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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'Thursday. We finished it last night, after our return from drinking tea at the Great House. - The last Chapter does not please us quite so well, we do not thoroughly lik...Jane Austen Anna Austen[unpublished story]Manuscript: Sheet
1800-1849'Thus I became their [workmates] news-purveyor, ie. I every morning gave them an account of what I had just been reading in the yesterday's newspaper. I read this at a co...Thomas Carter [n/a]British PressPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Thus I became their [workmates] news-purveyor, ie. I every morning gave them an account of what I had just been reading in the yesterday's newspaper. I read this at a co...Thomas Carter [n/a]Morning ChroniclePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Thus I became their [workmates] news-purveyor, ie. I every morning gave them an account of what I had just been reading in the yesterday's newspaper. I read this at a co...Thomas Carter [n/a]The StatesmanPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Thus I became their [workmates] news-purveyor, ie. I every morning gave them an account of what I had just been reading in the yesterday's newspaper. I read this at a co...Thomas Carter William CobbettPolitical RegisterPrint: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Thus under one-third had, on their own showing, attempted to read all the nformation leaflets. But further questioning indicated that many who said they had read all, di... information leafletsPrint: Pamphlet
1700-1799'Thus, dear sister, I have given you a very particular, and (I am afraid you'll think) a tedious account, of this part of my travels. It was not an affectation of shewing...Mary, Lady Wortley Montagu unknown[history]Unknown
1800-1849'Thy chains are broken, Africa, be free!...'Bowly groupJames MontgomeryThe West Indies OR 'Thy Chains Are Broken'Unknown
1900-1945'Tidied room and read Outdoor World. Wrote to Sommy.'Verena Vera Pennefather n/a n/aThe Outdoor WorldPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'Till lately I have never read Spenser, and therefore was not personally acquainted with his beauties. Neither do I mean to say now that I have read his "Fairie Queen"; b...Emily Shore Edmund Spenser'Hymn of Heavenly Beautie'Print: Book
1800-1849'Tired to death of reading books - at least all books of an instructive sort - and have now been devouring (for about the fifth time) "Ivanhoe" and "The Heart of the Mid-...John Mitchel Walter ScottIvanhoePrint: Book
1800-1849'Tired to death of reading books - at least all books of an instructive sort - and have now been devouring (for about the fifth time) "Ivanhoe" and "The Heart of the Mid-...John Mitchel Walter ScottThe Heart of the Mid-LothianPrint: Book
1700-1799'tis in clearing one's charicter, as in taking spotts outof one's cloaths. You make it ten times bigger and seldom or never efface the first stains'. (Chit-Chat)Gertrude Savile Thomas KilligrewChit-Chat. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the TheatrePrint: Book
1700-1799'Tis th' infirmity of noblest mind When ruffled with an unexpected woe To speak what settled prudence wou'd conceal: As the vex'd oceean [sic] working in a storm Off brin...Gertrude Savile Elijah FentonMariamne. A Tragey. Acted at the Theatre Royal...Print: Book
1800-1849'Tis thy will and I must leave thee, oh! Thou best beloved farewell/...'Molineux group, including Mrs MolineuxAmelia OpieSong of A Hindustani Girl [The Poor Hindoo]Unknown
1700-1799'Tis true they have no public places but the bagnios...I was three days ago at one of the finest in the town, and had the opportunity of seeing a Turksih bride recieved t...Mary, Lady Wortley Montagu TheocritusIdyll 18Unknown
1900-1945'To 5 Rosslyn Hill at 10 a.m. Had an hour's Greek reading with Eva + read all 1st Chapter of John's Gospel.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook John 1Print: Book
1800-1849'To A Dilatory Correspondent' 'Much as thy Silence I admire/...' [4, 6 line stanzas]Carey/Maingay groupBernard BartonTo A Dilatory CorrespondentPrint: UnknownUnknown
1800-1849'To a Lady Weeping "Weep, daughter of a royal line..."'George or Edward Carey George Gordon, Lord Byron'To A Lady Weeping'Print: UnknownUnknown
1700-1799'To amuse myself during this journey I brought the life of the eccentric Benvenuto Cellini to read in the chaise etc. as we travelled.'John Marsh Benvenuto CelliniThe life of Benvenuto CelliniPrint: Book


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