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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'Tuesday Sept. 20th. Rise late [...] Read Emile [...] Dine at Seven -- Shelley reads aloud Thalaba till Bed time.'Percy Bysshe Shelley Robert SoutheyThalaba the DestroyerPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday Sept. 23rd. Finish the Monk [...] Buy a Greek Anacreon [...] Read Greek [...] Shelley reads Thalaba aloud in the evening. Write a little Gre[ek] & learn four t...Percy Bysshe Shelley Robert SoutheyThalaba the DestroyerPrint: Book
1800-1849'Saturday Sept. 24th. [...] Read Lewis Tales of Wonder and Delight. Shelley reads aloud Thalaba in the Evening finishes it. Write Greek -- Read Smellie.' ...Percy Bysshe Shelley Robert SoutheyThalaba the DestroyerPrint: Book
1800-1849'Saturday Sept. 24th. [...] Read Lewis Tales of Wonder and Delight. Shelley reads aloud Thalaba in the Evening finishes it. Write Greek -- Read Smellie.' ...Percy Bysshe Shelley Robert SoutheyThalaba the DestroyerPrint: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Barrett to her uncle, Samuel Moulton-Barrett, c. December 1816: 'every one here declares against [Southey] allowing him very few beauties [...] for my part h...Arabella Graham-Clarke Robert SoutheyThalaba the DestroyerPrint: Book
1800-1849'You ask me (pertly enough - pardon the expression) Whether I have read The Lay of the Last Minstrel - alas, only twice - And have, in addition, only the following Catalo...Sarah Harriet Burney Robert SoutheyThalaba the DestroyerPrint: Unknown
1900-1945I had a look at 'In tune with the infinite'. I moved on to my father's single volume, India paper edition of 'Shakespeare's Complete Works' and started at the beginning w...Victor Sawdon Pritchett William Cullen BryantThanatopsisPrint: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at “Oakdene”, Northcourt Avenue. 2.3.43
S. A. Reynolds in the chair.
1. Minutes of the last meeting were read & approved.

[...] ...		Alice Joselin A. S. NeillThat Dreadful SchoolPrint: Book
1900-1945[List of books read in 1943, in diary for 1943]: 'The Farthing Spinster; Guy Mannering; Whereas I was Blind; And So to Bath; The Story of San Michele; Attack Alarm; The ...Hilary Spalding Dora Olive ThompsonThat Girl GingerPrint: Book
1900-1945Now my sweet Francis I have read your book in this Alpine district. . . . There is not, really, much fault to be found with 'T.N.Y.C.' It is well-constructed; and the ...Arnold Bennett Francis HackettThat Nice Young CouplePrint: Book
1900-1945[List of books read in 1943, in diary for 1943]: 'The Farthing Spinster; Guy Mannering; Whereas I was Blind; And So to Bath; The Story of San Michele; Attack Alarm; The ...Hilary Spalding Beverley NicholsThatched Roof, APrint: Book
1900-1945'The blessed vol: ["The Fifth Queen"] arrived about 4 days ago - or is it a week? I've read it twice - thats all.[...] Here I'll add one more phrase bearing upon the most...Joseph Conrad Ford Madox Ford (Hueffer)The Fifth Queen and how she came to court Print: Book
1900-1945'The book ["The Man of Property"] is in parts marvellously done and in its whole a piece of art-undubitably [sic] a piece of art. I've read it 3 times. My respect for you...Joseph Conrad John GalsworthyThe Man of PropertyManuscript: presumably copy of MS which had been sent for publication, or the page proofs, since the book was not published until 23 March 1906
1900-1945'I've just read Susan Townley's book — what poor stuff, isn't it. How can people write and publishers publish such feeble tosh. And then the reviews have the audaci...Gertrude Bell Susan TownleyThe 'Indiscretions' of Lady SusanPrint: Book
1900-1945'A boy thrust a "Star" into my hand, and, shivering with cold in the hot sunshine, I made myself read it.'Vera Brittain the 'Star' newspaperPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Read "Abbess of Vlaye" to Babs in the garden after tea.'Verena Pennefather Stanley J. WeymanThe Abbess of VlayePrint: Book
1900-1945'Worked at nightdress and wrote some letters. Read "Abbess of Vlaye" to Babs.'Verena Pennefather Stanley J. WeymanThe Abbess of VlayePrint: Book
1900-1945'Babs home for lunch. Finished "Abbess of Vlaye" to him after lunch. Cut out and stuffed a pillow for the cot.'Verena Pennefather Stanley J. WeymanThe Abbess of VlayePrint: Book
1800-1849I continue in the shop; am occupying my spare time reading Scott's novel of the Abbot. The subject is cheifly on the manner of Queen Mary's imprisonment in the Castle of ...Adam Mackie Walter ScottThe AbbotPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have just read "The Abbot"; it is far above common novels, but of very inferior execution to his others, and hardly worth reading. He has exhausted the subject of Scot...Sydney Smith Walter ScottThe AbbotPrint: Book


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