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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
 
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1850-1899		From the Commonplace book of Mrs Austen of Ensbury: '“Friendship like love is but a name, Unless to one you stint the flame” Gay.' This is followed by lines clearly inspi...Catherine Austen John GayThe Hare and Many FriendsUnknown
1700-1799'During his holidays he found on his mother's dressing-table an old torn copy of Gerard's "Herbal", having the names and figures of some of the plants with which he had f...Joseph Banks John GerardThe Herball or General Historie of PlantsPrint: Book
1900-1945'Am reading, at long last, "Early Stages" by John Gielgud.'Hilary Spalding John GielgudEarly StagesPrint: Book
1900-1945'Read a lot of John Gielgud's autobiography. He is no writer but it is interesting nevertheless.' Vere Hodgson John GielgudEarly StagesPrint: Book
1700-1799'Brought from the Library Gifford's "Address to the loyal Association". [In margin:"A Pamphlet"] he says that he has received from Paris an account of the design of the ...Joseph Hunter John GiffordA Short Address to the Members of the Loyal Associ...Print: Pamphlet
1700-1799Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 29-30 October 1793: 'I have laid down Gillies to write to you the third letter in one fortnight. thank yourself for the intru...Robert Southey John GilliesThe History of Ancient GreecePrint: Book
1800-1849'Sismondi - Greek - Petrarch - S. reads Gillies Greece & A.[ntient] M.[etaphysics]'Percy Bysshe Shelley John GilliesHistory of Ancient Greece, its colonies and conque...Print: Book
1700-1799Robert Southey to Charles Collins, 30 October -7 November 1793: 'In this interval however my baggage has arrived & no poor devil at the foot of the gallows was more overj...Robert Southey John GilliesThe History of Ancient GreecePrint: Book
1800-1849'I am anxious to thank S.G. [Signor Giovanni = John Gisborne] for the pleasure I have received from his tale of Italy a tale all Italy - breathing of the land I love - th...Mary Shelley John Gisborne[a tale of Italy]Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 25 May, 1797: 'This New Forest is very lovely. I should like to have a house in it — & dispeople the rest like William the Co...Robert Southey John GisborneThe Vales of Wever, a Loco-Descriptive Poem Print: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Barrett to Benjamin Robert Haydon, 11 February 1843: 'I wish I could send you the "Confessio amantis" -- I have read it but do not possess it -- & have bee...Elizabeth Barrett John GowerConfessio AmantisPrint: Book
1600-1699'went to Westminster-hall and there bought Mr Grant's book of observations upon the weekly bills of Mortality - which appear to me, upon first sight, to be very pretty.'Samuel Pepys John GrauntNatural and political observations... made upon th...Print: Book
1800-1849[Letter to Sibbella Maclean, dated Saturday 10 July 1824] You remind me of Dr Gregory's advive to his daughter. A woman should never shew the full extent of her regard, e...Anne Lister John GregoryA Father's Legacy to His DaughtersPrint: Book
1800-1849'Abt 4 - I returned - and the time until 7 was taken up in reading "Gregory's Legacy"- He is one of my favorite authors- there is something so sincere & so pleasing witha...William Upcott John GregoryA Father's Legacy to His DaughtersPrint: Book
1700-1799Letter to Mrs Smith May 26 1789 'Pray read Dr Gregory?s Comparative View, &c. and observe particularly the last section on the influence of religion; that on taste; and t...Anne Grant [nee MacVicar] John GregoryA comparative view of the state and faculties of m...Print: Book
1700-1799'I have been reading a letter from my father in which he offers me to come to London, [underline] what [end underline] a temptation, but I believe it to be much better fo...Elizabeth Gurney John Gurney[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'Morning it was so hot went into the garden and read. Afternoon Miss Klug began the most beautiful book called "Helen's babies" after lessons she read again tea in the ga...Gertrude Bell John HabbertonHelen's BabiesPrint: Book
1800-1849[Marginalia]Samuel Taylor Coleridge John HacketScrinia Reserata: A Memorial Offer'd to the Great ...Print: Book
1800-1849[Marginalia]Samuel Taylor Coleridge John HacketA Century of SermonsPrint: Book
1800-1849[Marginalia]Samuel Taylor Coleridge John HallAn Humble Motion to the Parliament of EnglandPrint: Book


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