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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
 
1700-1799'When I read this [Johnson's argument regarding a legal case on the liberty of the pulpit in which Boswell was involved] to Mr. Burke, he was highly pleased, and exclaime...James Boswell Samuel Johnson[a legal argument]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'When I realised that war made people around me feel hatred for their kinsmen (by which I mean mankind). People say they wish for peace, but are quite prepared to put a m...Dick Sheppard[article in News Chronicle]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'When I returned to Annan, it occurred to me, that it would be proper to see what was become of my Hall discourses. It occurred to me, much about the same time, that it w...Thomas Carlyle Benjamin Thomson Count RumfordEssays, Political, Economical and PhilosophicalPrint: Book
1800-1849'When I returned to Annan, it occurred to me, that it would be proper to see what was become of my Hall discourses. It occurred to me, much about the same time, that it w...Thomas Carlyle George Stewart MackenzieTravels in the Island of Iceland during the summer...Print: Book
1800-1849'When I returned to Annan, it occurred to me, that it would be proper to see what was become of my Hall discourses. It occurred to me, much about the same time, that it w...Thomas Carlyle Friedrich von HumboldtEssai politique sur la royaume de nouvelle espagnePrint: Book
1800-1849'When I returned to Annan, it occurred to me, that it would be proper to see what was become of my Hall discourses. It occurred to me, much about the same time, that it w...Thomas Carlyle George BerkeleyTreatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowle...Print: Book
1800-1849'When I returned to Annan, it occurred to me, that it would be proper to see what was become of my Hall discourses. It occurred to me, much about the same time, that it w...Thomas Carlyle Dugald StewartPhilosophical EssaysPrint: Book
1800-1849'When I returned to Annan, it occurred to me, that it would be proper to see what was become of my Hall discourses. It occurred to me, much about the same time, that it w...Thomas Carlyle Thomas SimpsonA Treatise of FluxionsPrint: Book
1700-1799'When I shewed him [Johnson] his Character next day - for he would see it; he said it was a very fine Piece of Writing; and that I had improved upon [italics] Young [end ...Samuel Johnson Hester Lynch Thrale[MS 'character' of Johnson]Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'When I talked of our [the Scots'] advancement in literature, "Sir, (said he,) you have learnt a little from us, and you think yourselves very great men. Hume would never...Samuel Johnson William RobertsonHistory of ScotlandPrint: Book
1700-1799'When I talked of our [the Scots'] advancement in literature, "Sir, (said he,) you have learnt a little from us, and you think yourselves very great men. Hume would never...Samuel Johnson David HumeHistory of EnglandPrint: Book
1700-1799'When I talked of our [the Scots'] advancement in literature, "Sir, (said he,) you have learnt a little from us, and you think yourselves very great men. Hume would never...Samuel Johnson Voltaire[books of history]Print: Book
1700-1799'When I talked of our [the Scots'] advancement in literature, "Sir, (said he,) you have learnt a little from us, and you think yourselves very great men. Hume would never...Samuel Johnson Henry Home, Lord KamesElements of CriticismPrint: Book
1900-1945'When I took up the "[English] Review" I couldn't help saying (with a sigh) "Yet another gorgeous laudition of Francis Thompson—and by Austin Harrison—too bad!" But...William Henry Hudson Austin HarrisonThe Poetry of Francis ThompsonPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'When I was a bit older he read to me from Edward Lear's "Nonsense Songs and Stories". "Mr Yongy Bongy Bo", "The Owl and the Pussy Cat" and "The Old Man from the Kingdom ...Joseph Conrad Edward LearNonsense Songs and StoriesPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'When I was a youth I envied others having this capacity to make close friends. I even bought a book, "How To Make Friends and Influence People". I read the book, but it ...Joseph Stamper [unknown]How to make friends and influence peoplePrint: Book
1900-1945'When I was about six, she decided that the time had come for me to learn to read. And that was when she made her mistake. Instead of merely sitting me down in front of P...Rosemary Sutcliff unknown[children's book]Print: Book
1850-1899'when I was eleven a school history-book containing biographies of Sir Thomas More, Sir Philip Sidney, and Sire John Eliot showed me that reading could be something quite...Edwin Muir [n/a][School history book]Print: Book
1850-1899'when I was eleven a school history-book containing biographies of Sir Thomas More, Sir Philip Sidney, and Sire John Eliot showed me that reading could be something quite...Edwin Muir Felicia Dorothea HemansCasabiancaPrint: Book
1850-1899'when I was eleven a school history-book containing biographies of Sir Thomas More, Sir Philip Sidney, and Sire John Eliot showed me that reading could be something quite...Edwin Muir Thomas CampbellLord Ullin's DaughterPrint: Book


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