the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Nat Gould : novels

" ... Gilbert Frankau ... read ... [Nat Gould's novels] while at Eton at the turn of the century ..."

Century: 1850-1899 / 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Gilbert Frankau      Print: Book

Nat Gould : The Double Event

"For [Nat] Gould, the highest commendation of his 'art' came ... when Walter Home, the Routledge's representative who snapped up The Double Event, told him that he nearly set fire to his house by turning up the reading lamp without looking at it, because he was so engrossed in the story and determined to read it through in one sitting."

Century:      Reader/Listener/Group: Walter Home      Print: Book

Nat Gould : Harry Dale's Jockey "Wild Rose", Her Life and Adventures

'Bought mackintosh 29m knife 3. Heavy snow. Read Harry Dale's Jockey Wild Rose by Nat Gould ... Herring for breakfast.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: William Thomas      Print: Book

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