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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899'The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies'Sarah Good Walter BesantThe Eulogy of Richard JefferiesPrint: Book
1800-1849Biographical Notices of Painters were eagerly sought at this period; but my reading, upon the whole, was of rather a desultory nature, being fond of variety; accordingly ...John Cole The EuropeanPrint: Serial / periodical, Magazine
1700-1799'Took the 1st vol of Lodges' "Illustrations of British History" to the Library; I brought the 2nd volume; the 5th volume of Gibbon's "Decline and Fall" not beeing yet com...Joseph Hunter The European Magazine and London ReviewPrint: Advertisement, Serial / periodical
1850-1899
1900-1945		'Then, when I was twelve we had a really good poetry book which contained extracts from "The Excursion", part of "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage", "The Eve of Saint Agnes", "...Edwin Muir John KeatsThe Eve of Saint AgnesPrint: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at “Hilliers”, Northcourt Avenue. 18.XI.40
    Rosamund Wallis in the chair.

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6. Isabel Taylor re...		Isabel Taylor John KeatsThe Eve of St. AgnesUnknown
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Item transcribed into a commonplace book]: [Title] 'The Eve of the Battle'; [Text] 'Before tomorrow's sun/ dispels the gloomy night/ The din of war will have begun/ The ...Magdalene Sharpe- Erskine G.I. C.....The Eve of the BattlePrint: Unknown
1900-1945Friday 6 October 1939: 'I meant to record a Third Class Railway carriage conversation. The talk of business men. Their male detached lives. All politics. Deliberate, well...Third class railway passengers The Evening StandardPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Recieved the 28 No of the "Everyday book" in which is inserted a poem of mine'John Clare William HoneThe Every-Day BookPrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'In the even read part of Addison's "Evidences of the Christian Religion".'Thomas Turner Joseph AddisonThe evidences of the Christian ReligionPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the even read Gibson on lukewarmness in religion, and a sermon of his entitled "Trust in God, the best remedy against fears of all kinds", both of which I look upon a...Thomas Turner Edmund GibsonThe evil and danger of lukewarmness in religionPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		Brief marginal notes in pencil in English throughout the volume.Vernon Lee Patrick GeddesThe Evolution of SexPrint: Book
1900-1945'But during my convalescence the reading of a newly published selection of internationalist essays, entitled "The Evolution of World Peace," restored to me that sense of ...Vera Brittain unknownThe Evolution of World PeacePrint: Unknown
1800-1849Evidence of William Edward Hickson to Select Committee on Newspaper stamps: "My experience is this: that what interested me most of all in newspaper reading, and what ...William Edward Hickson The ExaminerPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'There is one of the best satirical pieces in the last Examiner (alias Tom Tit) on the King's speech which I almost ever read on any subject,it is a real cutter.'Robert Sharp n/aThe ExaminerPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Very little news of importance in the Papers. I see Mr Hume is still strenuous for Economy, particulary in the Navy estimates...'Robert Sharp n/aThe ExaminerPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'The Examiner for last week arrived yesterday... I hear that the corn question is put off till Thursday next...'Robert Sharp n/aThe ExaminerPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849"As Kingsbury and Farrell lost no opportunity of advancing their views, I was soon possessed of a tolerable knowledge of the tenets of each. This was supplemented by the...John Bedford Leno The ExaminerPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849[Adams's grandmother?s nephew sent newspapers to her on weekly basis, first the 'Weekly Dispatch'; this was in time replaced with 'The Examiner'.] ?The substitution of...William Edwin Adams [n/a]The ExaminerPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'I see no paper but an old Examiner - strong meat - an Olla Podrida, high-flavoured but coarse and na[u]seous to a sentimentalist.'Thomas Carlyle Leigh HuntThe ExaminerPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 1 January 1840: 'Read Examiner [...] but could not write at all. Made a cap, therefore.'Harriet Martineau Leigh Hunt (ed)The ExaminerPrint: Serial / periodical


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