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

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Benedict Nicolson

 

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Virginia Woolf : Roger Fry

Virginia Woolf to Benedict Nicolson, 13 August 1940: '[opens] Just as I began to read your letter, an air raid warning sounded. I'll put down the reflections that occurred to me, as honestly as I can, as you put down your reflection of reading my life of Roger Fry while giving air raid alarms at Chatham [goes on to describe thoughts on reading letter, looking up at raiders overhead, etc].'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Benedict Nicolson      Print: Book

  

Jonathan Swift : Gulliver's Travels

'Somebody sent Ben an unexpurgated edition of Gulliver for Xmas. He had read most of it before I discovered. It was disguised as a child's book.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Benedict Nicolson      Print: Book

 

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