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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'Spectator of Aug 7th 1915 contains an interesting article which illustrates the thoroughness of German organization for war.'Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar [n/a] [n/a]SpectatorPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'In the evenings, if I have no one else below, I climb upstairs to sit in comfort except for mosquitoes - enormous creatures with white rings round their legs - tha...Gertrude Caton-Thompson [n/a] [n/a]SpectatorPrint: Serial / periodical, weekly magazine
1900-1945'The review [in the "Spectator"] is good is it not.The "Speaker" also reviewed me the same week--Whig and Tory. That is also a good review. Upon the whole the "Press" is ...Joseph Conrad Spectator and various newspapers and periodicalsPrint: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1700-1799'In his letter to [William] Mathews of 3 Aug. 1791, W[ordsworth] somewhat effacingly claims only to have read "in our language three volumes of Tristram Shandy, and two o...William Wordsworth Spectator, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'In later years, W[ordsworth] recalled that under Agostino Isola "I translated the Vision of Mirza, and two or three other papers of the Spectator, into Italian" [Prose W...William Wordsworth Spectator, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I must now mention some other books which about this time fell in my way. Among these an odd volume of the "Spectator" deserves particular notice. Where it came from or ...Thomas Carter [n/a]Spectator, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'In the evening read aloud Bright's 4th speech on India, and a story in Italian. In the spectator some interesting facts about loss of memory, and "double life". In the R...George Eliot [pseud.] unknownSpectator, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'In the evening I read aloud a short speech of Bright's on Ireland, delivered 20 years ago, in which he insists that nothing will be a remedy for the woes of that country...George Eliot [pseud] [n/a]Spectator, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Fan Arnold lends me the "Spectator", and at first I thought it a treat in its way: but I am getting as tired of it as some other people are. Its smartness is degeneratin...Harriet Martineau [n/a]Spectator, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Since I left Rome I have read several books of Livy - Antenor - Clarissa Harlowe - The Spectator - a few novels - & am now reading the Bible & Lucan's Pharsalia - & Dant...Mary Shelley Joseph AddisonSpectator, ThePrint: Book
1700-1799'My mind was early formed (or half formed) by the old exploded "Spectator", and Addison's assertion that he had seen "A woman's face break out into heats as she was raili...Louisa, Lady Stuart Joseph AddisonSpectator, ThePrint: Book, Serial / periodical
1700-1799'I expressed a liking for Mr. Francis Osborne's works, and asked him what he thought of that writer. He answered, "A conceited fellow. Were a man to write so now, the boy...James Boswell Joseph AddisonSpectator, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'He talked with approbation of an intended edition of "The Spectator," with notes; two volumes of which had been prepared by a gentleman eminent in the literary world, an...Samuel Johnson Joseph AddisonSpectator, ThePrint: Book, Serial / periodical
1700-1799'He talked with approbation of an intended edition of "The Spectator," with notes; two volumes of which had been prepared by a gentleman eminent in the literary world, an...Samuel Johnson Joseph AddisonSpectator, The Print: Book
1900-1945'Child- Study then claimed our attention. Three papers (or contributions) were given first of all by Mrs Smith, Mr Evans & Mr Stansfield so as to give the remaining time ...Elizabeth Ann Smith Spectator, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'Johnson praised "The Spectator," particularly the character of Sir Roger de Coverley. He said, "Sir Roger did not die a violent death, as has been generally fancied. He ...Samuel Johnson Joseph AddisonSpectator, The [Roger de Coverley essays]Print: Book, Serial / periodical
1700-1799'Oct. 24. Tuesday. We visited the King's library.—I saw the "Speculum humanae Salvationis", rudely printed with ink, sometimes pale, sometimes black; part supposed to be ...Samuel Johnson anon.Speculum humanae SalvationisPrint: Book
1900-1945'An exception [to the intellectual triviality Glasser found at Oxford], far from generously recognised, was R.G. Collingwood in his luminous exposition of the proper busi...Ralph Glasser R.G. CollingwoodSpeculum Mentis, or the Map of KnowledgePrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville to her brother, the Duke of Devonshire, 12 June 1843: 'We read about Ireland with great interest [...] Georgy [daughter] reads us Mr. Sheil...Lady Georgiana Leveson Gower Mr SheilspeechPrint: Unknown
1800-1849From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Under title 'Lord Eldon's speech against the appeal of the Test and Corp. Act. April 1828' is transcribed a para...Lord EldonSpeech against the appeal of the Test and Corporat...Unknown


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