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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
 
1700-1799'I told him that from reading Gay's writings, I had taken an affection to his Grace's family from my earliest years.'James Boswell John Gay[unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'David Hume and John Dryden are at present my companions'James Boswell John Dryden[unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'"Sir, (continued he) there is all the difference in the world between characters of nature and characters of manners; and [italics] there [end italics] is the difference...James Boswell Samuel Richardson[unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'"Sir, (continued he) there is all the difference in the world between characters of nature and characters of manners; and [italics] there [end italics] is the difference...James Boswell Henry Fielding[unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'I expressed a liking for Mr. Francis Osborne's works, and asked him what he thought of that writer. He answered, "A conceited fellow. Were a man to write so now, the boy...James Boswell Francis Osborne[unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'I had brought with me a great bundle of Scotch magazines and newspapers, in which his "Journey to the Western Islands" was attacked in every mode; and I read a great par...James Boswell [n/a][various Scottish magazine reviews of Johnson's 'J...Print: Serial / periodical


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