'Bn. moved into Left sector. Macleod came back to "details" for a rest, and I went in as
a/adjutant. Weather wet and cold. More "Strafes". Spent a very busy three days until night of
2nd/3rd. Nov. when we were relieved. During these three days in the line the number of letters,
telegrams and reports received or sent out by me was no less than 451! I counted them! War!
Eugh!'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Robert Lindsay Mackay Manuscript: Letter, Sheet
'Tell Father the Huns haven't started to run yet. If he reads the September "National Review"
he will be surprised at the warning of the writer against the Cabinet. It is well worth reading.
It says that in the Black Week, Haldane didn't want any interference of England; Asquith didn't
want any Expeditionary Force and Churchill saved the situation in ordering Fleet Mobilization
"on his own" before the war. Also the Territorials at the event of war are untrained: we have
no army really: all are practically recruits now in England.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry William Williamson Print: Serial / periodical
'Send an English newpaper (not the Daily Mail as we have it here) occasionally. We are forbidden
to send picture postcards now. I am in a hurry to catch the mail, so I must close.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry William Williamson Print: Newspaper
'Please send me April magazines. Have seen the March ones. The mud is awful — 3 mules
drowned in shell craters last night, it is terrible.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry William Williamson Print: Serial / periodical
'Thanks for books & pyjamas & toffee ... Please send Motor Cycling & Motor Cycle & an
occasional Daily Mail — we get none here — we're miles from civilization.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry William Williamson Print: Serial / periodical
'Thanks for books & pyjamas & toffee ... Please send Motor Cycling & Motor Cycle & an
occasional Daily Mail — we get none here — we're miles from civilization.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry William Williamson Print: Serial / periodical
'Thanks for books & pyjamas & toffee ... Please send Motor Cycling & Motor Cycle & an
occasional Daily Mail — we get none here — we're miles from civilization.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry William Williamson Print: Newspaper
'Don't forget a cake & send Daily Mail every other day and Motor Cycle & Motor Cycling and the
mags.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry William Williamson Print: Newspaper
'Don't forget a cake & send Daily Mail every other day and Motor Cycle & Motor Cycling and the
mags.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry William Williamson Print: Serial / periodical
'Don't forget a cake & send Daily Mail every other day and Motor Cycle & Motor Cycling and the
mags.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry William Williamson Print: Serial / periodical
'Little Marjorie's birthday. The verses in Daily Light were as usual uplifting ... Much enjoyed J. 20.
19, 20 with the patients in Hope Ward.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Ruskin Cook Print: BookManuscript: Telegraph cable
'Am enjoying Leviticus with commentaries in the morning.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Ruskin Cook Print: Book
'Enjoyed Ps 39.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Ruskin Cook Print: Book
'Pilot came on board & took us up the 16 miles to Beira. Landed at 3.15 pm ... had tea at the
Savoy & latest telegrams & papers. There was a Times of Jan 16 & a Spectator of Jan 27. Heard
of the push in the W. [i.e., on the Western Front].'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Ruskin Cook Print: NewspaperManuscript: Letter, telegram
'Pilot came on board & took us up the 16 miles to Beira. Landed at 3.15 pm ... had tea at the
Savoy & latest telegrams & papers. There was a Times of Jan 16 & a Spectator of Jan 27. Heard
of the push in the W. [i.e., on the Western Front].'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Ruskin Cook Print: Serial / periodicalManuscript: Letter, telegram
'On July 5th [1918] Katharine [Cook] saw Albert [Ruskin Cook] off from Paddington station. As
the train pulled out Albert was "glad to have a corner seat and a copy of The Times"
until he recovered himself.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Ruskin Cook Print: Newspaper
'Got to bed at about midnight again after finding a landscape of Messines and Wulverghem in our
house in an illustrated Paper drawn for the same view or nearly so as one I did myself there. I
cut this out and sent it home.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Stafford Wollocombe Print: Newspaper
'In the afternoon, at a tennis party at Blair Castle, a bicycle orderly arrives
with an urgent telegram for my battalion. Being the senior Cameronian officer
present I open it and read that we are to return to Glasgow forthwith in
accordance with the "Precautionary Period" measures of the Defence Plan
prior to Mobilisation. Tennis ends abruptly ...'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: James Lochhead Jack Manuscript: telegram
'Did you read Lloyd George's speech the other day introducing the remark about the German
potato bread — "I fear that potato bread more than all Von Kluck's strategy". Although, as you
have seen, I don't often read the newspapers, I was glad when Kirk pointed that out to me.
Most
of the people one hears rather laugh at that bread "wheeze", but I rather think Lloyd George's
is
the wiser view.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Clive Staples Lewis Print: Newspaper
(1) 'I wish you would get that Academy book which one always finds in a dentist's waiting
room so that we could compare notes. If you do you must particularly notice "The Egyptian
Dancers" [A Dancer of Ancient Egypt"], "The Valley of the Weugh or Sleugh" or something like
that ["The Valley of the Feugh"] (a glorious snow scene) ... and a lovely faery scene from
Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market". It costs only a shilling I think and tho' of course the black
and white reproductions lose a lot, still they are quite enjoyable.' (2) 'What an old miser you
are though. I suppose I shall have to buy the Academy book myself now: and rest assured
that you will never see one page of it.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Clive Staples Lewis Print: Book
'Did you see a long article in the Times Literary Supplement about the "Magic Flute" which is on
at the Shaftesbury? How I wish I could go up and hear it and also "Tristan and Isolde" — though
if I did it would be a disappointment in all probability.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Clive Staples Lewis Print: Serial / periodical
'The journey home was absolutely damnable: I had to wait an hour at Letterkenny, and an hour
and a quarter at Strabane. You may judge of my boredom when I tell you that I was reduced to
buying a "Novel" magazine — because everything else on the bookstall was even more
impossible.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Clive Staples Lewis Print: Serial / periodical
'That is rather a fine article on Hakluyt in this week's Literary Supplement and a good deal of it
might stand as an apology - in the Newman sense of course — for my hours spent on poor
Mandeville. The quotation about the deer coming down to the water "as we rowed" is particularly
attractive.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Clive Staples Lewis Print: Serial / periodical
'I was also much struck with many parts of the Bible. My favourite chapters were the xv. of
the 1 Ep. of Corinthians; the xi of Hebrews; Ezekiel's vision; and most of the Apocalypse.
These I used to read over and over again, but could not go on with the dry ceremonies of the
Israelites recorded in Leviticus, or what appeared to me to be the barbarous slaughter of the
Canaanites and Philistines; and to this day I have not read these portions of scripture
consecutively. I also used to think the Epistles dry reading, but these are now my favourite
parts of the Book of Inspiration.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: John Leatherland Print: Book
'Speaking of the Quarterly Review, a "stray number" of which was a prize I once found on the
counter of a grocer, and which I rescued from the ignominious fate of being torn up into butter
papers. This I eagerly read.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: John Leatherland Print: Serial / periodical
'I got out of the mine about 5-30 had my dinner at once & then read several
chapters in St Marks gospel ...'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Unknown
'I read a sermon from the Christian Age, then had a cup of tea, now going to
bed about 9 P.M.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
'I rose pretty early before break of day, it was a splendid morning. I read
several bits of the Christian Age before I went to mine.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
'I read a good bit from my Bible and Christian Ages ...'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
'I read a good bit from my Bible and Christian Ages ...'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Book
'After breakfast I went to see the sick folks & then read several chapters of
the bible & Testament, then did some S. Hind. P. Walker brought a can of
Lobster which we had for dinner, then we went up to his room & I read 100
pages of the Manuel of Devotion ...'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Book
'After breakfast I went to see the sick folks & then read several chapters of
the bible & Testament, then did some S. Hind. P. Walker brought a can of
Lobster which we had for dinner, then we went up to his room & I read 100
pages of the Manuel of Devotion.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Book
'Got up about 7A.M. had some tea & commenced to read.
I read a Christian Age & some from a book by Thos
Guthrie, 'Man & the Gospel' which I enjoy very much.
I then went down & read a good while to Mr Bennett
who is still very sick. I did not go out very much
for the day. After dinner I read to him again went
to bed about 7-30.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
'I came back & read some extracts from the Christian
Age, am now going to bed about 8-30 P.M.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
'Got up about 8 A.M. after I tidy'd up my house I had
a cup of tea then read a good bit in the Christian
Age ...'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
'Had a good breakfast sent into the mine & a good
dinner. When I came out read a good bit of the
Cornwall Gazette. Went out to see the old man. I
then had my tea & went to my bedroom read a chapter
from my Bible & then to bed.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
'Had a good breakfast sent into the mine & a good
dinner. When I came out read a good bit of the
Cornwall Gazette. Went out to see the old man. I
then had my tea & went to my bedroom read a chapter
from my Bible & then to bed.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Book
'I had to close my door & light a candle, the dust
was blowing in clouds and the air was full of it, it
was like a mist, it obscured the Sun. I never saw
the like of it before. I read near 2 Christian Ages.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
'... read a good bit from C Age ...'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
' ... had Roast Beef & Potatoes for dinner, then made some
stew for tomorrow, then read the Christian Age. Went
to bed about 8 P.M.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
' ... had my dinner and fixed some soup then read a good
bit from Christian Age ...'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
'I read a good bit from C Age & done some writing am
now going to bed.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
' ... read a good deal from C Age - also some chapters in
the Book of Cronicles [sic] ...'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
' ... read a good deal from C Age - also some chapters in
the Book of Cronicles [sic] ...'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Book
'I went down to see Peter & stayed a good while until
breakfast then read 2 Sermons from C Age & Peter
came up here.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Newspaper
'this eve I read the Joyful News which I enjoyed very
much ...'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: James Bennetts Williams Print: Serial / periodical
'Reading "Ordeal of War"—Oliver most
interesting & instructive, also Report of committee
on Belgian atrocities[.] Dined with Richmond at the
Club.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar Print: Book
'Spectator of Aug 7th 1915 contains an interesting
article which illustrates the thoroughness of German
organization for war.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar Print: Serial / periodical
'12 pm A new English submarine came in. By morning
papers the French had won a great victory, Belgium
was still holding out, while we had seized German
West Africa. Wrote home after lunch. Went to
Navigator's cabin ... 3.15 terrific stomach ache.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Leslie Richard Romer Print: Newspaper
'There is a short review of Professor Ansted's work in the Chambers's Journal of this month; from
the specimen they give, it must be exceedingly interesting, and I should like to see it.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Eliza Ellis Print: Serial / periodical
'Ahmed and I talked together and read the Quran,
when he would put on his tarbush, put out his
cigarette, and be careful that the Book should not
be touched except with clean hands nor laid aside
under any other book.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Doreen Ingrams Print: Book, Read in Arabic
'We continued riding towards Leijun over the flat,
stony plateau with scarcely a shrub to break the
monotony. It was so monotonous that I read an
"Argosy" Magazine to pass the time as I rode along
on my camel.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Doreen Ingrams Print: Serial / periodical
'An imaginative aunt who, for my ninth birthday,
sent a copy of the "Arabian Nights", was, I
suppose, the original cause of trouble. Unfostered
and unnoticed, the little flame so kindled fed me
secretly on dreams. Chance, such as the existence
of a Syrian missionary near my home, nourished it;
and Fate, with long months of illness and leisure,
blew it to a blaze bright enough to light my way
through labyrinths of Arabic, and eventually to
land me on the coast of Syria at the end of 1927.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Freya Stark Print: Book
'As we sat waiting for dinner and discussing
religion, our first hostile impressions were
gradually smoothed away. I recited the opening
chapter of the Quran and proved myself less
ignorant than had been supposed: a translation of
the Lord's Prayer established the essential unity
of religion, to the satisfaction even of the thin
little Mirza from Medina: and a short discussion
on history produced out of the bottom of a chest a
Persian translation of Sir John Malcolm's 'History
of Persia', which the Agha studies on winter
evenings.'
Unknown
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Freya Stark
'Then Yusuf, who is ten, read out the Gospel. He
stood straight with the lighted candle in his hand,
his face full of seriousness, an impressive little
figure under the stars [...] In the childish
Arabic, the old story came with a new and homely
grace; and we listened, moved and silent, standing
like living altars, holding our lighted candles.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Freya Stark Print: Book
'When we had looked over the crumbling edge, the
population took us to their mosque, in whose ruin
a wooden minbar with date carved upon it gave the
presumable age of Sanahiye's prosperity. It
belonged to the year AH 693 (1293 AD). The script
was not completely clear and the schoolmaster came
to help, an ancient man nearly blind and all grey
to his sparse chisel beard and formless shirt, and
the agate bead or Sawwama he wore round his neck
against toothache. The population looked at him
with affectionate veneration while he pronounced
the words after me, pretending to read them
himself: indeed, he was almost too blind to read
anything at all, but doubtless knew enough of the
Quran by heart to keep his flock in their
appointed ways.'
Unknown
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Freya Stark
'In the evening I would take one or the other of my
companions [...] to the harims I knew, to meet
again the sayyid's lovely wife, and the singers
from Ghurfa, and the Learned Sherifa, affectionate
as ever and very pretty with her full red lips and
dark eyebrows, in spite of enormous black-rimmed
spectacles on the very tip of her nose. Her plump
little hands still waived about in explanation of
such exciting things as the difference between a
noun and a verb, or the relations of the heart to
the five senses [...] in her own house she showed
us, reverently and without touching it, for she
had not washed her hands, a page from the Quran
copied on parchment ("the skin of a gazelle") in
beautiful Cufic, written - and who would
contradict here? - by the hand of 'Ali Abu Talib
himself, and sent as a present to her brother by
the Imam Iahya of Yemen.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Freya Stark Manuscript: Sheet, Parchment
'In the evenings, if I have no one else below, I
climb upstairs to sit in comfort except for
mosquitoes - enormous creatures with white rings
round their legs - that infest this region.
Alinur, now recovered, is by the table with a
book, in a comfortable domestic atmosphere; the
Archaeologist is on a terrace in the distance,
with 'Time and Tide' and the 'Spectator' (very
old) strewn about her. A lantern on her right hand
and the moon on her left illuminate the neat
blouse, and grey hair whose brushed waves still
keep a faint rebellious grace of girlhood.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Caton-Thompson Print: Serial / periodical, weekly magazine
'In the evenings, if I have no one else below, I
climb upstairs to sit in comfort except for
mosquitoes - enormous creatures with white rings
round their legs - that infest this region.
Alinur, now recovered, is by the table with a
book, in a comfortable domestic atmosphere; the
Archaeologist is on a terrace in the distance,
with 'Time and Tide' and the 'Spectator' (very
old) strewn about her. A lantern on her right hand
and the moon on her left illuminate the neat
blouse, and grey hair whose brushed waves still
keep a faint rebellious grace of girlhood.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Caton-Thompson Print: Serial / periodical, weekly magazine
'As you say, Mother, the war does not look like
ending for a long time yet. You never want to read
the Daily Mail. It is almost a pro German paper.
There are things in it today which are misleading.
It says the Germans are brave and worthy fighters
and that our men say so. Most of the men who I
have spoken to, and they are a good many, say the
opposite. It would be foolish to say none of them
are brave. The paper is always down on the
Government. All Governments make mistakes.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Wainwright Print: Newspaper
'Thanks for sending the socks and gloves
received yesterday, and for the letter which
came the day before. The socks are quite the
thing, and the gloves came in good time, for I
was glad of them last night and today ... This
morning I was on Parade as usual with the
others at 6.30. We were dismissed till 8.30. In
the meantime I had my wash, shave and breakfast
and a sharp walk with a pal. At 8.30 me and
another were told off to clear out our wash
house, which is done every morning. The basins
and boards were frozen ... Then with another
oldish chap I was given a room to scrub and
also the skirting boards, cupboards and doors.
There was a big black stove to black lead too
... There was a lot to do and it was nearing
dinner time before it was finished ... At three
we were sent to our "apartments" but I went to
the Church Institute and read the "Weekly News"
and "Sunday Pictorial" which had just arrived.
What do you think of this Sunday's occupation?
We are doing this sort of thing every day now.
I am getting an expert scrubber, but like the
rest I am "fed up" with the sort of thing.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Wainwright Print: Newspaper
'Thanks for sending the socks and gloves
received yesterday, and for the letter which
came the day before. The socks are quite the
thing, and the gloves came in good time, for I
was glad of them last night and today ... This
morning I was on Parade as usual with the
others at 6.30. We were dismissed till 8.30. In
the meantime I had my wash, shave and breakfast
and a sharp walk with a pal. At 8.30 me and
another were told off to clear out our wash
house, which is done every morning. The basins
and boards were frozen ... Then with another
oldish chap I was given a room to scrub and
also the skirting boards, cupboards and doors.
There was a big black stove to black lead too
... There was a lot to do and it was nearing
dinner time before it was finished ... At three
we were sent to our "apartments" but I went to
the Church Institute and read the "Weekly News"
and "Sunday Pictorial" which had just arrived.
What do you think of this Sunday's occupation?
We are doing this sort of thing every day now.
I am getting an expert scrubber, but like the
rest I am "fed up" with the sort of thing.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Wainwright Print: Newspaper
'Last night I sent a field service card just to
let you know that I received the parcel alright
on Sunday. It was packed very well. There was a
lot of stuff in it, and it was quite exciting
exploring it, which I did just before going to
Church ... Now I must thank you for all the
good things you have sent ... It is quiet here
now. Not many patients in. One in our ward was
shot in the side below the ribs, and the bullet
is up in his neck. He was digging at the time
in the dark. He is propped up in bed and quite
cheerful, eating, reading and sleeping ... The
Advertisers were interesting. I read them both
yesterday afternoon, and all of young
Corbishley's letters.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Wainwright Print: Newspaper
'You will be wondering why I am not writing. I
have not found the time for several days to
write letters. Other things have taken my spare
hours, or I have felt tired or lazy ... On
Friday night last there was a splendid concert
in the hut. It was absolutely fine, and we were
laughing nearly all the way through. It was
given by men from the Convalescent Camp. They
had painted their own scenery ... The
Advertisers have arrived alright. Mr Long's
articles were very interesting to me. I can't
think who that Tompkins was, who was drowned.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Wainwright Print: Newspaper
'It is now about 2am. Yesterday evening when I got up I discovered a parcel waiting for me. I
opened it in semi darkness and was not able to make out all the contents, but there is an awful
lot of good things ... I have read one of the Advertisers, and noticed the death of Mr Hodnett's son. What part was he in? Probably there have been a few deaths of people round about that I do
not know of, but the Advertisers have given me a lot of news.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Wainwright Print: Newspaper
'Young Corbishley's letter in the Advertiser was
interesting about his march into Palestine. I
wrote to Mr Corbishley a week or so back for the
address of the ones out there. I must write to Mrs
Davies the baker! I will send a PC of the place I
now work in. We are allowed to do so, I believe.
Have this last few days been reading a splendid
book by Baroness Orczy, called "The Tangled
Skein." If you come across it, read it. The boy at
the piano is now playing an old Dreamy Waltz ...'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Wainwright Print: Newspaper
'This afternoon I was off duty, so went to the
cliffs on the other side of the village. Got down
behind a hedge in the shade and read "Cycling".
Many German and Chinese workmen were not far
away.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Wainwright Print: Serial / periodical
' ... this is being written in a cellar which
is my present billet. The house which stood
overhead was rendered a ruin a long time ago
and the bricks etc make a thick covering
through which a shell would hardly penetrate
... There are many houses round here, but all
ruins, and not a civilian anywhere, with one
exception, a French boy has just come at 1.30
with the Continental Daily Mail of yesterday,
printed in Paris. It gives the war news up to
the previous night ... Thanks for the papers, I
have read them all ... Have had a good deal of
time to myself since leaving the Hospital, and
would not care to go back again but I have not
been through anything yet. The grass is long
and rough all round these ruined houses, and in
the old shell holes, and it is alive with
grasshoppers ... The electric light has just
gone off, but I've a candle. Have nothing to do
this afternoon, so I will go and read my 2
½ paper and then perhaps have a nap.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Wainwright Print: Newspaper
'During my sojourn on the Rio Negro letters and
papers reached me only at rare intervals. On one
occasion I passed nearly two months without seeing
a newspaper. I remember, when at the end of that
time one was put before me, I snatched it up
eagerly, and began hastily scanning the columns,
or column-headings rather, in search of startling
items from abroad, and that after a couple of
minutes I laid it down again to listen to someone
talking in the room and that eventually I left the
room without reading the paper at all [...]. I was
conscious on quitting the room, where I had cast
aside the unread newspaper, that the old interest
in the affairs of the world at large had in a
great measure forsaken me[...]'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: William Henry Hudson Print: Newspaper
'We read little; my companion has never learnt
letters, and I, less fortunate in that respect,
having only been able to discover one book in the
house, a Spanish "Libro de Misa", beautifully
printed in red and black letters, and bound in
scarlet morocco. I take this book and read, until
he, tired of listening to prayers, however
beautiful, challenges me to a game of cards.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: William Henry Hudson Print: Book
‘...the Court Journal (which by the way, seems to be very good – for nothing – )...The Court
Journal must pay uncommon well, before I will rank myself among its familiars. It seems to be a
mere repository of vulgar tattle and fifth-rate gentility. [Thomas] Hood is seldom to be
recognized in its pages. In short, I would as soon have nothing to do with it.’
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Hartley Coleridge Print: Serial / periodical
‘You probably have little time for literary labours or I should advise you to write for the
Quarterly Theological. It is a very staunch, orthodox work – not ultra in politics, and seldom or
never contains any thing which your character would suffer from having imputed to you. I know
no other periodical, in which as a Clergyman you ought to dabble’.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Hartley Coleridge Print: Serial / periodical
‘I am sorry for the delay which doubtless is owing to the confounded Politics that they stuff the
Magazine with, to the great annoyance of Ladies and Liberals; and not much to the satisfaction
of sensible Tories, for they are often so coarse, abusive, and inconsistent, that they cannot do
much good to the cause they profess to support. This is justified on the plea that the So call’d
liberals are worse – but they forget that the democratic publications are calculated for the
Tap-room, while contrary opinions will be read or listened to only in the parlour. Aristocracy
without gentility is an insult to the People.’
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Hartley Coleridge Print: Serial / periodical
‘Thanks for Swing and the Athenaeum which is very welcome, and well worth Two-pence’.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Hartley Coleridge Print: Serial / periodical
‘You probably saw the Tea-table in B[lackwood's Magazine]. but it does not look so well in print
as it sounded when Elizabeth Warde listen’d to it. Ladies praise makes one overrate one’s
nothings sadly. However, it was not too bad to keep company with Delta and other periodic
rhimers in the same luminous miscellany. One cannot select one’s company in a stage-coach.’
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Hartley Coleridge Print: Serial / periodical
‘I am sorry that the Athenaeum is no longer publish’d in such a shape that I can get it, for it is
well worth two-pence. I can hardly say as much for the Carlisle Patriot, which is a dear two-
penny worth of waste-paper at a fortnight old, seeing it is nothing but waste-paper “in its newest
days.” Still it is pleasant to receive any thing which you have handled.’
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Hartley Coleridge Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
‘I have an opportunity of seeing papers enough at Mr. Withington’s, the present occupant of Allan
Bank, a most worthy Englishman and Tory of Falstaffian dimensions, who has been extremely
kind and hospitable to your humble servant.’
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Hartley Coleridge Print: Newspaper
‘I know very few people in Leeds. ... The walls of course now plastered with Election puffs and
squibs, the newspapers rancorous against one another, but, as far as I can see, the business
does not create half so much private dissension, as did the far-famed Westmorland Election.’
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Hartley Coleridge Print: Poster
‘The Poems [Hartley’s 1833 Poems], I believe, have not done so far amiss. The Review in the
Quarterly I must thank you for. It is far too laudatory for my stomach, and I have pretty strong
digestion. But why, in the Devil’s name cannot they review my book, gentle or semple [sic],
without a fling at poor Wordsworth...’.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Hartley Coleridge Print: Serial / periodical
‘I received the Quarterly [Review] from Mr. Murray. If praise could do me any good, there is
enough of it: but I know nothing of that “overweening worship of Wordsworth” which I am
warned against. I admire, nay revere, what is great, excellent and beautiful. And excellent in
Wordsworth - that is five sixths of his works - but I am not, and never was a convert to his
peculiar sect of poetry. ...’
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Hartley Coleridge Print: Serial / periodical
'You have not perhaps seen the new "Gentleman’s
Magazine" since it resumed publication. This is the first number—it was sent to me by the Editor
Mr Bullen, who asks me to contribute. I rather like it, and think you will be interested in the
history of
the magazine, by the Editor perhaps. There is also
a good article on our old friend Samuel Pepys his
library.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: William Henry Hudson Print: Serial / periodical
'I owe you my best thanks for the gift of Mrs
Cornford’s book of poems which I am delighted to
have. I have been away in Wiltshire or would have
thanked you sooner. I have just seen in today’s
"Morning Post" a highly appreciative notice of the
poems and I hear from Edward Thomas that he has
sent a good review of the book to the
"Chronicle", and if there should be more notices as
good the poems will have a first rate send off. I
was glad because from my first sight of Mrs
Cornford’s poems I was convinced that she had an
original and beautiful note, and I should not like
to hear from the professional poetry-teachers that
I was mistaken.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: William Henry Hudson Print: Newspaper
The Daily Telegraph interview with Mussolini makes
me sick. What fools they are. Every word M. said
was just vague nonsense: anyone who knows Italians
can see how he just thinks us fools to be diddled
till Sanctions are got rid of and then he has a
clear hand - and one can read it in every line:
and the D.T. distorts it all into all sorts of
peaceful promises.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Freya Stark Print: Newspaper
I have just been reading a rather nice version of
Genesis in Arabic. It says that Gabriel was sent
to the Earth to bring a bit of clay for the making
of Adam: but the Earth refused to give any: and
then Michael was sent, with the same result: then
Allah sent the angel of death who snatched the
clay without asking, and brought it back in three
different colours from which the human races are
derived.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Freya Stark
I should like you to read the long article in
the December number of Blackwood’s Magazine
although it costs 2/6. It gives a very
excellent history of the pleasant war and pre-
war little habits of our friends the Bosches.
It is called “For Women” and is written by a
woman. If you do get it I should like you to
keep it for me as it is the best thing of its
kind I have read, and it will be a gentle
reminder of what we owe the Hun in the days
when some people will have forgotten there ever
was a war.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Arthur Morris Print: Serial / periodical
'I read the "Observer" one [a review of "My Life in
Sarawak"] on Saturday, and that I do like because it
confirms my own opinion of the book. I daresay it
was by Sir F. [Frank] S. [Swettenham].'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: William Henry Hudson Print: Newspaper
'I have just come from seeing Dr. Tom. More
medicines! We had a very long talk and when we
came out to the waiting room there was an old
patient of his—Sister somebody, I didn't catch
the name, reading "My Life in Sarawak". "Oh what
an interesting book!" she said, and "I take a
particular interest in Sarawak because my parents
knew the first Rajah".
I have got the Blue Book with the full debate on
Plumage second reading, should you want to read
it.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: William Henry Hudson Print: Book
'Tell Arnie [brother] that at Kidwelly I stayed at the Pelican
Hotel, where the prices charged me were only 2/3 of those
given in the C.T.C. handbook'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Edward Lawrence Print: Serial / periodical, Handbook/Gazette
'Will you if you write to Carcassonne tell me what is happening
in Turkey: the rubbish here that they call newspapers say one
day that movements are taking place among the people, & a
revolution is taking place, or that all is calm and the sultan
drank tea as usual at 6 o'clock on the terrace: I see today he's
proclaimed a constitution and his intention to withdraw it: do
let me have some solid fact if there is anything in it: it might
well be important.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Edward Lawrence Print: Newspaper
One can say of the more reticent British that, as
you come to know them, some are discovered and
some are found out. My father was of those who
are discovered. 'The Times' came to him
regularly, and he had a small shelf of books
which he read over and over, admitting a newcomer
now and then, after much deliberation. The whole
of George Borrow and of Charles Darwin, Hodson of
Hodson's Horse, Buckle's 'History of
Civilization', White's 'Selborne', Benvenuto
Cellini, and Sismondi's Italian Republics are
what I remember.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Robert Stark Print: Newspaper
'I have lately re-read here the complete works of Conrad and Henry James and am engaged on
reading all the books of Stephen Crane that I can lay my hands on—for the to me astounding
fact is that the works of these three writers are here out of print and practically unobtainable,
such being glory! I had to borrow the Conrad and James from Doubleday and Scribner's
respectively and Knopf has only been able to lend me Crane’s "George's Mother". . . after ringing
up more than twenty new and second hand booksellers. Of Conrad I was most re-impressed by
"Under Western Eyes", "Nostromo" and the "Secret Agent"; of James the "Spoils of Poynton", the
"Wings of the Dove", the "Turn of the Screw" and a dozen short stories. I have also been reading
during a fortnight in Tennessee from which I have just returned, the "Agricultural Census" of the
United States, several lives of Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Boone, Crockett and minor Southern
Notabilities, the new (as yet unpublished) volume of poems by Allen Tate; the new (as yet
unpublished) novel of Robert Penn Warren—both these admirable; and a number of other works
in ms. Of lately published work I have vivid recollections of and admiration for “Aleck Maury,
Sportsman”, by Caroline Gordon, “Act of Darkness” by John Peale Bishop,” Walls Against the
Wind” by Frances Park, “Little Candle’s Beam” by Isa Glenn and Graham Greene’s “It’s a
Battlefield” and Arnold Gingrich’s “Cast Down the Laurel”.'
[Ford then indicates his intended shipboard reading between New York and Naples on the S.S.
"Roma" including Crane and W. H. Hudson over the next week or so.]
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Ford Madox Ford Print: Book
'Then went to Ismal’s house. The woman with whom he is living (and who wants to be baptized),
though very unwell under the effects of fever, came out of her house and sat in the yard to hear
us. I read to her and to Narramsamy, (a man living in Ismal’s house) the first ten verses of the
fifth chapter of Matthew and spoke to them for more than half-an-hour.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: David Fenn Print: Book
'In the evening, went to Chimatomby's shop. He read the 19th Chapter of the Gospel of Luke to
me.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Patrick Beaton Print: Book
'In the evening, went to Chimatomby's shop. He
read the 19th chapter of the Gospel of Luke to
me, and I spoke on the parable of the talents.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Chimatomby Print: Book
'Then went to Ismal's house. The woman with whom he
is living (and who wants to be baptized), though
very unwell under the effects of a fever, came out
of her house and sat in the yard to hear us. I
read to her and to Narramsamy (a man living in
Ismal's house), the first ten verses of the Fifth
Chapter of Matthew, and spoke to them for more
than half-an-hour.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Narramsamy Print: Book
'Then went to Ismal's house. The woman with
whom he is living (and who wants to be baptized),
though very unwell under the effects of a fever, came
out of her house and sat in the yard to hear us. I
read to her and to Narramsamy (a man living in
Ismal's house), the first ten verses of the
Fifth
Chapter of Matthew, and spoke to them for more
than half-an-hour.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: [Woman living with Ismal] Print: Book
'This weeke I saw ye Directory, and an Ordinance of Parliamt [sic] to take away ye heavy burden of
ye booke of Common prayer in all ye parts of ye same'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Ralph Josselin
'Every child was given a little volume called King
Edward's Realm, bound in imitation crimson
leather, which I found slow going. The fate of
books is strange. Perhaps it would be hard to get
a copy of it now though an immense number must
have been distributed through infant Britain. As
for reading, there was Little Folks, the Boy's Own
Paper, The Children of the New Forest, Fighting
the Flames, and plenty besides; but the book
appetite grew later.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Edmund Blunden Print: Serial / periodical
'Every child was given a little volume called King
Edward's Realm, bound in imitation crimson
leather, which I found slow going. The fate of
books is strange. Perhaps it would be hard to get
a copy of it now though an immense number must
have been distributed through infant Britain. As
for reading, there was Little Folks, the Boy's Own
Paper, The Children of the New Forest, Fighting
the Flames, and plenty besides; but the book
appetite grew later.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Edmund Blunden Print: Serial / periodical
