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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 21 August 1807: 'Read a little of the "Lamento di Cecco," which, having often heard of, I had never seen before. It is a beautiful, simple, but not ...Mary Berry Francesco Baldovini'Lamento di Cecco'Print: Book
1900-1945'He marked personal details in Colvin's biography of Keats, particularly when they seemed to coincide with his own, noticing that Keats's mind was "naturally unapt for do...Wilfred Owen John Keats'Lamia'Print: Book
1900-1945'The Life & Works of Oliver W. Holmes were then dealt with. John J. Cooper read an interesting biographical paper, concluding with a reading "Latter Day Warnings" for The...John J. Cooper Oliver Wendell Holmes'Latter Day Warnings'Print: Book
1900-1945'Mr Burrow then introduced John Masefield's work setting out the little publicly known of his life following with a short review of his work and a few hints as to the top...Florence Reynolds John Masefield'Laugh and be Merry'Print: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Barrett to Richard Hengist Horne, 13 December 1843: 'I admired [Richard Monckton Milne's] first volume very much; but his later poetry seems to want fire a...Elizabeth Barrett Richard Monckton Milnes'Lay of the Humble'Print: Book
1800-1849'Sunday Nov. 19th. [...] read Conversazione da Bondi.'Claire Clairmont Clemente Bondi'Le Conversazioni: Poemetto'Print: Book
1800-1849Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister Lady Georgiana Morpeth (February 1803): 'I have been crying my eyes out over "le Nouveau pere de famille." I wonder I did not hear...Lady Harriet Cavendish 'le Nouveau pere de famille'Print: Book
1800-1849Harriet, Countess Granville to her sister, Lady Carlisle, 10 October 1831: 'Perhaps I am foolish in having no misgivings about public tranquillity [following the Lords...Harriet Countess Granville 'Le Temps'Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'The Club then listened to a variety of readings from modern poets as follows: A Rawlings Extracts from "The Art of Poetry" T.C. Eliott from Chesterton's "Lepanto" M...T.C. Elliott Gilbert Keith Chesterton'Lepanto'Print: Book
1900-1945'[letter from Lord Bryce to Mrs Ward] Thank you for your admirable article and for the copy of the Memorial, an effective repy to that of the Suffragist ladies'.Mary Augusta Ward'Let women say'Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (September 1818): 'September 30th. At Badgemore [family's country residence] 'Rose at 7. Read some ...George Grote Lord Shaftesbury'letter on Enthusiasm'Print: Book
1800-1849From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (September 1818): 'September 30th. At Badgemore [family's country residence] 'Rose at 7. Read some ...George Grote Lord Shaftesbury'letter on Enthusiasm'Print: Book
1800-1849'I do not rank this Maga very high but would like much to know who this new village poet is this juvenile Crab Coleridge's letter is great stuff but correspondence of the...James Hogg Samuel Taylor Coleridge'Letter to Peter Morris, M.D. On the Sorts and Use...Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849John Wilson Croker to John Murray, 15 September 1819: 'Thank you for the perusal of the letter; it is not very good, but it will vex these old women of British criti...John Wilson Croker George Gordon, Lord Byron'Letter to the Editor of My Grandmother's Review'Unknown
1800-1849'I have laughed at least as heartily at the continuation of "Daniel" as you did at the original the conceit is excellent indeed I see that mine was quite an imperfect thi...James Hogg 'Letter to the Lord High Constable, from Mr Dinmon...Print: Serial / periodicalManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Elizabeth Barrett to Hugh Stuart Boyd, 15 November 1831: 'I have been reading an article in the Quarterly Review this morning [italics]about[end italics] the administr...Elizabeth Barrett 'Letter to the Lords' (article concerning Reform B...Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Lord Mahon to John Murray, 11 December 1836: 'I am much obliged to you for the early copy of the [Quarterly] Review which I am reading with great pleasure. The artic...Lord Mahon Lord Wellesley'Letter [on the character of Pitt, addressed to J....Print: Serial / periodical, 'early copy'
1800-1849Lady Palgrave to John Murray: 'I have many thanks to give you for the kind present of my cousin's "Letters on Esthonia [ apparently Letters from the Baltic]," with w...Lady Palgrave Miss Rigby'Letters from Esthonia' [?i.e. Letters from the Ba...Print: Book
1800-1849'Piercy Mallory is an extraordinary work. In character it is inimitable not in original design but in amazing strength of colouring. In nature and interest it is defectiv...James Hogg William Maginn'Letters of Timothy Tickler Esq. to Eminent Litera...Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849John Wilson Croker to John Murray, 7 May 1828: 'I return, having read through, the first volume of "Horace Walpole's Letters to Mr. Mason" [discusses text further] [.....John Wilson Croker Horace Walpole'Letters to Mr Mason' vol 1Print: Book


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