in-law, Elliot, 27 June 1815: 'I was much alarmed by seeing in the newspapers that you had been knocked down and robbed of ... report of robbery of John MurrayPrint: Newspaper


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