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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'The [Tennyson] boys had one great advantage [as home-educated pupils], the run of their father's excellent library. Amongst the authors most read by them were Shakespear...Tennyson children (boys)George Louis Leclerc de Buffon Print: Book
1900-1945'The [underlined] whole [end underlining] trouble [in Bowen's relationships with her friends Phyllis and Clifford] is that Clifford doesn't admire your poetry!! so that s...Clifford Bax Ford Madox Ford[poems]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'The [underlined] whole [end underlining] trouble [in Bowen's relationships with her friends Phyllis and Clifford] is that Clifford doesn't admire your poetry!! so that s...Esther Gwendolyn 'Stella' Bowen Clifford Bax[poems]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'The [underlined] whole [end underlining] trouble [in Bowen's relationships with her friends Phyllis and Clifford] is that Clifford doesn't admire your poetry!! so that s...Esther Gwendolyn 'Stella' Bowen Phyllis Reid[poems]Unknown
1900-1945'The [underlined] whole [end underlining] trouble [in Bowen's relationships with her friends Phyllis and Clifford] is that Clifford doesn't admire your poetry!! so that s...Phyllis Reid Phyllis Reid[a poem]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'The" River of Cathay" is good; it is right; perfectly right; right in tone and in expression. It pleased me much.' Joseph Conrad Ernest DawsonThe River of Cathay Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Their Contents were Chiefly to perswade poor people to be satisfied in their situation an not to murmur at the dispensations of providence... those kinds of books were o...Joseph Mayett Hannah MoreThe Shepherd of Salisbury PlainPrint: Book
1800-1849'Their Contents were Chiefly to perswade poor people to be satisfied in their situation an not to murmur at the dispensations of providence... those kinds of books were o...Joseph Mayett The Farmer's FiresidePrint: Book
1800-1849'Their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Albans arrived at Scarborough this day, and in the afternoon paid me a visit, accompanied by Lord Amelius, and the Ladies Beauclerk.... newspaper articlePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Their [the Tennyson children's] imaginative natures gave them many sources of amusement. One of these lasted a long time: the writing of tales in letter form, to be put ...Tennyson family Tennyson (family members)storiesManuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'then a Latin chapter of Will and to bed.'Will Hewer [unknown]Paris Vulgate [or] Latin TestamentPrint: Book
1850-1899'Then again, I have nice books to read. The new French poets. Prudhomme is adorable − I shall have a lot of Sully Prudhomme to read when I come to you. Soulary bett...Robert Louis Stevenson Rene-Francois-Armand Sully-Prudhommeunknown poetryPrint: Book
1900-1945'Then B. went shopping while I lay on the divan and read Proust, which I continued to do most of the evening, except when I read Ellis's "Sunlight on Parnassus" to B. whi... EllisSunlight on ParnassusPrint: Book
1900-1945'Then B. went shopping while I lay on the divan and read Proust, which I continued to do most of the evening, except when I read Ellis's Sunlight on Parnassus" to B. whil...Marcel ProustunknownPrint: Book
1600-1699'Then by linke home - and there to my book awhile and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][book]Print: Book
1900-1945'Then came those old-fashioned books of natural history that dealt courageously with The Universe, illustrating it with quaint engravings of strange rock formations in th...Eric Shipton unknown[books of natural history]Print: Book
1600-1699'then dined: after, I talked of the sarmon, and reed to the good wiues that was with me, and then I praied and againe went to the church'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'Then down to my chamber and made an end of Rycaults "History of the Turkes", which is a very good book.'Samuel Pepys Paul RycaultThe present state of the Ottoman empirePrint: Book
'Then followed the reading of 7 essays. They were supposed to be anonymous & were certainly read withot any author's name being attached but the inquisitive by internal o...Members of XII book Club [Members of XII Book Club][anonymous essays]Manuscript: Unknown
1500-1599'then hard Mr Rhodes read, and so went to bed'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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