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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
 
1850-1899Florence Nightingale to Jane Martineau, 29 June 1876: 'I have thought of "The Hour and the Man" as the finest historical romance in any language. You would wonder if you...Florence Nightingale Harriet MartineauThe Hour and the ManPrint: Book
1850-1899'As my love of books became known, I was made free of such libraries as the neighbours possessed which led to me reading some curious and unsuitable matter, old-fashioned...Hannah Mitchell [unknown][old-fashioned theological works]Print: Book
1850-1899'As my love of books became known, I was made free of such libraries as the neighbours possessed which led to me reading some curious and unsuitable matter, old-fashioned...Hannah Mitchell [unknown][early Methodist magazines]Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'As my love of books became known, I was made free of such libraries as the neighbours possessed which led to me reading some curious and unsuitable matter, old-fashioned...Hannah Mitchell [unknown][cookery books]Print: Book
1850-1899'As my love of books became known, I was made free of such libraries as the neighbours possessed which led to me reading some curious and unsuitable matter, old-fashioned...Hannah Mitchell [unknown][tales of murder and robbery]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'As my love of books became known, I was made free of such libraries as the neighbours possessed which led to me reading some curious and unsuitable matter, old-fashioned...Hannah Mitchell Horace WalpoleThe Castle of OntrantoPrint: Book
1850-1899'As my love of books became known, I was made free of such libraries as the neighbours possessed which led to me reading some curious and unsuitable matter, old-fashioned...Hannah Mitchell [unknown]History of EnglandPrint: Book
1850-1899'In another house I found a tattered copy of Scott's "Kenilworth" and a quite new copy of "Cranford". Among some old books in my grandmother's cottage I found a curious o...Hannah Mitchell Sir Walter ScottKenilworthPrint: Book
1850-1899'In another house I found a tattered copy of Scott's "Kenilworth" and a quite new copy of "Cranford". Among some old books in my grandmother's cottage I found a curious o...Hannah Mitchell Elizabeth GaskellCranfordPrint: Book
1850-1899'In another house I found a tattered copy of Scott's "Kenilworth" and a quite new copy of "Cranford". Among some old books in my grandmother's cottage I found a curious o...Hannah Mitchell [unknown]Adam's First WifePrint: Book
1850-1899'I do not claim that I understood all Wordsworth's poems but I liked the descriptive parts and committed to memory all the more simple poems, thinking myself like his Luc...Hannah Mitchell William Wordsworth[Poems]Print: Book
1850-1899'One wet Sunday morning we were all sitting round the table, reading in turn from the New Testament, this being my mother's substitute for Sunday school when she happened...family of Hannah Mitchell [n/a]New TestamentPrint: Book
1850-1899'The only poetry we had read were short poems in the local paper, which my mother called "verse". But I knew it meant reading matter, so I said quickly: "Yes, we like it....Hannah Mitchell [unknown-probably various contributors][poems in newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'One of them asked me if I was fond of reading and told me that she herself wrote books and was staying in the neighbourhood hoping to include the dale in her next book. ...Hannah Mitchell Mary Humphrey WardThe History of David GrievePrint: Book
1850-1899'[letter from Mr Morley to Mrs Ward] It was most pleasant to me to receive the little volume ["Bessie Costrell"] in its pretty dress, and with the friendly dedication. It...Mr Morley Mary Augusta WardBessie CostrellPrint: Book
1850-1899'I also found a small library, which meant that many copper really needed for food were spent on borrowing books. At this time I read all Mrs. Henry Wood's novels, most o...Hannah Mitchell Mrs. Henry Wood[novels]Print: Book
1850-1899'I also found a small library, which meant that many copper really needed for food were spent on borrowing books. At this time I read all Mrs. Henry Wood's novels, most o...Hannah Mitchell Sir Walter Scott[works]Print: Book
1850-1899'I also found a small library, which meant that many copper really needed for food were spent on borrowing books. At this time I read all Mrs. Henry Wood's novels, most o...Hannah Mitchell [unknown][poetry]Print: Book
1850-1899'I also found a small library, which meant that many copper really needed for food were spent on borrowing books. At this time I read all Mrs. Henry Wood's novels, most o...Hannah Mitchell [unknown][history]Print: Book
1850-1899'I attended Sunday school with the daughter of the house, finding my enforced study of the Bible very valuable to me.'Hannah Mitchell [n/a]BiblePrint: Book


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