√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1850-1899 'Among the writers who deserve attention the first is Rudyard Kipling (his last book,”The Day’s
Work”, a novel[sic]). J.M. Barrie—a Scotsman. His last book “Sentimenta... Joseph Conrad Rudyard Kipling The Day's Work Print : Book1850-1899 'Among the writers who deserve attention the first is Rudyard Kipling (his last book ,”The Day’s
Work”, a novel). J.M. Barrie—a Scotsman. His last book “Sentimental T... Joseph Conrad J M Barrie Sentimental Tommy Print : Book1850-1899 Among the writers who deserve attention the first is Rudyard Kipling (his last book ,”The Day’s
Work”, a novel). J.M. Barrie—a Scotsman. His last book “Sentimental To... Joseph Conrad George Moore Evelyn Innes Print : Book1900-1945 'A good many English here. We stare and are silent, following the manners of
our own race. Don Quixote and walking are my only friends.' John Masefield Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote Print : Book1900-1945 '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 ... James Lochhead Jack [n/a] [n/a] [telegram] Manuscript : telegram1850-1899 "At the Paris Exhibition of 1878 I saw, and never forgot, a picture of the death of Manon Lescaut,
and asked my Father many questions. I read that amazing 'one book' o... Rudyard Kipling Antoine Francois Prevost L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Le... Print : Book1850-1899 At the Paris Exhibition of 1878 I saw, and never forgot, a picture of the death of Manon Lescaut,
and asked my Father many questions. I read that amazing 'one book' of... Rudyard Kipling Paul Scarron Le Roman Comique Print : Book1900-1945 And, if it be in your power, bear serenely with imitators. My "Jungle Books" begat zoos of them.
but the genius of all the genii was one who wrote a series called "Ta... Rudyard Kipling Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes Print : Book1850-1899 "There were not many books in that house, but Father and Mother as soon as they heard I could
read sent me priceless volumes. One I have still, a bound copy of 'Aunt J... Rudyard Kipling Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing Six to Sixteen Print : Serial / periodical1850-1899 'I've read the "Seven Seas" and Jessie has used the scent (after heroic struggles with Kipling's
diction and the glass stopper)and we are full of gratitude. Both things... Joseph Conrad Rudyard Kipling The Seven Seas Print : Book1850-1899 'The last words unveiling the mystery of the Erebus and Terror expedition were brought home
and disclosed to the world by Sir Leopold M’Clintock in his book "The Voyage... Joseph Conrad Leopold M'Clintock The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas: A Narr... Print : Book1850-1899 'I will send you soon a note on Miss Kingsley's book on Africa. C'est un voyageur et un écrivain
très remarquable. Her opinions of questions dealing with the colonies a... Joseph Conrad Mary Kingsley West African Studies Print : Book1850-1899 This growing interest in Indian India was further whetted by Ruddy's reading of a new novel "Lalun the Bergun, or the Battle of Panipat: A legend of Hindoostan", publishe... Rudyard Kipling Mirza Moorad ‘Gaekwaree’ Alee Beg Lalun the Beragun or the Battle of Panipat: A lege... Print : Book1700-1799 'Mary Gaywood giving evidence at the trial for theft of her servant Eleanor Clark at the Old
Bailey, 21 October 1761: "Last Tuesday right she went away, and not coming ... Eleanor Clark John Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress Print : Book1800-1849 'The book of my boyhood was, however, the "Pilgrim's Progress", a beautiful edition of which
was given me by a paternal uncle. I used to read it from morning to night, ... John Leatherland John Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress Print : Book1800-1849 '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 t... John Leatherland [n/a] [n/a] Bible Print : Book1800-1849 'I was passionately fond of poetry, being led to its study by accidentally meeting with Milton's
minor poems, when about fourteen years of age. Though so young, I was i... John Leatherland John Milton Comus Print : Book1800-1849 '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... John Leatherland [n/a] [n/a] Quarterly Review Print : Serial / periodical1850-1899 “What further stimulated Ruddy’s interest in the British soldier was a book he reviewed for his paper: Nathaniel Bancroft’s “From Recruit to Staff Sergeant” the autobiog... Rudyard Kipling Nathaniel Bancroft From Recruit to Staff Sergeant Print : Book1900-1945 'I could begin to read one of the books that had been given to me ... and lose myself
in another world. [Followed by a list of the books enjoyed].' Eileen Lawrence Louisa May Alcott Little Women 1900-1945 'I could begin to read one of the books that had been given to me ... and lose myself
in another world. [Followed by a list of the books enjoyed].' Eileen Lawrence Susan Coolidge What Katy Did 1900-1945 'I could begin to read one of the books that had been given to me ... and lose myself
in another world. [Followed by a list of the books enjoyed].' Eileen Lawrence Hans Andersen Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales 1900-1945 'I could begin to read one of the books that had been given me ... and lose myself in
another world. [Followed by a list of books read]' Eileen Lawrence Elizabeth Gaskell Cranford Print : Book1900-1945 'I could begin to read one of the books that had been given me ... and lose myself in
another world. [Followed by a list of books read]' Eileen Lawrence Jean Webster Daddy-Long-Legs Print : Book1900-1945 'One sat or stood waiting, humbly, through hours
which scarcely melted, for something to happen,
something which would bring this eternity to a
conclusion: but, one... Guy Patterson Chapman Thomas Hardy Jude the Obscure Print : Book1700-1799 '8 April 1742:
I have myself, upon your recommendation, been reading Joseph Andrews. The incidents are ill
laid and without invention; but the characters have a great ... Thomas Gray Henry Fielding The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews an... Print : Book1700-1799 '[letter: 1 January 1743]: [Joseph Andrews] contains such a surprising variety of nature, wit,
morality, and good sense, as is scarcely to be met with in any one compos... Elizabeth Carter Henry Fielding The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews an... Print : Book1900-1945 '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... Thomas Wainwright [n/a] [n/a] Daily Mail Print : Newspaper1900-1945 '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 goo... Thomas Wainwright [n/a] [n/a] Weekly News Print : Newspaper1850-1899 'You may as well say, which is a truth, that I do read bi[o]graphy and memoirs.
History has a fascination for me. Naval, military, political'. [The following was delete... Joseph Conrad Alfred Russel Wallace The Malay Archipelago: The land of the orang-utan,... Print : Book1900-1945 'The weather is perfectly ideal and it’s a country
holiday to be here [i.e., picnicking in a meadow 1
mile from Talbot House]; the only things we left
behind of val... Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Walter Besant The Golden Butterfly Print : Book1900-1945 I am reading the Periplus of the Erythrean Sea
(how much prettier a name than Red Sea): it was an
old commercial chart by an unknown Greek of
Alexandria in the firs... Freya Stark [Anon] [Anon] Periplus of the Erythrean Sea Print : Book1900-1945 'So home to tea … And after tea, letters, etc.,
together with a Daily Chronicle I had managed
to cadge from the A.S.C., till family Evensong at 7
p.m.' Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Daily Chronicle Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I read the Treasury this morning almost from
cover to cover. I love the thing on “shepherd.” Also
the Sketch and Comic Cuts inside it!' Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Treasury Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I read the Treasury this morning almost from
cover to cover. I love the thing on “shepherd.” Also
the Sketch and Comic Cuts inside it!' Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Sketch Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I read the Treasury this morning almost from
cover to cover. I love the thing on “shepherd.” Also
the Sketch and Comic Cuts inside it!' Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Comic Cuts Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'What with slumber, sandwiches and a copy of the
Scotsman secured by the canny guard of our
train from one proceeding in the contrary
direction—the trains were appa... Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Scotsman Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'Who put that dreadful note about me in the "Pauline"? I’m Chaplain to one battery
only, and gunners don’t have forts. I wish they did! Please strafe the unknown
aut... Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Pauline Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 '… folk talk about men not wanting religion—the men
who really know what the War is have a different
tale to tell—have you read Neville’s book, just out?
I’ll send ... Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Neville Talbot Thoughts on Religion at the Front Print : Book1900-1945 'Your delightful letter, the Challenge (which
I think grows better and better—especially the
Prayer suggestions on the last page), and various
enclosures arrived on... Philip Thomas Byard Clayton The Challenge Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 'The weekly Evensong [i.e., 22-25 Oct] has been
amazing this week, averaging nearly a hundred a
night. It’s rather like the last chapter of the
"House of Prayer" th... Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Florence Converse The House of Prayer Print : Book1900-1945 'A word or two before I turn in. Magrath (who is a
veritable godsend to me in every way, Christian,
cheery, brave and wise) is reading the Times
and warming his toe... C. J. Magrath Times Print : Newspaper1900-1945 I remember one morning, early, I found him in his study laughing uproariously: he was reading, in Proust's "Pastiches et Mélanges", the pastiche of Flaubert (and he had a... Joseph Conrad Marcel Proust Pastiches et Mélanges Print : Book1900-1945 'Rained all day long! So we had the whole day off!! Had some damn
good meals and a good sleep. Also received our first newspaper
(printed for prisoners), the "Contine... J. A. Sillitoe Hill Continental Times Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'All very cheerful to-day as there is very good news from the
Front. Allies swiftly advancing and sweeping all before them ...
The Germans won't tell us anything, but... J. A. Sillitoe Hill Dortmunder Zeitung Print : Newspaper1800-1849 Began Holcroft's Memoirs - his description of the life of a New-market boy very curious and interesting - I wish every literary man would write his own memoirs Thomas Moore Thomas Holcroft Memoirs of the late Thomas Holcroft, written by hi... Print : Book1800-1849 Looked over the notes Mrs. Lefanu had written on Watkin's life of her brother - little in them - chiefly about her father's respectability etc. etc. which, though very in... Thomas Moore John Watkins Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of the Righ... Print : Book1900-1945 'I have … changed billet, and the chaps here are very nice indeed. Good men,
which is a great point. But in this new democracy almost everyone is jolly, or
tries to b... Ivor Bertie Gurney Rudyard Kipling The New Army in Training Print : Book1900-1945 ‘At present I am “on sick” with lumbago, a horrid name … "Land and Water"
is still very optimistic. My thoughts go onward to the dim time after the war,
and the polit... Ivor Bertie Gurney Hilaire Belloc (ed) The Country Gentleman and Land and Water Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘At present I am “on sick” with lumbago, a horrid name … "Land and Water"
is still very optimistic. My thoughts go onward to the dim time after the war,
and the polit... Ivor Bertie Gurney George Holbrook Jackson Southward Ho! And other Essays Print : Book1900-1945 ‘J. E. Patterson has written a book around Minehead, perhaps "Fishers of
the Sea", or no—"Love Like the Sea"; which I liked. Perhaps you might. He
has power, but an a... Ivor Bertie Gurney John Edward Patterson Love Like the Sea Print : Book1900-1945 ‘J. E. Patterson has written a book around Minehead, perhaps "Fishers of
the Sea", or no—"Love Like the Sea"; which I liked. Perhaps you might. He
has power, but an a... Ivor Bertie Gurney Rupert Brooke "1914." Five Sonnets Print : Unknown1900-1945 'I hope you are well, and are finding some solace in your duties. You must
find it hard to console aliens in England. They probably love England, and
now they are ali... Ivor Bertie Gurney unknown unknown [Letter to 'Times'] Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I hope you are well, and are finding some solace in your duties. You must
find it hard to console aliens in England. They probably love England, and
now they are ali... Ivor Bertie Gurney Thomas Hardy Song of the Soldiers Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I hope you are well, and are finding some solace in your duties. You must
find it hard to console aliens in England. They probably love England, and
now they are ali... Ivor Bertie Gurney Daily News Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I hope you are well, and are finding some solace in your duties. You must
find it hard to console aliens in England. They probably love England, and
now they are ali... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Wordsworth (Sonnets) Print : Book1900-1945 'I hope you are well, and are finding some solace in your duties. You must
find it hard to console aliens in England. They probably love England, and
now they are ali... Ivor Bertie Gurney John Milton Paradise Lost Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Have you read "Harry Richmond" lately? I like the first part of the book
immensely, but skipped afterwards—copiously and vigorously. On the
whole, "Evan Harrington" ... Ivor Bertie Gurney George Meredith The Adventures of Harry Richmond Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Have you read "Harry Richmond" lately? I like the first part of the book
immensely, but skipped afterwards—copiously and vigorously. On the
whole, "Evan Harrington" ... Ivor Bertie Gurney George Meredith Evan Harrington Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Have you read "Harry Richmond" lately? I like the first part of the book
immensely, but skipped afterwards—copiously and vigorously. On the
whole, "Evan Harrington" ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Leo Tolstoy War and Peace Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Have you read "Harry Richmond" lately? I like the first part of the book
immensely, but skipped afterwards—copiously and vigorously. On the
whole, "Evan Harrington" ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Thomas Hardy The Return of the Native Print : Book1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Walter de la Mare [book review] Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Laurence Binyon For the Fallen Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Thomas Hardy Song of the Soldiers Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Rudyard Kipling For all we have and are Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Watson The Battle of the Bight Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Julian Grenfell Into Battle Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Alfred Noyes The Searchlights Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Thomas Hardy A Changed Man, the Waiting Supper and Other Tales:... Print : Book1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney D.H. (David Herbert) Lawrence The White Peacock Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Someone has lent me two of Tchekof’s [Chekhov]'s plays—"The Sea-gull"
and "The Cherry Orchard". The first I have read twice and am very struck
with it—for its truth ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Anton Chekhov The Seagull Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Someone has lent me two of Tchekof’s [Chekhov]'s plays—"The Sea-gull"
and "The Cherry Orchard". The first I have read twice and am very struck
with it—for its truth ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Gerhart Hauptmann The Sunken Bell Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Carlyle has not put it too strongly in Heroes. It is chiefly a matter of
environment with the really great men what shape they take in their
power; but with smaller ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Rosaline Masson Wordsworth Print : Book1900-1945 ‘You letter gave me great pleasure; and for once I took your advice on a
matter of books, to the extent of buying that World’s Classics Selection you
mentioned (I hav... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Peacock English Prose from Mandeville to Ruskin Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I shall be glad to be out of the army. The best thing for me is brainwork again
of some kind. I need something to fix my wandering thought in the morning …
But must ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Charles Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Indeed you are darlings of a special sort. The birthday book of my beloved
William [Wordsworth] is charming, and you know what I think of the oatcake
and scones you ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Adelaide Wordsworth Wordsworth Birthday Book Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Of all the written words of Man that help one submit to Destiny I know
nothing more persuasive than that part of "War and Peace" which tells of
Pierre’s captivity an... Ivor Bertie Gurney Leo Tolstoy War and Peace Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I think we are quite near [departure for] the front—the fighting line, but at
least I have control enough of my mind to think very little of this. The only
thought t... Ivor Bertie Gurney Leo Tolstoy War and Peace Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Here I am, sitting on my bed, half-reading Carlyle, little soaking through to
my dull mind, when I become aware that a boxing match is being arranged
… I am not alto... Ivor Bertie Gurney Thomas Carlyle Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Here I am, sitting on my bed, half-reading Carlyle, little soaking through to
my dull mind, when I become aware that a boxing match is being arranged
… I am not alto... Ivor Bertie Gurney Rupert Brooke Letters from America Print : Book1900-1945 'Thank you very much for "Battle" [W. W. Gibson], but curse this nib. To me
it is not as good as Housman; some things appeal to me for setting, but not
strongly[.] Th... Ivor Bertie Gurney Wilfrid Wilson Gibson Battle Print : Book1900-1945 'Thank you very much for "Battle" [W. W. Gibson], but curse this nib. To me
it is not as good as Housman; some things appeal to me for setting, but not
strongly[.] Th... Ivor Bertie Gurney Weekly Dispatch Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘ … thank you immensely for "Friends" [W. W. Gibson], an unforgettable
book … My town-pride received a shock yesterday—and my pocket. Cridland
and I went to Salisbury... Ivor Bertie Gurney Wilfrid Wilson Gibson Friends Print : Book1900-1945 ‘ … thank you immensely for "Friends" [W. W. Gibson], an unforgettable
book … My town-pride received a shock yesterday—and my pocket. Cridland
and I went to Salisbury... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Cobbett Rural Rides in the Counties of Surrey, Kent, Susse... Print : Book1900-1945 ‘You mention Ian Hay and MacGill. I had a glance at Ian Hay, and wished I
could read it, but had to leave it. What I saw was very good indeed … By the
way have you ev... Ivor Bertie Gurney Ian Hay The First Hundred Thousand Print : Book1900-1945 ‘You mention Ian Hay and MacGill. I had a glance at Ian Hay, and wished I
could read it, but had to leave it. What I saw was very good indeed … By the
way have you ev... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Henry Davies Autobiography of a Super-Tramp Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Distant from us by 300 yards … snipers were continually firing, and rockets
… lit up the night outside … we had two days like that, and played Auction
Bridge, talked... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Shakespeare Antony and Cleopatra Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Distant from us by 300 yards … snipers were continually firing, and rockets
… lit up the night outside … we had two days like that, and played Auction
Bridge, talked... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Cobbett Rural Rides in the counties of Surrey, Kent, Susse... Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Distant from us by 300 yards … snipers were continually firing, and rockets
… lit up the night outside … we had two days like that, and played Auction
Bridge, talked... Ivor Bertie Gurney Frederick Scott Oliver Ordeal by Battle Print : Book1900-1945 ‘This morning that extraordinarily unequal collection "The Golden Treasury"
came out of its hiding place, and served to astonish me once more with its
lasting wonders... Ivor Bertie Gurney Francis Turner Palgrave (ed) Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics Print : Book1900-1945 ‘This morning that extraordinarily unequal collection "The Golden Treasury"
came out of its hiding place, and served to astonish me once more with its
lasting wonders... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Wordsworth Ode: Intimations of Immortality Print : Book1900-1945 ‘This morning that extraordinarily unequal collection "The Golden Treasury"
came out of its hiding place, and served to astonish me once more with its
lasting wonders... Ivor Bertie Gurney The Bible (New Testament) Print : Book1900-1945 ‘This morning that extraordinarily unequal collection "The Golden Treasury"
came out of its hiding place, and served to astonish me once more with its
lasting wonders... Ivor Bertie Gurney French newspapers: (Le Telegramme; Le Journal; Le ... Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘Please O please try and get last Sunday’s "Observer" (June 12th or
thereabouts). The leading article is a perfect exhibition of pusillanimous
twaddling and a kind of... Ivor Bertie Gurney The Observer Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘The Katharine Tynan verses are perfectly charming in that War Poetry cutting.
Sweet, original and truly felt.’ Ivor Bertie Gurney Katharine Tynan [poems] Print : Newspaper, Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘Your book—my book [Davies, "Child Lovers"] has just arrived, and it is
finished. Only to increasing certainty that Davies was once an exquisite
poet—of which time he... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Henry Davies Child Lovers Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your book—my book [Davies, "Child Lovers"] has just arrived, and it is
finished. Only to increasing certainty that Davies was once an exquisite
poet—of which time he... Ivor Bertie Gurney Times Literary Supplement Print : Newspaper, Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘Lying in my dugout or funkhole the other day, I became too bored to read
serious stuff, or write letters; so turning my attention to the few filthy
magazines strewn ... Ivor Bertie Gurney unknown unknown unknown Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘Well … our gallant regiment … have been in it a damn sight more than ever
they expected, by the Lord. We are hardened veterans, fed up to the neck,
muddy to the eyes... Ivor Bertie Gurney Lascelles Abercrombie Deborah Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Well … our gallant regiment … have been in it a damn sight more than ever
they expected, by the Lord. We are hardened veterans, fed up to the neck,
muddy to the eyes... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Henry Davies Child Lovers Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Well … our gallant regiment … have been in it a damn sight more than ever
they expected, by the Lord. We are hardened veterans, fed up to the neck,
muddy to the eyes... Ivor Bertie Gurney Robert Bridges [Sonnet on Lord Kitchener] Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘ [ … ] it was nice … to get the "Evening Standard" packed up with the rest
[of the parcel]. I do adore newspapers in certain moods. For frivolling time
away they are... Ivor Bertie Gurney Evening Standard Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘ [ … ] it was nice … to get the "Evening Standard" packed up with the rest
[of the parcel]. I do adore newspapers in certain moods. For frivolling time
away they are... Ivor Bertie Gurney Daily Telegraph Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘ [ … ] it was nice … to get the "Evening Standard" packed up with the rest
[of the parcel]. I do adore newspapers in certain moods. For frivolling time
away they are... Ivor Bertie Gurney Francis Turner Palgrave Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics Print : Book1900-1945 ‘ [ … ] it was nice … to get the "Evening Standard" packed up with the rest
[of the parcel]. I do adore newspapers in certain moods. For frivolling time
away they are... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Shakespeare Macbeth Print : Book1900-1945 ‘ [ … ] it was nice … to get the "Evening Standard" packed up with the rest
[of the parcel]. I do adore newspapers in certain moods. For frivolling time
away they are... Ivor Bertie Gurney John Milton Ode: On Time Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your parcels have arrived … You have my deepest assurances that the
pleasure caused by your kindness has been considerable…. The reason I
dared to ask for all these ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Walt Whitman (Poems) Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your parcels have arrived … You have my deepest assurances that the
pleasure caused by your kindness has been considerable…. The reason I
dared to ask for all these ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Percy Bysshe Shelley (Poems) Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your parcels have arrived … You have my deepest assurances that the
pleasure caused by your kindness has been considerable…. The reason I
dared to ask for all these ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Ian Hay 'Pip': A Romance of Youth Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Mrs Voynich has sent me M Aurelius and Epictetus. The last is a game old boy,
and I should dearly love to watch him in a strafe, but M Aurelius is a pious
swanker in... Ivor Bertie Gurney Marcus Aurelius Meditations Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Shelley is a wash out here, as a general thing. I will try Keats next. But W. W.
and R. B. really are the two. Please don’t send me any more for a bit. And then
s’il... Ivor Bertie Gurney Percy Bysshe Shelley (poems) Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Mrs Voynich has sent me M Aurelius and Epictetus. The last is a game old boy,
and I should dearly love to watch him in a strafe, but M Aurelius is a pious
swanker in... Ivor Bertie Gurney Epictetus Discourses and/or Enchiridion Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Today is changeable, rather cold and windy … I hardly think of music at all, but
stick to books. My friend Harvey, who is now a lootenant [sic] in this battalion
has... Ivor Bertie Gurney Robert Bridges The Spirit of Man Print : Book1900-1945 ‘[ … ]they have made me billet warden, which sounds grand, and is grand;
as it leaves me time and enough to spare for reading. No new books can
come to me now, as my ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Aeschylus Prométhée (or Prométheus) enchaîné Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Here I am beside a French canal, watching the day, and remembering with
an ache what Glostershire is in such a season as September, and with
whom I usually spent the... Ivor Bertie Gurney Rudyard Kipling The Fringes of the Fleet Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Here I am beside a French canal, watching the day, and remembering with
an ache what Glostershire is in such a season as September, and with
whom I usually spent the... Ivor Bertie Gurney Samuel Pepys Diary Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Here I am beside a French canal, watching the day, and remembering with
an ache what Glostershire is in such a season as September, and with
whom I usually spent the... Ivor Bertie Gurney leading article (unsigned) in Times Literary Suppl... Print : Newspaper, Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘Here I am beside a French canal, watching the day, and remembering with
an ache what Glostershire is in such a season as September, and with
whom I usually spent the... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Wordsworth The Excursion Print : Newspaper, Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘Have you seen any reviews of Maeterlinck’s latest book, and if so, what do
you think of the ideas it sets forth? There was a glorious piece of writing in
last week’s... Ivor Bertie Gurney The Observer Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘Have you seen any reviews of Maeterlinck’s latest book, and if so, what do
you think of the ideas it sets forth? There was a glorious piece of writing in
last week’s... Ivor Bertie Gurney Aeschylus Agamemnon Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am still in the hospital and expect to be for at least two days more … Just
now I don’t know where I can keep books. I have with me Donne’s poems
and Brown’s “Reli... Isaac Rosenberg John Donne Poems Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am still in the hospital and expect to be for at least two days more … Just
now I don’t know where I can keep books. I have with me Donne’s poems
and Brown’s “Reli... Isaac Rosenberg Thomas Browne Religio Medici Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We are on a long march and I’m writing this on the chance of getting it off;
so you should know I received your papers and also your letter … The
Poetry Review you s... Isaac Rosenberg Poetry Review Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘We are on a long march and I’m writing this on the chance of getting it off;
so you should know I received your papers and also your letter … The
Poetry Review you s... Isaac Rosenberg Rupert Brooke "1914." Five Sonnets Print : Book, Newspaper, Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘We are on a long march and I’m writing this on the chance of getting it off;
so you should know I received your papers and also your letter … The
Poetry Review you s... Isaac Rosenberg Walt Whitman 'Beat! Beat! Drums!' Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Georgian B. has arrived at last; many many thanks. I pounced on King
Lear’s Wife, and though it was not more than I expected, it was not less.
The only fault I ... Isaac Rosenberg Gordon Bottomley King Lear's Wife Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Georgian B. has arrived at last; many many thanks. I pounced on King
Lear’s Wife, and though it was not more than I expected, it was not less.
The only fault I ... Isaac Rosenberg Rupert Brooke Clouds Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am back in the Trenches now and my address is altered as you notice.
Thank you for Lawrence offer but cloth books are so bulky and impossible
out here. I have sent... Isaac Rosenberg David Herbert Lawrence 3 Poems: Service of all the Dead; Meeting among th... Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am back in the Trenches now and my address is altered as you notice.
Thank you for Lawrence offer but cloth books are so bulky and impossible
out here. I have sent... Isaac Rosenberg Westminster Gazette Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘Thanks very much for the papers. I liked the article on the Somme Cinemas; of
course Chesterton on Zangwill was nearer home; but C seems sly and
certainly anti Jewis... Isaac Rosenberg [newspaper] Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘I rec your play and Annual. Thank you very much. The play is gorgeous, one of
the chiefest pleasures of my leave days; and for this I thank you indeed. The
ideas are... Isaac Rosenberg Robert Calverley Trevelyan [plays] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Lucretius arrived in all its beauty of type and cover. It is a noble poem
and I wish it were printed in a more compressed form so that one could
have it in the ... Isaac Rosenberg Lucretius De Rerum Natura Print : Book1800-1849 'I have just finished the Lady of the Lake. – I read
all the notes. I have also read these plays of
Shakespeare. John. Richard 2d. Henry 4th & I am now
reading Henr... William Henry Fox Talbot Walter Scott The Lady of the Lake Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Lucretius arrived in all its beauty of type and cover. It is a noble poem
and I wish it were printed in a more compressed form so that one could
have it in the ... Isaac Rosenberg William Shakespeare unspecified Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Lucretius arrived in all its beauty of type and cover. It is a noble poem
and I wish it were printed in a more compressed form so that one could
have it in the ... Isaac Rosenberg Gordon Bottomley [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Lucretius arrived in all its beauty of type and cover. It is a noble poem
and I wish it were printed in a more compressed form so that one could
have it in the ... Isaac Rosenberg Thomas Sturge Moore [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Lucretius arrived in all its beauty of type and cover. It is a noble poem
and I wish it were printed in a more compressed form so that one could
have it in the ... Isaac Rosenberg H. G. Wells [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I have been in topsy turveydom since I last saw you and have not been
able to write. Even now it is in the extremest difficulties that I’m writing
this. I wanted to ... Isaac Rosenberg Edward Marsh Georgian Poetry 1916-1917 Print : Book1900-1945 ‘When I clamp-clump-clamp-clumped into the Poetry Bookshop on Thursday,
the poetic ladies were not a little surprised. The Readings were from
Rabindranath Tagore, rea... Wilfrid Owen Rabindranath Tagore Gitanjali Print : Book1900-1945 ‘When I clamp-clump-clamp-clumped into the Poetry Bookshop on Thursday,
the poetic ladies were not a little surprised. The Readings were from
Rabindranath Tagore, rea... Wilfred Owen Emmuska, Baroness Orczy Eldorado Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Here’s a part of our Hut of 30. [Owen had sent a postcard showing the camp
enclosed with the letter.] I slaved for them, all Sunday as Orderly—never
thought myself c... Wilfred Owen unknown unknown unknown Print : Book1900-1945 'If possible send me an amusing book small enough to
be put in a large pocket. That is to say smaller
than a Prayer-book and much smaller than a Hymn Book
and much ... Maurice Baring Arnold Bennett Clayhanger Print : Book1900-1945 'I have read Sous Verdun which I liked very
much and I am reading Ma Piece which I'm not
sure I don't like still better ... It is very early
in the morning. Too ear... Maurice Baring Maurice Genevoix Sous Verdun Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We had Church Parade this morning. One Major read the Lesson and another
played the organ. This afternoon I have been reading a book which I just
received from Lesli... Wilfred Owen unknown unknown unknown Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We had Church Parade this morning. One Major read the Lesson and another
played the organ. This afternoon I have been reading a book which I just
received from Lesli... Wilfrid Owen Bible Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We have to go back to Camp on Monday! There are a number of Tents now
standing: perhaps for us! I have not been to Hornchurch this Afternoon, but
finding a well-furn... Wilfred Owen unknown unknown unknown Print : Book1900-1945 'I like this Digs far better than the Queen’s Hotel life.
It is the first time I ever shared rooms, in the Keats-Brown manner. I
confess [2/Lt A. R.] Rickard is not k... Wilfred Owen Herbert George Wells The Passionate Friends Print : Book1900-1945 ‘‘Tis a crude, vagabondage of a life … here I am watching a fair old village
toppling about my head. I think the wreckage will look even sicklier when
the orchard-tre... Wilfred Owen Punch Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘At the first Ambulance I arrived at in the Car, a Corporal came up to me
with a staid air of sleepy dignity that seemed somehow familiar. And when
he began to enter ... Wilfred Owen unknown unknown unknown Print : Book1900-1945 ‘The next book for you to read is "A Knight on Wheels". It is great. I, with the
inherited diffidence of my distinguished Grandma, must say I could never do
anything ... Wilfred Owen Ian Hay A Knight on Wheels Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am glad you sent that cutting from Wells’ Book. I hope you understood it.
I did not. Not a word of it can I make sense of. I would rather we did not
read this Book... Wilfred Owen Victor Hugo l'Homme qui rit Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I go down today. Where to?—Nobody knows. May be in the Hosp. Train for
days.
Health: quite restored.
Mood: highest variety of jinks.
Weather: sub-tropical.
Time: 1... Wilfred Owen Hilaire Belloc A Pickled Company: Being a Selection from the Writ... Print : Book1900-1945 'You ask me whether I prefer a long letter or a
short letter. I prefer a long letter to a short
letter. No, I am not reading Shakespeare just at
present. I am readi... Maurice Baring O. Henry Heart of the West Print : Book1900-1945 'George Moores Gospel according to George and Mary
Hunter is a very tiresome book just like any
rewritten Gospel and most "historical" novels.' Maurice Baring George Moore The Brook Kerith Print : Book1900-1945 ' ... it is raining slightly ... I have almost
finished Twelfth Night. Yesterday I saw [Albert]
Ball. I asked him how many Boches he had shot
down. He said he didnt... Maurice Baring William Shakespeare Twelfth Night Print : Book1900-1945 'I have just read King Lear. I think you are more
like Goneril than Regan and more like Regan than
Cordelia. But you have many qualities that none of
these three si... Maurice Baring William Shakespeare King Lear Print : Book1900-1945 'Seely came to luncheon yesterday and talked
nonsense. He wasted a good deal of our time ... I am
reading a book called W.O.2. Not about the war
office.' Maurice Baring Maurice Drake W.O.2 Print : Book1900-1945 'In a little book of poems by J S Squire called
Twelve Poems there is one poem called March which I
think quite beautiful. Do you know Mr Squire? ... He
writes to m... Maurice Baring John Collings Squire Twelve Poems Print : Book1900-1945 'In a little book of poems by J S Squire called
Twelve Poems there is one poem called March which I
think quite beautiful. Do you know Mr Squire? ... He
writes to m... Maurice Baring William Shakespeare Coriolanus Print : Book1900-1945 'In a little book of poems by J S Squire called
Twelve Poems there is one poem called March which I
think quite beautiful. Do you know Mr Squire? ... He
writes to m... Maurice Baring William Shakespeare Timon of Athens Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We make another sally today … I have the parcel, and the letters and J.
Oxenham’s books … "The V.[Vision] Splendid" contains several real poems:
those indeed which y... Wilfred Owen John Oxenham The Vision Splendid Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We make another sally today … I have the parcel, and the letters and J.
Oxenham’s books … "The V.[Vision] Splendid" contains several real poems:
those indeed which y... Wilfred Owen John Oxenham Barbe of Grand Bayou Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We make another sally today … I have the parcel, and the letters and J.
Oxenham’s books … "The V.[Vision] Splendid" contains several real poems:
those indeed which y... Wilfred Owen O. Henry (pseud. Willam Sydney Porter unknown Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We make another sally today … I have the parcel, and the letters and J.
Oxenham’s books … "The V.[Vision] Splendid" contains several real poems:
those indeed which y... Wilfred Owen Agnes and Egerton Castle The Hope of the House Print : Book1900-1945 ‘A cheap dinner and so to King’s Cross an hour early to get a Corner Seat … I
read some Israel Zangwill as far as the Midlands. Then … slept. I woke up as
we were rou... Wilfred Owen Israel Zangwill unspecified Print : Book1900-1945 ‘You give no address so I forward the "Morals [of Marcus Ordeyne", W. J.
Locke] to Alpenrose. You will like to read it in London. I feel rather limp this
morning—coul... Wilfred Owen William John Locke The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne Print : Book1900-1945 ‘The other day I read a Biography of Tennyson, which says he was
unhappy, even in the midst of his fame, wealth, and domestic serenity.
Divine discontent! I can quite... Wilfred Owen Anon Anon [unknown biography of Alfred, Lord Tennyson] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am going to send you "The Old Huntsman" as a festive gift … “The Death
Bed” is the finest poem. I told [Sassoon] my opinion. It is his own. The poem is
coming out ... Wilfred Owen Siegfried Sassoon The Old Huntsman and other Poems Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Have been to [Tynecastle] School again. Am going to do "Hiawatha" with
them now.’ Wilfred Owen Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The Song of Hiawatha Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Read Wells’ article in today’s Mail. Most important. I enclose it.’ Wilfred Owen Herbert George Wells The First-Class Air Fighter: Is He Going to Be the... Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘Received the Books last night, and spent an exciting few minutes looking
through the poems. I congratulate you on the Binding & Type.’ Wilfred Owen Leslie Gunston The Nymph and Other Poems Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I’ve been reading Wells’ "What is coming …" Hazlitt’s "Essays", and a glorious
book of critical essays by A. K. Thompson, called "The Greek Tradition". I read
no fic... Wilfred Owen Herbert George Wells What is Coming: A Forecast of Things after the War Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I’ve been reading Wells’ "What is coming …" Hazlitt’s Essays, and a glorious
book of critical essays by A. K. Thompson, called "The Greek Tradition". I read
no ficti... Wilfred Owen William Hazlitt Essays Print : Book1900-1945 'The priest brother would give us English songs on
his Gramophone ... They were v. decent & I should
have liked to partake the funny dinner but we
returned to Vaton... Cecil Vincent Connolly Rudyard Kipling Departmental Ditties Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I’ve been reading Wells’ "What is coming …" Hazlitt’s Essays, and a glorious
book of critical essays by A. K. Thompson, called "The Greek Tradition". I read
no ficti... Wilfred Owen Herbert George Wells The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I’ve been reading Wells’ "What is coming …" Hazlitt’s Essays, and a glorious
book of critical essays by [J.] A. K. Thompson, called "The Greek Tradition". I
read no ... Wilfred Owen J. A. K. Thomson The Greek Tradition: Essays in the Reconstruction ... Print : Book1900-1945 ‘For light reading there is nothing like Arnold Bennett. So I send you "The
Card". It is notable among my books as the only novel I’ve read in which I
did not in some... Wilfred Owen Arnold Bennett The Card Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Last week I went to an excellent play, a really charming Comedy—Quinney’s,
by Vachell. Am now reading and book by Vachell "The Hill", a tale of Harrow,
and the hills... Wilfred Owen Horace Annesley Vachell The Hill Print : Book1900-1945 ‘See … p. 54 "Sphere" for a good peep at Swinburne. Dam disgusting,
excuse me … Have you seen Arnold Bennett’s "Pretty Lady". Fortunately I
just secured my copy befor... Wilfred Owen Sphere: An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘See … p. 54 "Sphere" for a good peep at Swinburne. Dam disgusting,
excuse me … Have you seen Arnold Bennett’s "Pretty Lady". Fortunately I
just secured my copy befor... Wilfred Owen Arnold Bennett The Pretty Lady Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Please send Gillette blades, and obtain a reserve of 12! Have just read a
wonderful book by R. H. Benson: "Where no Fear Was", a collection of spiritual
Essays. Why ... Wilfred Owen A. C. Benson Where No Fear Was: A Book about Fear Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We left the Corrugated Iron & Red Ten Billet [at Bohain] in a hurry early
yesterday morning … We have here the Times of Thursday [17 October 1918],
and the strange n... Wilfred Owen The Times Print : Newspaper1900-1945 During my final year at school I was selected to represent the school in a competition held at the Browning Hall, Walworth for elocution prizes. I recited "The Laboratory... Robert Browning The Laboratory Manuscript : Sheet1900-1945 'I arrived half-dead at La Neuville, and slept there
for twelve hours or more. The next day we went to
Braches, and then on foot to Rouvrel. About there,
the countr... Herbert Edward Read Henry David Thoreau Walden Print : Book1900-1945 'Here one is amazingly comfortable: a beautiful
house lent by two young bachelors, Finch-Hatton and
Pixley: lovely Japanese hangings and enamel ware,
Persian carpet... Francis Brett Young Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Grey Print : Book1900-1945 'Here one is amazingly comfortable: a beautiful
house lent by two young bachelors, Finch-Hatton and
Pixley: lovely Japanese hangings and enamel ware,
Persian carpet... Francis Brett Young Oscar Wilde Sebastian Melmoth Print : Book1900-1945 'Here I have been reading any amount of rubbish:
among them (the rubbishes) two quite admirable
shockers by John (Prester) Buchan: THE POWERHOUSE
and THE THIRTY NIN... Francis Brett Young John Buchan The Power-House Print : Book1900-1945 'Here I have been reading any amount of rubbish:
among them (the rubbishes) two quite admirable
shockers by John (Prester) Buchan: THE POWERHOUSE
and THE THIRTY NIN... Francis Brett Young John Buchan The Thirty Nine Steps Print : Book1900-1945 'Here I have been reading any amount of rubbish:
among them (the rubbishes) two quite admirable
shockers by John (Prester) Buchan: THE POWERHOUSE
and THE THIRTY NIN... Francis Brett Young May Sinclair The Divine Fire Print : Book1900-1945 'I was pleased to receive your letter and tin of
salmon. It is now Sunday night and it as [sic] been
very hot we have had church parade this afternoon as
we where [... William Henry Bonser Lamin Manchester Guardian Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘On return to England [from Jena], by the way, I renewed my acquaintance
with R.B. [Robert Browning]. The last line of Mr Sludge the Medium—“yet
there is something in... Charles Hamilton Sorley Robert Browning Mr Sludge, "the Medium" Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Sorry I forgot to mail you my opinion of Israel Zangwill. I admire him
enormously and like him about as much. He reminds me often of the author of
Revelations in his... Charles Hamilton Sorley Israel Zangwill Dreamers of the Ghetto Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Sorry I forgot to mail you my opinion of Israel Zangwill. I admire him
enormously and like him about as much. He reminds me often of the author of
Revelations in his... Charles Hamilton Sorley Bible (Revelations) Print : Book1900-1945 ‘By the way I liked the Armenian article in The Cambridge Magazine.’ Charles Hamilton Sorley The Cambridge Magazine Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘You ask me, with a suggestion of triumph, what I … think of Nietzsche now? I
have only now begun to read the man …’ Charles Hamilton Sorley Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Thanks very much indeed for the letter and Lit. Sups, and especially for
"Satires of Circumstance". I had not got it or ordered it but had often been
thinking of doi... Charles Hamilton Sorley Times Literary Supplement Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘Thanks very much indeed for the letter and Lit. Sups, and especially for
"Satires of Circumstance". I had not got it or ordered it but had often been
thinking of doi... Charles Hamilton Sorley Thomas Hardy Satires of Circumstance: Lyrics and Reveries; with... Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Thanks very much indeed for the letter and Lit. Sups, and especially for
"Satires of Circumstance". I had not got it or ordered it but had often been
thinking of doi... Charles Hamilton Sorley Thomas Hardy The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am still revelling in "The Dynasts". The amount of historical reading and
travelling that must have gone to compose such a work must have been
tremendous … the cha... Charles Hamilton Sorley Thomas Hardy The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I have started to read again, having read nothing all the closing months of
last year. I have discovered a man called D. H. Lawrence who knows the
way to write, and... Charles Hamilton Sorley David Herbert Lawrence [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I have only just arrived here: the last ten days having been occupied in
reading "The Egoist" in the Orderly Room at Moore [Barracks, Shorncliffe]. It
was my sad fat... Charles Hamilton Sorley George Meredith The Egoist Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I have finished and laid by "The Egoist". I see now that Meredith belongs
to that class of novelists with whom I do not usually get on so well (e.g.
Dickens), who cr... Charles Hamilton Sorley George Meredith The Egoist Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I saw Rupert Brooke’s death in the "Morning Post". The "Morning Post",
which has always hitherto disapproved of him, is now loud in its praises
because he has confor... Charles Hamilton Sorley Rupert Brooke [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I saw Rupert Brooke’s death in the "Morning Post". The "Morning Post",
which has always hitherto disapproved of him, is now loud in its praises
because he has confor... Charles Hamilton Sorley The Morning Post Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘I have just been censoring letters: which hardly puts one in the mood for
writing … The reading of a hundred letters has brought home to me one need.
Could you send ... Charles Hamilton Sorley [letters] Manuscript : Letter1900-1945 ‘We are billeted in a town of single-line tramways and mean streets: four-foot
square vegetable gardens, where plaintive cabbages wither: cobbles,
tenements and cats ... Charles Hamilton Sorley Sunday Times Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘You don’t read "The Daily Mail", I suppose; but reading it out here opens
one’s eyes to the dangerous influence the press is beginning to arrogate
and may ultimately... Charles Hamilton Sorley Daily Mail Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I’ve finished The History of the Fabian
Society and I now return it to you with many
thanks for the pleasure it has given me.' Herbert Edward Read Edward Reynolds Pease History of the Fabian Society Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am in a condition such as demands amusement as a
cure: that is, I am an invalid—though not a
despondent one. I have been struggling with …
bronchitis for more th... Herbert Edward Read George Meredith One of Our Conquerors Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I’ve got a lovely little book—The Freudian Wish
[Edwin B. Holt, 1915]—the pathology of thought, etc.
Also a fine volume of poems by D. H. Lawrence.’ Herbert Edward Read Edwin Bissell Holt The Freudian Wish Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am afraid the New Age is rather poor just now—
several of its best writers are busy in the Army.
But it is the only paper I know that is full of
fresh ideas; and ... Herbert Edward Read The New Age Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 'I am a week late in thanking you for your parcel and letter … and specially for
the book of sonnets which has been constantly either in my pocket or hand. It
is just... Charles Hamilton Sorley Anon Anon [sonnets] Print : Book1900-1945 24 June 1916 ‘I came to this dreadful place a week
ago. The Medical Board gave me “light duty”—but
they don’t understand the term here. We get up at
5.30 a.m. and a... Herbert Edward Read Bernard Shaw Androcles and the Lion Print : Book1900-1945 'God's in his heaven, all's right with the world,
and I'm feeling quite Browningesque. I haven't got
my movement orders yet, but I've been posted to
the 10th Battn.... Herbert Edward Read George Moore Esther Waters Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Many thanks and belated for the parcel you sent about a week ago and
your letter. The apples are always a good thing to have and these
remained fresh. I have not ans... Charles Hamilton Sorley Elizabeth Gaskell Cranford Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Many thanks for your letter which greeted me on our weekly return to our
old farmhouse behind the lines … I’m sending herewith—it strikes me it may
interest you—a co... Charles Hamilton Sorley Thomas à Kempis De imitatione Christi Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Our work and routine is still the same as ever. We are like the fielder who
is put at long leg when a good batsman is at the wicket: not because the
batsman will eve... Charles Hamilton Sorley Josephine Mary Ward Horace Blake Print : Book1900-1945 'I received a commission within six months [of the
declaration of war] and was posted to a battalion
of the Green Howards, my local North Riding
regiment, then trai... Herbert Edward Read The New Age Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 'The mess was ... the only place where, that
bitter winter, one could read in comfort ... One
Sunday afternoon I took down with me a book I had
just bought—Butler's... Herbert Edward Read Samuel Butler Erewhon Revisited Print : Book1900-1945 'One other item of news I must not forget to tell
you. Aylwin came. I read it (in the trenches,
of all incongruous places) and it conquered me. I've
nothing at all ... Herbert Edward Read Theodore Watts-Dunton Aylwin Print : Book1850-1899 'I wrote a letter to Chas Butten at Tocopilla & then read a good bit from the
book Cousin W.B gave me before leaving England & in Practical Christianity.' James Bennetts Williams William Wilberforce Practical Christianity Print : Unknown1850-1899 'I got up had a cup of tea & then read several tracts & some on the training of
children by Mrs Booth ...' James Bennetts Williams William Booth The Training of Children Print : Unknown1850-1899 'I got out of the mine about 5-30 had my dinner at once & then read several
chapters in St Marks gospel ...' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] Bible (Mark) Print : Unknown1850-1899 'Did not get up until 7A.M. as I lay in the bed reading ...' James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon [unknown] 1850-1899 'I rec'd a letter and some newspapers from J. P. Prout with a letter enclosed
from my wife. I read a good bit from the papers & then wrote this it is now
time to go t... James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon [unknown] Print : Newspaper1850-1899 'I read a sermon from the Christian Age, then had a cup of tea, now going to
bed about 9 P.M.' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 'After reading a good bit I went to bed about 10 A.M.' James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon [unknown] Unknown 1850-1899 'Got out of the mine about 6 A.M. had some tea & read the paper a bit & saw
in the list of deaths, the death of Mary Ann wife of Lot Brewer. I think it is my
old scho... James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon [unknown] Print : Newspaper1850-1899 '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.' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 'I read a good bit from my Bible and Christian Ages ...' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 'I read a good bit from my Bible and Christian Ages ...' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] Bible Print : Book1850-1899 '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 w... James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] Bible Print : Book1850-1899 '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 w... James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] Manual of Devotion Print : Book1850-1899 'I went in & read a good bit from the news-papers
then Bob his Wife & baby came in & we stayed
chatting for a good while.' James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon [unknown] Print : Newspaper1850-1899 '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 ... James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] The Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 '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 ... James Bennetts Williams Thomas Guthrie Man and the Gospel Print : Book1850-1899 '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 ... James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon [unknown] Unknown 1850-1899 'I came back & read some extracts from the Christian
Age, am now going to bed about 8-30 P.M.' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] The Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 ' ... read some papers to the old man ...' James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon [unknown] 1850-1899 'I read a good bit to the old man then came in & had
my tea & off to bed about 8-30 P.M.' James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon [unknown] 1850-1899 '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 ...' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] The Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 'I wrote a letter and read some news to the old man ...' James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon [unknown] Unknown 1850-1899 '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 & ... James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] Royal Cornwall Gazette Print : Newspaper1850-1899 '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 & ... James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] Bible Print : Book1850-1899 ' ... went to see the old man and read the newspaper to
him ...' James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon [unknown] Print : Newspaper1850-1899 '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 o... James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] The Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 'Mr P was in bed reading the Newspaper, P. Walker was
a little better this morn then I went to see the old
Peter who is also a little better. After breakfast
Peter ... James Bennetts Williams Thomas De Witt Talmage [unknown] Print : Unknown1850-1899 '... read a good bit from C Age ...' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] The Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 ' ... had Roast Beef & Potatoes for dinner, then made some
stew for tomorrow, then read the Christian Age. Went
to bed about 8 P.M.' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] The Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 ' ... had my dinner and fixed some soup then read a good
bit from Christian Age ...' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] The Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 'I read a good bit from C Age & done some writing am
now going to bed.' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] The Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 ' ... read a good deal from C Age - also some chapters in
the Book of Cronicles [sic] ...' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] The Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 ' ... read a good deal from C Age - also some chapters in
the Book of Cronicles [sic] ...' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] Bible (Chronicles) Print : Book1850-1899 'I went down to see Peter & stayed a good while until
breakfast then read 2 Sermons from C Age & Peter
came up here.' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] Christian Age Print : Newspaper1850-1899 'this eve I read the Joyful News which I enjoyed very
much ...' James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a] The Joyful News Print : Serial / periodical1850-1899 'I read some papers & then went to bed ...' James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon [unknown] Print : Newspaper1850-1899 ' ... had my dinner & read the Newspaper & boiled a pot of
potatoes ...' James Bennetts Williams Anon Anon [unknown] Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'Rested all morning. Read "Times" and rested again
after lunch.' Verena Vera Pennefather unknown The Times Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'Read "Kim". Heard from S by last post.' Verena Vera Pennefather Rudyard Kipling Kim Print : Book1900-1945 'Walked Marshy Meadows by myself. Read "Kim".' Verena Vera Pennefather Rudyard Kipling Kim Print : Book1900-1945 'Walked Clausin with Herr Byng. Read "A Midsummer
Day's Dream". Wire from Mrs Henderson.' Verena Vera Pennefather H. B. Marriott Watson A Midsummer Day's Dream Print : Book1900-1945 'Walked Marshy Meadows. Read "Light that Failed."' Verena Vera Pennefather Rudyard Kipling The Light that Failed Print : Book1900-1945 'Marshy Meadows by short cut and read Star Dreamer.' Verena Vera Pennefather Agnes Castle Star Dreamer Print : Book1900-1945 'Read Pearl Maiden.' Verena Vera Pennefather H. Rider Haggard The Pearl Maiden Print : Book1900-1945 'Read Life of Jane Austen. Unpacked.' Verena Vera Pennefather James Austen-Leigh A Memoir of Jane Austen Print : Book1900-1945 'Wrote to Maysie. Read Jungle Book.' Verena Vera Pennefather Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Book Print : Book1900-1945 'After lunch sat in study read paper and "The
Sowers."' Verena Vera Pennefather Henry Seton Merriman The Sowers Print : Book1900-1945 'Tidied room and read Outdoor World. Wrote to Sommy.' Verena Vera Pennefather n/a n/a The Outdoor World Print : Unknown1900-1945 'Read "a Welsh Witch". Wrote to Claude, Maysie and
Mother.' Verena Vera Pennefather Allen Raine A Welsh Witch: A Romance of Wild Places Print : Book1900-1945 'Read "A Welsh Witch". Walked to the church to meet
Miss Jenner.' Verena Vera Pennefather Allen Raine A Welsh Witch: A Romance of Wild Places Print : Book1900-1945 'Rested all the afternoon and evening. Read
Andromeda.' Verena Vera Pennefather Charles Kingsley Andromeda Print : Book1900-1945 'Read L'Isle Inconnue with Sommy.' Verena Vera Pennefather Guillaume Grivel L'Isle Inconnue Print : Book1900-1945 'Read Arethusa' Verena Vera Pennefather F. Marion Crawford Arethusa Print : Book1900-1945 'Went out for a short time before lunch. Read
"Sheaves". Washed my hair.' Verena Vera Pennefather E.F. Benson Sheaves Print : Book1900-1945 'Took Sommy's watch to Asprey's after lunch. Finished
"The Wages of Sin."' Verena Vera Pennefather Lucas Malet The Wages of Sin Print : Book1900-1945 'Read "Alice for Short". Stayed in all day' Verena Vera Pennefather William de Morgan Alice for Short Print : Book1800-1849 'I have just finished the Lady of the Lake. – I read
all the notes. I have also read these plays of
Shakespeare. John. Richard 2d. Henry 4th & I am now
reading Henr... William Henry Fox Talbot William Shakespeare King John Print : Book1800-1849 'I have just finished the Lady of the Lake. – I read
all the notes. I have also read these plays of
Shakespeare. John. Richard 2d. Henry 4th & I am now
reading Henr... William Henry Fox Talbot William Shakespeare Richard II Print : Book1800-1849 'I have just finished the Lady of the Lake. – I read
all the notes. I have also read these plays of
Shakespeare. John. Richard 2d. Henry 4th & I am now
reading Henr... William Henry Fox Talbot William Shakespeare 1 Henry IV Print : Book1800-1849 'I have just finished the Lady of the Lake. – I read
all the notes. I have also read these plays of
Shakespeare. John. Richard 2d. Henry 4th & I am now
reading Henr... William Henry Fox Talbot William Shakespeare 2 Henry IV Print : Book1800-1849 'I have just finished the Lady of the Lake. – I read
all the notes. I have also read these plays of
Shakespeare. John. Richard 2d. Henry 4th & I am now
reading Henr... William Henry Fox Talbot William Shakespeare Henry V Print : Book1800-1849 'Thursday. rose at 8, O'Clock, came to Po [Agnes
Porter, governess], turned the Hour Glass and
played with it.- read my Journal of Sepr 5, 1805,
that you wrote for ... William Henry Fox Talbot John Aikin Evenings at Home, Or, the Juvenile Budget Opened Print : Book1900-1945 'After lunch read The Times & then went to see Mrs
Tucker's new baby.' Verena Pennefather The Times Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'Read "3 Sisters". Went down to Oakwood Court to see
Mother.' Verena Pennefather May Sinclair Three Sisters Print : Book1900-1945 'After lunch sat under the trees with the children &
read "Held Fast for England" to them, they put on
their bathing gowns & played in the garden after
tea.' Verena Pennefather G. A. Henty Held Fast for England Print : Book1900-1945 'After lunch the children went up to the Round Pond
with Marcus to sail boats. Read "Held Fast for
England" to them after tea.' Verena Pennefather G.A. Henty Held Fast for England Print : Book1900-1945 'After lunch read the Paper & wrote some letters.' Verena Pennefather n/a n/a [newspaper] Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'Babs better kept him quiet in bed all day & read
King Solomon's Mines to him & Dick.' Verena Pennefather Henry Rider Haggard King Solomon's Mines Print : Book1900-1945 'Kept Dick in bed all day. Read "King Solomon's
Mines" to him & worked with Tub at the Dutch garden.' Verena Pennefather Henry Rider Haggard King Solomon's Mines Print : Book1900-1945 'Read "She" to Roley after tea.' Verena Pennefather Henry Rider Haggard She Print : Book1900-1945 'Roley back from school about 4. Told him to come
early, as I was afraid of his being out late with
his chill. Read "She" to him.' Verena Pennefather Henry Rider Haggard She Print : Book1900-1945 'Babs made a garden for himself. Read Enoch Arden to
Babs before tea.' Verena Pennefather Alfred, Lord Tennyson Enoch Arden Print : Book1900-1945 'Read "A Christmas Carol" to the Babs, and Evie
finished it to him.' Verena Pennefather Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol Print : Book1900-1945 'Read "A Tale of Two Cities" to the Babs after tea.' Verena Pennefather Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities Print : Book1900-1945 'Finished reading "A Tale of Two Cities" to Babs
after tea & washed my hair.' Verena Pennefather Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities Print : Book1900-1945 'After lunch Tub played golf. Dick caddied for him. I
read Ivanhoe to the Babs and we went to the Post for
stamps.' Verena Pennefather Walter Scott Ivanhoe Print : Book1900-1945 'Read "Arethusa" to Dick and Babs, then they went to
a party at the Hales.' Verena Pennefather Percy Bysse Shelley Arethusa Print : Book1900-1945 'We went to Walton and then to Cullens to get "tuck"
for Dick. After lunch packed Dick's box. Then read
"Arethusa". Babs coughed nearly all night until I
gave him a... Verena Pennefather Percy Bysse Shelley Arethusa Print : Book1900-1945 'After lunch read "The Tempest" to Babs, worked &
went through linen cupboard. After tea Tub put up a
second bookshelf in the drawing room and we arranged
books.' Verena Pennefather William Shakespeare The Tempest Print : Book1900-1945 'After lunch we sat in the garden & I cut out shorts
for Babs, & read "Arethusa" to the boys for a bit.' Verena Pennefather Percy Bysse Shelley Arethusa Print : Book1900-1945 'Read "Abbess of Vlaye" to Babs in the garden after
tea.' Verena Pennefather Stanley J. Weyman The Abbess of Vlaye Print : Book1900-1945 'Worked at nightdress and wrote some letters. Read
"Abbess of Vlaye" to Babs.' Verena Pennefather Stanley J. Weyman The Abbess of Vlaye Print : Book1900-1945 'Babs home for lunch. Finished "Abbess of Vlaye" to
him after lunch. Cut out and stuffed a pillow for
the cot.' Verena Pennefather Stanley J. Weyman The Abbess of Vlaye Print : Book1900-1945 'Roley back for lunch, first swimming lesson this
term. Read him Eric Brighteyes after lunch, then he
went up to swimming.' Verena Pennefather Henry Rider Haggard Eric Brighteyes Print : Book1900-1945 'Went through the books, sat on deckchairs and worked
at Evie's undie set. Indications of baby coming
after lunch. Nurse went for a walk. I sat on lawn &
worked. Te... Verena Pennefather Henry Rider Haggard Eric Brighteyes Print : Book1900-1945 'Kept Babs at home as I was afraid he'd be too tired
in the morning for the early start. He watched Baby
have her bath, then had his hair cut & bought cakes
while N... Verena Pennefather Henry Rider Haggard Eric Brighteyes Print : Book1900-1945 'Very hot day. Tub played tennis with the Malonys in
the afternoon. I read Eric Brighteyes to Babs. Mrs
Salter came to see me about 7 oclock.' Verena Pennefather Henry Rider Haggard Eric Brighteyes Print : Book1900-1945 'Very hot again, but more breeze. Washed my hair
after my bath and dried it in the garden. Roley home
for lunch. Finished "Eric Brighteyes" to him in the
garden aft... Verena Pennefather Henry Rider Haggard Eric Brighteyes Print : Book1900-1945 'Reading "Ordeal of War"—Oliver most
interesting & instructive, also Report of committee
on Belgian atrocities[.] Dined with Richmond at the
Club.' Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar Frederick Scott Oliver Ordeal by Battle Print : Book1900-1945 'Reading "Ordeal of War"—Oliver most
interesting & instructive, also Report of committee
on Belgian atrocities[.] Dined with Richmond at the
Club.' Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar [n/a] [n/a] Official Book of the German Atrocities Told by Vic... Print : Book1900-1945 'Spectator of Aug 7th 1915 contains an interesting
article which illustrates the thoroughness of German
organization for war.' Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar [n/a] [n/a] Spectator Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 'Started raining at 6.0, so returned on board.
Reading & writing in gun room till 10.0, when we
turned in.' Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon [unknown] 1900-1945 '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.... Leslie Richard Romer [n/a] [n/a] [newspaper] Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'Lunch 12.0, & afterwards went on leave, while hands
washed up the decks. Had a tremendous blow out at
Swiss Cafe, & purchased many items ... Went & read
at room at... Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon [unknown] 1900-1945 'General Quarters till 10.30. Went to Navigator's
cabin to write up log. When I finished I couldn't
find any cadets, so went back to Navigator's cabin &
eat chocola... Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon [unknown] 1900-1945 'Fog did not lift, so we did not begin [patrol].
Spent afternoon in writing, reading etc. Leave for
Officers from 4.30-6.15. Went ashore ...' Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon [unknown] 1900-1945 'Came down and had breakfast at 8.0. Divisions at
9.45 & no General Quarters but physical training
from 11.15 till 12.0 ... Lunch at 12.0, & afterwards
I retired to... Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 'Church at 10.30. Stopped a large & lusty ship at
12.0, but it turned out to be a false alarm as
usual. Lunch at 12.0. I read all the afternoon, &
got the PMO's gra... Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 'Hoped to have 1" aiming rifle practice, but after
getting up ammunition & lots of fuss we cleared off
to lunch. Read during the afternoon & tea at 3.30.' Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon [unknown] 1900-1945 'Sketched till 10.45, & then went to the Captain's
Cabin, where the P.M.O. gave us a long lecture on
diseases. Lunch at 12.0, & afterwards I read in the
Gun Room ti... Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon [unknown] 1900-1945 '... nothing much to do all morning, except for a
fairly short stay at General Quarters. There was
nothing for me to do at all in the afternoon, so I
simply sat in ... Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon [unknown] 1900-1945 ' ... foul morning ... altogether rotten. I came up
for breakfast to find everyone feeling sick, &
nothing to eat. After some time I partook of a
frugal meal, in th... Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon [unknown] 1900-1945 '... frightfully dull ... During the afternoon I
went out to the after superstructure for a time &
then came down to the Gun Room & read.' Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon [unknown] 1900-1945 'I woke up feeling extremely bored with life ... it
was a foul day, like yesterday. I did exactly the
same things ... During the forenoon the sea gave
signs of goin... Leslie Richard Romer Anon Anon [unknown] Print : Serial / periodical1850-1899 'A more poignant Newcastle memory came later. Settled in the
town in a house of our own, we had been reading David Copperfield
aloud of an evening to manma, when she ... Ernest Rhys Charles Dickens David Copperfield 1800-1849 'Has thou read John Foster's Life and Correspondence? It is deeply interesting; generally speaking,
I am not addicted to the reading of correspondence, but his is no pe... Eliza Ellis Jonathan Edwards Ryland The Life and Correspondence of John Foster Print : Book1800-1849 'Thou kindly asks whether I am pursuing my favourite reading. To this I must return a decided no
— several books from our Book Society having come upon us suddenl... Eliza Ellis [Anon] [Anon] [unknown] Print : Book1800-1849 'I am just now (when at home) reading 'Cosmos', a sketch of a physical description of the universe.
Parts of it are very interesting, but others of too deeply scientifi... Eliza Ellis Alexander von Humboldt Cosmos: A Sketch of the Physical Description of th... Print : Book1800-1849 'I am so glad thou has been reading some works on Geology. 'Geological Sketches' was the first
I ever read; it is an excellent preliminary work, and interested me so mu... Eliza Ellis Maria Hack Geological Sketches and Glimpses of the ancient Ea... Print : Book1800-1849 '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 shou... Eliza Ellis [n/a] [n/a] Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Print : Serial / periodical1800-1849 'I have just been reading a second time Dr. Mantell's 'Medals of Creation', and do so admire the
spirit in which it is written exceedingly; this, and his 'Wonders of Ge... Eliza Ellis Gideon Algernon Mantell The Medals of Creation; or, First Lessons in Geolo... Print : Book1800-1849 'I have just been reading a second time Dr. Mantell's 'Medals of Creation', and do so admire the
spirit in which it is written exceedingly; this, and his 'Wonders of Ge... Eliza Ellis Gideon Algernon Mantell The Wonders of Geology; or, a Familiar Exposition ... Print : Book1800-1849 'I have just finished Hugh Miller's 'First Impressions of England and its people'. His argument at the
conclusion of the seventeenth chapter is excellent; he concludes ... Eliza Ellis Hugh Miller First Impressions of England and its People Print : Book1800-1849 'I have scarcely read anything except an occasional short pity article in some review, on looked
within the pages of some book, and turned away with an oppressed heart ... Eliza Ellis [Anon] [Anon] [unknown] Print : Serial / periodical1800-1849 'I have scarcely read anything except an occasional short pity article in some review, on looked
within the pages of some book, and turned away with an oppressed heart ... Eliza Ellis [Anon] [Anon] [unknown] Print : Book1800-1849 '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 a... Eliza Ellis John Pringle Nichol [unknown] Print : Book1800-1849 'Do you take Chambers's Journal? The opening article I like very much, on that beautiful line from
Keats, 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever'; another of the leading ... Eliza Ellis John Keats Endymion Print : Serial / periodical1800-1849 'Do you take Chambers's Journal? The opening article I like very much, on that beautiful line from
Keats, 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever'; another of the leading ... Eliza Ellis [Anon] [Anon] 'Female Education. The Positive-the Possible' Print : Serial / periodical1800-1849 'I have just been reading 'The Letters, Conversations', &c., of this extraordinary man - and must
give thee this idea conveyed in a letter to one of his friends'
[q... Eliza Ellis Samuel Taylor Coleridge Letters, Conversations and Recollections of Samuel... Print : Book1800-1849 'At the time I received thy letter, I was reading Carlyle's 'Life of Cromwell'. I was unable to procure
the second volume immediately, and while waiting for it, I have ... Eliza Ellis Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches: With Eluci... Print : Book1800-1849 'At the time I received thy letter, I was reading Carlyle's 'Life of Cromwell'. I was unable to procure
the second volume immediately, and while waiting for it, I have ... Eliza Ellis Thomas Carlyle Past and Present Print : Book1800-1849 'I have a great dislike to having no book 'on hand'; so I made a pilgrimage to our Permanent
Library, determined if possible to seize upon Plato. To my great pleasure t... Eliza Ellis Plato Phaedrus Print : Book1800-1849 we walked into the church which is a good deal painted over, and soon discovered the pictures of Brea. Murray tells us he is not an old master, yet his style appeared to... Susan Horner unknown unknown Murray's guide Print : Book1800-1849 We visited the church of San Pietro on the brow of the hill on which Perugia is situated; it contains many interesting pictures,.... I remarked a lovely little picture in... Susan Horner Johann David Passavant Raffael von Urbino und sein Vater Giovanni Santi Print : Book1900-1945 'Read a lot of John Gielgud's autobiography. He is no writer but it is interesting nevertheless.'
Vere Hodgson John Gielgud Early Stages Print : Book1900-1945 'Have been reading about Mrs Perugini, daughter of Dickens.' Vere Hodgson Gladys Stoney Dickens and Daughter Print : Book1900-1945 'Read Noel Coward's Present Indicative . . . very interesting.' Vere Hodgson Noel Coward Present Indicative Print : Book1900-1945 'Sat by the fire and read the Ranee of Sarawak's biography. Cannot think why she had such awful
daughters.' Vere Hodgson Sylvia Brooke Sylvia of Sarawak: An Autobiography Print : Book1900-1945 'Sat and read Antony, by Lord Lytton.' Vere Hodgson Victor Lytton Antony: A Record of Youth Print : Book1900-1945 'Have just read The Kaiser and his English Relations by Benson. Most interesting.' Vere Hodgson Edward Frederic Benson The Kaiser and English Relations Print : Book1900-1945 'Have just finished some recollections of Kipling called Something of Myself. I am horrified at his
sufferings as a child. When not with the Burne-Jones family he was... Vere Hodgson Rudyard Kipling Something of Myself for My Friends Known and Unkno... Print : Book1900-1945 'Now I am about to read Mrs Roosevelt's autobiography. Apparently she was a very shy child, and
everyone said she would never draw attention anywhere!' Vere Hodgson Eleanor Roosevelt The Lady of the White House: An Autobiography Print : Book1900-1945 'Train was very full. . . . I was fortified with sandwiches, apples from Brede, some knitting and a
Wilkie Collins novel.' Vere Hodgson Wilkie Collins [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 'Stayed up reading H. V. Morton's Women of the Bible. Loved the chapter on 'Ruth, Martha and
Mary'. Always inclined to Martha myself.' Vere Hodgson Henry Vollam Morton Women of the Bible Print : Book1900-1945 'Nearly finished the life of Tolstoy - very difficult person. Glad he was no relation of mine. Saints
seem as difficult as geniuses . . . Tolstoy was both, and I don'... Vere Hodgson Emile Dillon Count Leo Tolstoy: A New Portrait Print : Book1900-1945 'Reading a biography of Churchill - did not know much about his career, but going back into the
past one can see how it has all grown and how very far-sighted a man he ... Vere Hodgson Carl Eric Bechofer Roberts Winston Churchill: Being an Account of the Life of... Print : Book1900-1945 'Went to Rye one lovely hot day. Glorious Sussex cottages covered with roses. Brought E. F.
Benson's book with me. Lamb House, where he lived, had been bombed — but ... Vere Hodgson Edward Frederic Benson Miss Mapp Print : Book1900-1945 'Reading The Last Days of Paris by Alexander Werth, a journalist who kept a diary of those awful
weeks.' Vere Hodgson Alexander Werth The Last Days of Paris: A Journalist's Diary Print : Book1900-1945 'Reading Insanity Fair by Douglas Reed. He was all through the last War. Then had a job in
Germany and knew that from the moment the Nazis were in we should have to fi... Vere Hodgson Douglas Reed Insanity Fair Print : Book1900-1945 'Just read the life of Grand Duke Cyril. He was in the flagship at Port Arthur sunk by the Japs years
ago. He seems to have lived well until the Revolution. But no on... Vere Hodgson Cyril Vladimirovich My Life in Russia's Service, Then and Now Print : Book1900-1945 'Reading an old book — Lord Riddell's diary. Mentions Churchill a lot, and one can see his ideas
have been maintained over the years.' Vere Hodgson George Riddell Lord Riddell's War Diary: 1914-1918 Print : Book1900-1945 'Am reading a book called: Truth on the Tragedy of France, by Elie J. Bois. He is a Frenchman and
truly ashamed of all that happened.' Vere Hodgson Élie J. Bois Truth on the Tragedy of France Print : Book1900-1945 'Unfortunately, I introduced the subject of Men must Weep by Beverley Nichols. I always forget
Mabel is an unrepentant Pacifist. Even now she will not admit that their ... Vere Hodgson Beverley Nichols Men Do Not Weep Print : Book1900-1945 'Took a book on Father Damien into the Park.' Vere Hodgson Piers Compton Father Damien Print : Book1900-1945 'Just read Lord Elton's book St George and the Dragon. He represents a new planet in the sky for
me. He analyses the thought of the last 20 years and the movements th... Vere Hodgson Godfrey Elton St. George or the Dragon: Towards a Christian Demo... Print : Book1900-1945 "Just read Atlantic Ordeal, the account of Mary Cornish's eight days in the Atlantic with the little
boys from the City of Benares, in the lifeboat. Gets no better on r... Vere Hodgson Elspeth Huxley Atlantic Ordeal: The Story of Mary Cornish Print : Book1900-1945 'Read I, Too have lived in Arcadia, by Mrs Belloc Lowndes. All about her parents.' Vere Hodgson Marie Belloc Lowndes I, Too Have Lived in Arcadia: A Record of Love and... Print : Book1900-1945 'Last week worked through Lawrence of Arabia - tributes to him by his friends.' Vere Hodgson Thomas Edward Lawrence T. E. Lawrence by His Friends Print : Book1900-1945 'Also read a lovely book Snow Goose by a man called Gallico. It is a story of Dunkirk.' Vere Hodgson Paul Gallico The Snow Goose Print : Book1900-1945 'A controversial book by H. V. Morton, called: I, James Blunt, is dedicated to Wishful Thinkers who
believe Britain is still an island, and that Russia will win the war... Vere Hodgson Henry Vollam Morton I, James Blunt Print : Book1900-1945 'Reading a book by Oliver Baldwin. A lot of it is the sentimentalism of a few years back, which fell
to pieces when the Hun was at our Back and Front Door. He seems at... Vere Hodgson Oliver Baldwin The Questing Beast: An Autobiography Print : Book1900-1945 'During my holiday read again Wuthering Heights . . but one can
every quite recapture the first horror of contacting Heathcliff — and
the voice at the window.' Vere Hodgson Emily Brontë Wuthering Heights Print : Book1900-1945 'Also going through Vanity Fair again. It seems another world.' Vere Hodgson William Makepeace Thackeray Vanity Fair Print : Book1900-1945 'Have been reading a book in the modern manner about Moses. Cannot help but see a parallel
between Churchill and Moses — and between us and the Children of Israel. In ... Vere Hodgson Elspeth Boog-Watson The Story of Moses Print : Book1900-1945 'The Front Line book has just been issued, and we are all reading it. Managed to snaffle Mr
Hillyard's copy before he had seen it himself, and have wept many tears this... Vere Hodgson Ministry of Home Security Front Line 1940-41: The Official Story of the Civi... Print : Book1900-1945 'Tuesday visited a little girl in University College Hospital. . . . She
was in a bomb-proof basement and looked blooming and happy,
reading Angela Brazil.' Anon Anon Angela Brazil [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 'Have read Guilty Women by Richard Baxter. He calls Edda Mussolini the most dangerous woman
in Europe.' Vere Hodgson Richard Baxter Guilty Women Print : Book1900-1945 'A soldier saw me reading the Abyssinian book, and asked me if the Transvaal Scottish were
mentioned, as he had served with them.' Vere Hodgson William Edward David Allen Guerrilla War in Abyssinia Print : Book1900-1945 'Just reading a book called Us and the Americans ... what they do not understand, and what they
like. Our gardens impress everyone.' Vere Hodgson Anon Anon [Us and the Americans] Print : Book1900-1945 'The book Grey and Scarlet is wonderful. Letters of Army Nurses from all over the world.
Thousands of people can rise to the greatest heights of heroism.' Vere Hodgson Ada Harrison Grey and Scarlet: Letters from the War Areas by Ar... Print : Book1900-1945 'At Radlett over the week-end. Read some of Maurois' The Fall of France. I remember poor Maurois
making his way to England and giving that last despairing broadcast. H... Vere Hodgson André Maurois The Battle of France Print : Book1900-1945 'Restful week-end. Read a biography of Dick Sheppard. I never heard him preach. Astounded he
was so unhappy at school.' Vere Hodgson Charles Matthews Dick Sheppard: Man of Peace Print : Book1900-1945 'Another book: Missing Believed Prisoner, is by a South African captured at Sidi Rezegh. Those
awful marches through the desert with no food or water. The Camp with sta... Vere Hodgson N. I. Robinson Missing, Believed Prisoner: The Story of a South A... Print : Book1900-1945 'Got the Face without a Frown — Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Iris Leveson Gower. This is
the one with the magnificent hats. The author has made a splendid story... Vere Hodgson Iris Leveson Gower The Face without a Frown: Georgiana, Duchess of De... Print : Book1900-1945 'Have had good luck with a Library book. Managed to get Where Love and Friendship Meet by Mrs
Belloc Lowndes. It is the latest story of the Belloc family, and present... Vere Hodgson Marie Belloc Lowndes Where Love and Friendship Dwelt Print : Book1900-1945 'Lovely week-end with Kit. Reached Watford about 1.30.... She is passionately interested in Polar
exploration and had a book on Dr Wilson. I skimmed through. There we... Vere Hodgson George Seaver Edward Wilson of the Antarctic, Naturalist and Fri... Print : Book1900-1945 'In the afternoon came Barishnikov with his daughter Alexandra.... He has lent me a book called I
Married a Russian. ' [538] 'I Married a Russian has charmed us all. An... Vere Hodgson Edna Alfredivna Sinelnikova I Married a Russian: Letters from Kharkov Print : Book1900-1945 'I am struggling with the Brothers Karamazov, but do not find myself at home with any of the
characters. Must read something about Dostoevsky.' Vere Hodgson Fyodor Dostoevsky The Brothers Karamazov Print : Book1900-1945 'I have been impressed with this awful book, called I Was Hitler's Maid. Barishnikov and Resti think
it is true. Very depressing.' Vere Hodgson Pauline Kohler I Was Hitler's Maid Print : Book1900-1945 'Also am reading Berlin Diary, by Shirer, an American war correspondent. Our public men come
out very badly in the years before the war.' Vere Hodgson William Lawrence Shirer Berlin Diary Print : Book1900-1945 Raguana who, apart from Fatima, had the most outstanding personality in the harem. She was taller than most Hadhrami women, with a good figure and the striking looks of a... Raguana unknown unknown The Qu'ran Unknown 1900-1945 Raguana who, apart from Fatima, had the most outstanding personality in the harem. She was taller than most Hadhrami women, with a good figure and the striking looks of a... Doreen Ingrams unknown unknown The Qu'ran Unknown 1850-1899 'The writer [Ford Madox Ford] never saw Conrad read any book of memoirs except
those of Maxime Ducamp and the Correspondence of Flaubert; those we read daily
together... Joseph Conrad Etienne-Denis Pasquier Histoire de mon temps: mémoires du chancelier Pasq... Print : Book1850-1899 'The writer [Ford Madox Ford] never saw Conrad read any book of memoirs except
those of Maxime Ducamp and the Correspondence of Flaubert; those we read daily
together... Joseph Conrad George Tomline Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honorable William... Print : Book1900-1945 'The writer [Ford Madox Ford] never saw Conrad read any book of memoirs except
those of Maxime Ducamp and the Correspondence of Flaubert; those we read daily
together... Joseph Conrad Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham His People and Other Tales and Sketches Print : Book1850-1899 'I have spoken of his affection for Dickens. Trollope he liked. Thackeray I
think not over much, though he had a due regard for such creations as Major
Pendennis. Mer... Joseph Conrad William Dean Howells The Rise of Silas Lapham Print : Book1900-1945 'Do you know this modern six-shilling mummer of
"life," called Galsworthy? You may be aware that
he has recently published, among other novels, a
creation, "Beyond,... Wainwight Merrill William Makepeace Thackeray The History of Pendennis Print : Book1900-1945 'Do you know this modern six-shilling mummer of
"life," called Galsworthy? You may be aware that
he has recently published, among other novels, a
creation, "Beyond,... Wainwight Merrill John Galsworthy Beyond Print : Book1900-1945 'To-day I ... prepare myself for leaving England.
I read, whilst [here] the "Ingoldsby Legends"
entire, Second Part "King Henry IV," and more
cursorily "Midsummer ... Wainwight Merrill Richard Harris Barham Ingoldsby Legends Print : Book1900-1945 'To-day I ... prepare myself for leaving England.
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