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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
 
1900-1945'Today I finished "Wuthering Heights" and began "Villette". I must try and get a set of the Bronte books as soon as I can - they are most refreshing and not a bit old fa...Hilary Spalding Emily BronteWuthering HeightsPrint: Book
1900-1945'Today I finished "Wuthering Heights" and began "Villette". I must try and get a set of the Bronte books as soon as I can - they are most refreshing and not a bit old fa...Hilary Spalding Charlotte BronteVillettePrint: Book
1850-1899'today I have been reading a book often referred to by Hallam: Meiner's "Lives of Picus von Mirandola and Politian". They are excellent. They have German industry and are...George Eliot [pseud] Meiner[lives of Politian and Pico della Mirandola]Print: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Today I have been to church which has not improved my temper I must own. The clergyman did his best to make me hate him and I took refuge in that admirable poem, The Son...Robert Louis Stevenson Bible, O.T., Judges, Chapter 5.Print: Book, Bible or possibly prayerbook
1900-1945'Today I saw a good review of your book ["Bernal Diaz del Castillo"] in the D[ai]ly Chr[onicle]: by some woman. I am going to get the vol. forthwith.' Joseph Conrad Agnes HerbertunknownPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Today I spent ages trying to find a poem for Elocution [Grade 6 exam] in my special choice part. At last I chose "The Old Ships" by Flecker, which I think is one of the...Hilary Spalding James Elroy FleckerOld Ships, ThePrint: Book
1700-1799'Today in reading "The London Magazine" for May, I find the following description of a comet that is shortly expected to appear, viz., that it has appeared 6 times alread...Thomas Turner The London MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Today Mr Shaen has been reading a sermon to us' Mr Shaen [a sermon]Print: BookUnknown
1850-1899'Today the morning psalms very good for me. 1st Collect. p. 83. Lincoln Psalter.'John Ruskin [n/a]PsalterManuscript: Codex, editor's note: an illuminated manuscript belonging to Ruskin
1850-1899'Today we have been to the London Library and I have read J. Mill's article on "The American Conquest".'George Eliot [pseud] John Stuart MillConquest in America, ThePrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Today we saw the cathedral at Chester; and, far more delightful, saw and heard a certain inimitable verger who took us round. He was full of a certain recondite, far awa...Robert Louis Stevenson Walter ScottunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Today's "J[ohn] B[lunt]" is particularly good. [...] The last three "Blunts" were remarkably good.'Joseph Conrad Richard Curle [writing as 'John Blunt']I Say Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Today, from your kindness, I received the "Chronicle" with Robert's [Cunninghame Graham] letter. C'est bien ça -- c'est bien lui!' [Its good, that-- it's really him!] Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Grahamletter in Daily Chronicle "Pax Britannica"Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Today, I got rather a curiosity - Lieder und Balladen von Robert Burns, translated by one Silbergleit, and not so ill done either.'Robert Louis Stevenson L G SilbergleitRobert Burns' Lieder und Balladen [etc]Print: Book
1850-1899'Today, much helped by my brown book'John Ruskin [n/a][Biblical verses]Unknown
1900-1945'Together Edward and I looked at "The Times History of the War", picked out a newspaper paragraph stating that the total estimate of European war casualities was already ...Vera Brittain variousThe Times History of the WarPrint: Book
1800-1849'Tokk a little supper and afterwards read 28 pages of "Watts Logic". Now feel weary and am on the point of retiring with the hope that my evenings improvement will be a l...Joseph Jenkinson Isaac WattsLogick or the right use of reason in the enquiryPrint: Book
1700-1799'Tom Birch is as brisk as a bee in conversation; but no sooner does he take a pen in his hand, than it becomes a torpedo to him, and benumbs all his faculties'.Samuel Johnson Thomas Birch[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Tom Sawyer’s ingenious antics are at present my principal book and bible. I have also found a red 6/- novel called “Impertinent Reflections”, which might fill up any odd...Edmund Blunden Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom SawyerPrint: Book
1900-1945'Tom Sawyer’s ingenious antics are at present my principal book and bible. I have also found a red 6/- novel called “Impertinent Reflections”, which might fill up any odd...Edmund Blunden Cosmo Hamilton Impertinent ReflectionsPrint: Book


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