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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'The commanding officer, a timid, fragile man, gave me (as his way was) a pocket Testament bound in green suède, with coloured pictures. It went with me always, mainly un...Edmund Blunden The New TestamentPrint: Book
1900-1945'Weak and tired and inclined as always when out of action and interest, to go to pieces. Read, after twenty years, Merriman's miserable "[The] Sowers", Psalms and John ii...Ronald Storrs The BiblePrint: Book
1900-1945

Meeting held at Ashton Lodge :- 3. 7. 37.

Henry Marriage Wallis in the Chair.

1. Minutes of last read & approved


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Mary E. Robson First Book of Samuel, chapter 28 [The Witch of End...Print: Book
1900-1945'The sergeant of the guard one day asked me to lend him a book to read. I said I was afraid I'd nothing he'd care for, but I'd look. This was my Detention Cell Library: <...Thomas Corder Pettifor Catchpool The New TestamentPrint: Book
1900-1945'When asked how he passed the time in the [ship's jail] cell, [Edward] Pullen replied, "Just read the Bible, that's all. Nothing else. You wouldn't have nothing else ... ...Edward Pullen The BiblePrint: Book
1900-1945'"The choice of reading material [in ship's gaol] was either the [italics] Manual of Seamanship [end italics] or the Bible. Having been a freethinker for several years .....John Edward Needham The BiblePrint: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at Gower Cottage, 28th May 1945
    Elsie D. Harrod in the chair.

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4. The subject of the eveni...		Cyril Langford R. H. WilenskyJohn Ruskin: An Introduction to further Study of h...Print: Book
1900-1945'I have begun reading Genesis in Hebrew with Dr R[osen, the German Consul]! It's frightfully thrilling — but as yet I have only read one verse so I don't feel to ha...Gertrude Bell Genesis Print: Book
1900-1945'It was very hot and stuffy, thundery — and by dinner time I had a headache and went to bed early, but not to sleep. Turkiyyeh [a Circassian woman sent from the She...Gertrude Bell Acts of the ApostlesPrint: Book
1900-1945'The greatest pleasure to me was to go with May to her bedroom and read the 103rd Psalm and [share?] with her a special birthday prayer before she got up.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Psalm 103Print: Book
1900-1945'Read Rev:6 in Greek with Eva.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Revelations 6Print: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Out in motor with Miss Kitching who gave me picture testament and Observer. Read Greek Test. with Eva[.] Finished Rev. 9.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Revelations 9Print: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Rest in dining room. Greek. Rev 10[.] Dinner 7.30. Signed against drink.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Revelations 10Print: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Rest in dining room with hot bottle ... Finished Rev 11 in Gr. Testament with Eva.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Revelations 11Print: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Back for early dinner. 1.30. Rest on sofa[.] Read Greek with Eva to Rev 14. v 13. Henry in for tea brought Evening Standard. Bombs dropped by Zeppelin, but no serious in...Harriet Bickersteth Cook Revelations 14Print: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Greek with Eva Rev 15 to end.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Revelations 15Print: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Read Rev 20 with Eva.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Revelations 20Print: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Ps. 116 v. precious
Began Ps 119 in Spurgeon.'		Albert Ruskin Cook Charles Haddon Spurgeon?Our Own Hymnbook: A Collection of Psalms and Hymn...Print: BookManuscript: Telegraph cable
1900-1945'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.'Albert Ruskin Cook [n/a] [n/a]Bible (John)Print: BookManuscript: Telegraph cable
1900-1945'To 5 Rosslyn Hill at 10 a.m. Had an hour's Greek reading with Eva + read all 1st Chapter of John's Gospel.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook John 1Print: Book


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