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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849?Well, I do remember the pleasure Mr Opie expressed in reading a proverb in one act, taken from the French of ?Carmontel?, and published by Mr Holcroft, with other entert...John Opie HolcroftTheatrical recorderPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899?When about fourteen years old a comrade lent me a few stray numbers of the "London Journal", a highly spiced periodical which I read with great gusto. It was full of adv...Thomas Burt [n/a]London JournalPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849?While in this state I read the "Letters" of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and some of Dr Beattie?s and Mr Hume?s ?Essays?, together with part of Dr Beattie?s ?Essay on Trut...Thomas Carter Mary Wortley, Lady MontaguLettersPrint: Book
1800-1849?While in this state I read the "Letters" of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and some of Dr Beattie?s and Mr Hume?s ?Essays?, together with part of Dr Beattie?s ?Essay on Trut...Thomas Carter James Beattie[Essays]Print: Book
1800-1849?While in this state I read the "Letters" of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and some of Dr Beattie?s and Mr Hume?s ?Essays?, together with part of Dr Beattie?s ?Essay on Trut...Thomas Carter James BeattieEssay on truthPrint: Book
1800-1849?While in this state I read the "Letters" of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and some of Dr Beattie?s and Mr Hume?s ?Essays?, together with part of Dr Beattie?s ?Essay on Trut...Thomas Carter David Hume[Essays]Print: Book
1800-1849?Whilst in Mr W?s employ, I combined my poetic readings at all leisure moments. I procured and read speedily a complete "Iliad" in English. Some of Shakespeare?s works ha...Samuel Bamford HomerIliadPrint: Book
1800-1849?Whilst in Mr W?s employ, I combined my poetic readings at all leisure moments. I procured and read speedily a complete "Iliad" in English. Some of Shakespeare?s works ha...Samuel Bamford William Shakespeare[works]Print: Book
1700-1799?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) ...John Marsh Alain Rene le SageDiable BoiteauxPrint: Book
1700-1799?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) ...John Marsh John CampbellThe Universal HistoryPrint: Book
1700-1799?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) ...John Marsh Rapin de ThoyrasHistory of EnglandPrint: Book
1700-1799?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) ...John Marsh John DrydenVirgil's husbandry; or, An essay on the GeorgicsPrint: Book
1700-1799?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) ...John Marsh VoltaireHistoire de Charles XIIPrint: Book
1700-1799?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) ...John Marsh Francois FenelanLes Aventures de TelemaquePrint: Book
1700-1799?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) ...John Marsh VirgilEneidPrint: Book
1850-1899?Yesterday, by the bye, I received the proof of "Victor Hugo"; it is not nicely written, but the stuff is capital, I think. Modesty is my most remarkable quality, I may s...Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis StevensonVictor Hugo's RomancesPrint: Proof copy of RLS?s essay on ?Victor Hugo?s Romances?
1850-1899?You can tell Lang this. I heard from him, and will answer soon.?Robert Louis Stevenson Andrew LangletterManuscript: Letter
1850-1899?Your letter came this morning. I own I am troubled about its contents: I fear for your health, dear friend, in such an ordeal as that to which you propose to subject you...Robert Louis Stevenson Frances SitwellletterManuscript: Letter
1800-1849?[James Watson?s] mother, who was left a widow soon after he was born, obtained a situation at the parsonage, where she read Cobbett?s "Register" and "saw nothing bad in ...James Watson Richard CarlileRepublicanPrint: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1800-1849?[James Watson?s] mother, who was left a widow soon after he was born, obtained a situation at the parsonage, where she read Cobbett?s "Register" and "saw nothing bad in ...Mrs Watson William CobbettPolitical RegisterPrint: Newspaper, Serial / periodical


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