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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899'With his first wages Conrad bought a volume of Shakespeare, and at sea he also read Mill's "Principles of Political Economy".'Joseph Conrad John Stuart MillPrinciples of Political EconomyPrint: Book
1850-1899'With his first wages Conrad bought a volume of Shakespeare, and at sea he also read Mill's "Principles of Political Economy".'Joseph Conrad William ShakespeareComplete WorksPrint: Book
1850-1899'Polishness which I took from Mickiewicz and Slowacki. My father read "Pan Tadeusz" aloud to me and made me read it aloud. Not just once or twice. I used to prefer "K...Joseph Conrad Adam MickiewiczPan TadeuszPrint: Book
1850-1899'Polishness which I took from Mickiewicz and Slowacki. My father read "Pan Tadeusz" aloud to me and made me read it aloud. Not just once or twice. I used to prefer "K...Joseph Conrad Adam MickiewiczKonrad WallenrodPrint: Book
1850-1899'Polishness which I took from Mickiewicz and Slowacki. My father read "Pan Tadeusz" aloud to me and made me read it aloud. Not just once or twice. I used to prefer "K...Joseph Conrad Adam MickiewiczGrazynaPrint: Book
1850-1899'Polishness which I took from Mickiewicz and Slowacki. My father read "Pan Tadeusz" aloud to me and made me read it aloud. Not just once or twice. I used to prefer "K...Joseph Conrad Juliusz Slowacki[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'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 on questions dealing with the colonies a...Joseph Conrad Mary KingsleyWest African StudiesPrint: Book
1850-1899'The loading of ships was once a matter of skill, judgement and knowledge. Thick books have been written about it. "Stevens on Stowage" is a portly volume with the re...Joseph Conrad Robert White StevensOn the Stowage of ShipsPrint: Book
1850-1899'Thanks ever so much for the book ["Father Archangel of Scotland, and Other Essays"]. I have read it once so far. The more I read you the more I admire. This is a str...Joseph Conrad Robert Bontine Cunninghame GrahamFather Archangel of Scotland, and Other EssaysPrint: Book
1850-1899'Thanks for Cyrano. I haven't read it yet but will do so before the sun rises again.' [A week later Conrad wrote: 'Je ne suis bon qu'à lire Cyrano and such like coglione...Joseph Conrad Edmond RostandCyrano de BergeracPrint: Book
1850-1899'Nothing approaching it [Cunninghame Graham's book "Mogreb-el-Acksa"] has appeared since Burton's "Mecca" [...] and Burton's "Mecca" is nowhere near it.'Joseph Conrad Richard BurtonPersonal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah a...Print: Book
1850-1899'My humble apology for not thanking you before for the volume of verses. I share your opinion of Maupassant.The man is a great artist who sees the essential in everythi...Joseph Conrad Guy de MaupassantDes VersPrint: Book
1850-1899'The Warsaw Review (the one where 3 years ago I've read translations of Tennyson) asks me to translate myself.'Joseph Conrad Alfred TennysonPoemsPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'As a reader he [the Hudson children's tutor, a Mr Trigg] certainly was great, and every evening, when the evenings were long, he would give a two hours’ reading to...William Henry Hudson Charles DickensThe Pickwick PapersPrint: Book
1850-1899Speaking of the passion of his neighbouring Argentinian landowner, Don Gregorio Gandara, for a range of coloured horses, Hudson writes: 'It reminds one of the famou...William Henry Hudson Mark Antony LowerOld Speech and Old Manners in SussexPrint: Book
1850-1899'I would not, I could not, give up the rides and rambles that took up so much of my time, but I would try to overcome my disinclination to serious reading. There we...William Henry Hudson James RennieThe Domestic Habits of BirdsPrint: Book
1850-1899'I would not, I could not, give up the rides and rambles that took up so much of my time, but I would try to overcome my disinclination to serious reading. There we...William Henry Hudson [unknown] [unknown][Natural History]Print: Book
1850-1899'I would not, I could not, give up the rides and rambles that took up so much of my time, but I would try to overcome my disinclination to serious reading. There we...William Henry Hudson Charles RollinThe Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginian...Print: Book
1850-1899'I would not, I could not, give up the rides and rambles that took up so much of my time, but I would try to overcome my disinclination to serious reading. There we...William Henry Hudson Flavius JosephusThe Works of Flavius JosephusPrint: Book
1850-1899'I would not, I could not, give up the rides and rambles that took up so much of my time, but I would try to overcome my disinclination to serious reading. There we...William Henry Hudson [Anon] [Anon][unknown]Print: Book


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