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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
 
1850-1899In postscript to his letter of 3 July 1897 to Ellen Temple Hunter, Henry James tells anecdote about 'yesterday afternoon', in which, after having been 'reading the deligh...Henry James Edward FitzgeraldLettersPrint: Book
1850-1899Henry James thanks Arthur Christopher Benson for letting him borrow and read his 'Diary', in letter of 1 October 1897: 'I have read, of course, every word -- and I think ...Henry James Arthur Christopher BensonDiaryUnknown
1850-1899Henry James to William James, 20 April 1898: 'I scarcely know what the newpapers say [about the Spanish-American war] -- beyond the "Times", which I look at all for [Geor...Henry James The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899Henry James to Antonio de Navarro, 15 June 1898: 'Well, my dear Tony, I have read your ms. [...] It is Hans Andersenesque -- but no editor of an actual London magazine wo...Henry James Antonio de NavarroMS storyManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'"Bowman" I see by this Evening's paper is to be Deputy Judge while Judge Hackett is doing the work of Judges Cope & Nolan.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Seven or eight numbers of the Ovens & Murray Advertiser came to hand to-day. In one of them I was sorry to read an account of Mrs Slater having had an accident & broken ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Ovens and Murray AdvertiserPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Despite his grandmother's strictures on reading, Davies read widely. His first attraction was to the penny dreadfuls of his day, which he read in secret... The school bo...William Henry Davies unknown [Penny Dreadfuls]Print: Book
1850-1899'Despite his grandmother's strictures on reading, Davies read widely. His first attraction was to the penny dreadfuls of his day, which he read in secret... The school bo...William Henry Davies Walter Scott[from 'The Lady of the Lake']Print: Book
1850-1899'Despite his grandmother's strictures on reading, Davies read widely. His first attraction was to the penny dreadfuls of his day, which he read in secret... The school bo...William Henry Davies unknown 'The Soldier of the Legion lay dying in AlgiersPrint: Book
1850-1899'Despite his grandmother's strictures on reading, Davies read widely. His first attraction was to the penny dreadfuls of his day, which he read in secret... The school bo...William Henry Davies William Shakespeare[extracts in school textbook]Print: Book
1850-1899'Despite his grandmother's strictures on reading, Davies read widely. His first attraction was to the penny dreadfuls of his day, which he read in secret... The school bo...William Henry Davies unknown [didactic poems]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the [italics]Autobiography[end italics] he tells us of the impact of Byron on him and his friend Dave: "His influence on Dave was so great that it was publicly shown ...William Henry Davies George Gordon, Lord Byron Print: Book
1850-1899'In the [italics]Autobiography[end italics] he tells us of the impact of Byron on him and his friend Dave: "His influence on Dave was so great that it was publicly shown ...William Henry Davies Percy Bysshe Shelley Print: Book
1850-1899'In the [italics]Autobiography[end italics] he tells us of the impact of Byron on him and his friend Dave: "His influence on Dave was so great that it was publicly shown ...William Henry Davies Christopher Marlowe Print: Book
1850-1899'In the [italics]Autobiography[end italics] he tells us of the impact of Byron on him and his friend Dave: "His influence on Dave was so great that it was publicly shown ...William Henry Davies William Shakespeare[works not reproduced in schoolbooks]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the [italics]Autobiography[end italics] he tells us of the impact of Byron on him and his friend Dave: "His influence on Dave was so great that it was publicly shown ...William Henry Davies William Wordsworth Print: Book
1850-1899'In the [italics]Autobiography[end italics] he tells us of the impact of Byron on him and his friend Dave: "His influence on Dave was so great that it was publicly shown ...[Dave, friend of W.H. Davies] anon George Gordon, Lord Byron Print: Book
1850-1899[When in hospital in Renfrew, Canada, W.H. Davies] 'commented on the inappropriateness of some of the reading matter supplied him - "Freddie's Friend", "Little Billie's B...William Henry Davies unknownFreddie's FriendPrint: Book
1850-1899[When in hospital in Renfrew, Canada, W.H. Davies] 'commented on the inappropriateness of some of the reading matter supplied him - "Freddie's Friend", "Little Billie's B...William Henry Davies unknownLittle Billie's ButtonPrint: Book
1850-1899[When in hospital in Renfrew, Canada, W.H. Davies] 'commented on the inappropriateness of some of the reading matter supplied him - "Freddie's Friend", "Little Billie's B...William Henry Davies unknownSally's SacrificePrint: Book


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