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

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John Pringle Nichol : [unknown]

'I commenced a work by Professor Nichol on Astronomy, for thou must know that we (A.M.B., Jane, and I), feeling the unutterable darkness which now reigns in our minds as to the most sublime of the sciences, have determined to delve into its treasures. I read more than half, in which I was deeply interested; when I was compelled to lay aside the book by the said influx of company, and content myself with the hope that brighter days were yet in store for my disappointed mind.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Eliza Ellis      Print: Book

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