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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'There is a pleasant story of how [Aunt Cara] once set a Jebb niece to read "Paradise Lost" aloud to herself and her sister Aunt Polly, in order to improve Aunt Polly's m...[unknown] Jebb John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1700-1799'At home all day. In the even read the 9th book of "Paradise Lost".'Thomas Turner John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1700-1799'Read the 10th book of "Paradise Lost" in the even.'Thomas Turner John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1700-1799'At home all day. In the even read the 11th and 12th books of "Paradise Regained", which I think is much inferior for the sublimity of style to "Paradise Lost".'Thomas Turner John MiltonParadise RegainedPrint: Book
1700-1799'in the Even Tho. Davy at our House to whom I read the 4th Book of Milton's "Paradise Lost".'Thomas Turner John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the even read the 6th book of Milton's "Paradise Lost".'Thomas Turner John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the even read the 12th and last book of Milton's "Paradise Lost", which I have now read twice through and in my opinion it exceeds anything I ever read for sublimity ...Thomas Turner John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1700-1799'I wish you would cannonade this N[ewto]n. I cannot bear, that another of Apollo's genuine Offspring should pass down to future Times with such crude and unworthy Notes.'Samuel Richardson John MiltonParadise LostPrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849''When I was seven years old [...] I was kept from chapel one Sunday afternoon by some ailment or other. When the door closed behind the other chapel-goers, I looked at ...Harriet Martineau John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1850-1899'With my scanty pocket-money, high-priced books were beyond my reach; but I was lucky enough, when hunting, as was my want, among the second-hand bookstalls in Newcastle ...Thomas Burt John MiltonAeropagiticaPrint: Book
1850-1899?The gentle Cowper was my earliest favourite, a small second-hand copy of his poems, which I bought for eighteen pence, being the first book I bought for myself. It empti...Thomas Burt John Milton[poems]Print: Book
1700-1799'Whenever I read Milton's description of paradise - the happiness, which he so poetically describes fills me with benevolent satisfaction - yet, I cannot help viewing the...Mary Wollstonecraft John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1900-1945'We read "Paradise Lost" in Gen. English & I tried to look enthusiastic, but I really can't appreciate Milton. He's so unreal and unalive. I must try to read a lot of h...Hilary Spalding John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1900-1945'Had a really wizard lecture from [Prof.] Renwick on Milton, in which he read a good lot of Milton and Shakespeare to us, and he certainly can read.'Hilary Spalding John MiltonunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849?About this time I was delighted by the acquisition of two books, the existence of which, until then, had been unknown to me. One was the second volume of Homer?s "Iliad"...Samuel Bamford John Milton[miscellaneous poems]Print: Book
1800-1849?Milton?s miscellaneous works were still my favourites. I copied many of his poems into a writing book, and this I did, not only an account of the pleasure which I felt i...Samuel Bamford John Milton[miscellaneous works]Print: Book
1700-1799'It was about this time that I first met with Milton's "Paradise Lost", in a thick volume with engravings and copious notes, probably a copy of Bishop Newton's edition of...Thomas Carter John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1800-1849'It was at this time that I read the remaining seven volumes of the "Spectator"; to which I added the "Rambler", the "Tatler", and some others of the "British Essayists"....Thomas Carter John Milton[poems]Print: Book
1900-1945'The subject of the meeting was 'Gardens' & all members were asked to bring contributions [...] The following is a list of the contributions. C.E. Stansfield a reading f...Charles Stansfield John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1850-1899'With my scanty pocket-money, high-priced books were beyond my reach; but I was lucky enough, when hunting, as was my want, among the second-hand bookstalls in Newcastle ...Thomas Burt John Milton[various]Print: Book


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