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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'This is a sad story about Mrs Powlett. I should not have suspected her of such a thing. - She staid the Sacrament I remember, the last time that you & I did. - A hint of...Jane Austen [newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'This is a very good number. The Wells review seems most just, but I haven’t yet finished the book. [The Soul of a Bishop]'Arnold Bennett H. G. WellsThe Soul of a BishopPrint: Book
1900-1945'This is a very good number. [New Statesman] The Wells review seems most just, but I haven’t yet finished the book. [The Soul of a Bishop]'Arnold Bennett H.G. WellsThe Soul of a BishopPrint: Book
1900-1945'This is a very good number. [The New Statesman]. The Wells review seems most just, but I haven’t yet finished the book. [The Soul of a Bishop]'Arnold Bennett The New StatesmanPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'This is a very interesting journal and I read it with a particular pleasure derived both from the matter and from the expression of the writer's personality.'Joseph Conrad Christopher Sandeman[untitled]Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'This is but too like (say you) the Arabian Tales: these embroidered napkins! and a jewel as large as a turkey's egg! - You forget, dear sister, those very tales were wri...Mary, Lady Wortley Montagu unknownArabian TalesPrint: Book
1850-1899'This is E. A. Poe: Because I feel that, in the Heavens above, The angels, whispering to one another, Can find, among their burning terms of love, None so devo...Robert Louis Stevenson Edgar Allan PoeTo my Mother.Print: Book
1800-1849'This is the Journal book of misfortunes - Read Livy - A great many of the plays of Alfieri - S writes - he reads Oedipus Tyrannos to me'Percy Bysshe Shelley SophoclesOedipus TyrannosPrint: Book
1800-1849'This is the Journal book of misfortunes - Read Livy - A great many of the plays of Alfieri - S writes - he reads Oedipus Tyrannos to me'Mary Shelley Vittorio Alfieri[Plays]Print: Book
1800-1849'This is to let you know that I am at present in the classiz neighbourhood of Bolton Abbey whither I was led the other day by some half-remembrance of a note to one of Wo...Alfred Tennyson William WordsworthThe white doe of RylstonePrint: Book
1900-1945'This landlord was new to the game and took me to see how he was studying to be master of it. He was busy reading three volumes- "Licensed Houses and Their Management".... unknownLicensed houses and their managementPrint: Book
1800-1849'This last is indeed a [italics] redeeming Number [end italics] even if the fallings off had been greater Nothing like it has I think appeared'.James Hogg Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine; 'Noctes Ambrosiana...Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'This last is not near so interesting as the former, there is too much of pompous fine writing in it at least attempts at it. Such papers as that declamatory one on the s...James Hogg Blackwood's Edinburgh MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'This last week many little amenities have softened our lot; after a fornight's detention we had the good fortune to have our grand-motherly sergeant as chief of the guar...Thomas Corder Pettifor Catchpool Henry JonesBrowning as a Philosophical and Religious TeacherPrint: Book
1900-1945'This last week many little amenities have softened our lot; after a fornight's detention we had the good fortune to have our grand-motherly sergeant as chief of the guar...Thomas Corder Pettifor Catchpool Thomas CarlyleSartor ResartusPrint: Book
1900-1945'This letter will probably not be finished this evening, for I am writing it in the YMCA hut at 6 o'clock and there is such a noise of chairs and tables being moved...Thomas Wainwright [Anon] [Anon][unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'This letter [printed above; from Dr Dodd, a clergyman condemned to death, asking Johnson to help him appeal for clemency to the King] was brought to Dr. Johnson when in ...Samuel Johnson William Dodd[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'This modern fashion [in the study of poetry in schools] of treating noble thoughts, feelings, and principles, set forth in prose or verse, merely as the material for gra...anon William WordsworthThe Excursion (excerpts)Print: Book
1900-1945'This moment I receive "Progress", or rather the moment (last night) occurred favorably to let me read before I sat down to write. Nothing in my writing life [...] has gi...Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame GrahamProgress and Other StoriesPrint: Book
1800-1849'this morning a play bill was thrown into my house with this pompous blunder on the face of it [...].John Clare [playbill]Print: Handbill, playbill


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