Switch to English Switch to French

The Open University  |   Study at the OU  |   About the OU  |   Research at the OU  |   Search the OU

Listen to this page  |   Accessibility

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

Reading Experience Database UK Historical image of readers
 
RED International logo

 
 
 

Advanced Search results:



Any results shown below can be ordered in a variety of ways simple by clicking on the column header. To view an individual entry click on the 'Evidence' data.

 

You searched for:




To search again: Click 'Search' in the navigation menu above or use the web browser 'back' button.

30503 records found. (displaying 20 per page)



  

Click check box to select all entries on this page:

 

Go to page: [1]   1109 1110 1111 1112 1113  1114  1115 1116 1117 1118 1119   [1526]

 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 5 October 1816: 'I have read the last E[dinburgh] R[eview] they are very severe on the Germans -- and their idol Goethe -- I have also read Wedderbu...George Gordon Lord Byron H. Gally KnightIlderim: A Syrian TaleUnknown
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 5 October 1816: 'I have read the last E[dinburgh] R[eview] they are very severe on the Germans -- and their idol Goethe -- I have also read Wedderbu...George Gordon Lord Byron The PamphleteerPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 6 July 1821: 'At the particular request of the Countess G[uiccioli] I have promised not to continue Don Juan ... She had read the two first [cantos]...Countess Teresa Guiccioli George Gordon Lord ByronDon Juan (Cantos I and II)Print: BookManuscript: Letter
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 7 August 1821: 'I have just been turning over the homicide review of J. Keats ...'George Gordon Lord Byron John Wilson CrokerAdverse review of John Keats, EndymionPrint: Serial / periodicalManuscript: Letter
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 7 June 1820: '[Goethe's] Faust I never read -- for I don't know German -- but Matthew Monk Lewis in 1816 at Coligny translated most of it to me viva...Matthew Gregory Lewis Johann Wolfgang von GoetheFaustPrint: Book
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 7 September 1814: 'I am very idle I have read the few books I had with me -- & been forced to fish for lack of other argument ...'George Gordon Lord Byron unknownunknownUnknown
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 8 February 1822: 'Attacks upon me were to be expected [following publication of his Biblical drama Cain] -- but I perceive one upon you in the paper...George Gordon Lord Byron Oxoniensis [pseud.]Remonstrance against CainPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 9 April 1814: 'I see Sotheby's tragedies advertised ... ' George Gordon Lord Byron advertisement for William Sotheby, Five Tragedies ...Print: Advertisement
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 9 April 1817: 'I will tell you something about [The Prisoner of] Chillon. -- A Mr. De Luc ninety years old -- a Swiss -- had it read to him & is ple...George Gordon Lord Byron Jean-Jacques RousseauConfessionsPrint: Book
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 9 April 1817: 'I will tell you something about [The Prisoner of] Chillon. -- A Mr. De Luc ninety years old -- a Swiss -- had it read to him & is ple...John Andre de Luc George Gordon Lord ByronThe Prisoner of ChillonPrint: Book
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 9 May 1817: 'The "Tales of my Landlord" I have read with great pleasure ...'George Gordon Lord Byron Walter ScottTales of my LandlordPrint: Book
1700-1799Byron to John Murray, 9 October 1821, having requested that he send a Bible: 'I am a great reader and admirer of those books -- and had read them through and through befo...George Gordon Lord Byron Books of Old TestamentPrint: Book
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 9 October 1822, on his recent illness (painfully and ineffectually treated by a local doctor): 'At last I seized Thompson's book of prescriptions --...George Gordon Lord Byron Thompsonbook of prescriptionsPrint: Book
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, acknowledging receipt of parcel of books and letters from Christian well-wishers, 14 September 1812, including Granville Penn, "The Bioscope, or Dia...George Gordon Lord Byron anon Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, [29 November 1813 (c)]: 'there have been some epigrams on Mr. W[ar]d one I see today - the first I did not see but heard yesterday - the second seem...George Gordon, Lord Byron unknown[epigram on J. W. Ward]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, [29 November 1813 (c)]: 'there have been some epigrams on Mr. W[ar]d one I see today - the first I did not see but heard yesterday... ' George Gordon, Lord Byron unknown[epigram on J. W. Ward]Unknown
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, [?July 23-24 1814]: 'I have read the article & concur in opinion with Mr. Rogers & my friends that I have every reason to be satisfied. -- You best...George Gordon Lord Byron unknown[article]Unknown
1800-1849Byron to John Sheppard, who had sent him a prayer apparently written for him (Byron) by his (Sheppard's) late wife, 8 December 1821: "I have received yr. letter ... the E...George Gordon, Lord Byron John Sheppard[unknown]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849Byron to Lady Byron, 20 July 1819: 'I tried to discover for Leigh Hunt some traces of Francesca [character in Dante's Inferno] -- but except her father Guido's tomb -- an...George Gordon Lord Byron Benvenuto da ImolaCommentary on Dante, CommediaManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Byron to Lady Caroline Lamb, 1 May 1812: 'I have read over the few poems of Miss Milbank with attention ... A friend of mine (fifty years old & an author but not Rogers) ...[friend of Byron's, probably Dallas] anon Annabella Milbanke[poems]Manuscript: Unknown


Go to page: [1]   1109 1110 1111 1112 1113  1114  1115 1116 1117 1118 1119   [1526]



  

Click check box to select all entries on this page:

 

OU logo
   
AHRC logo
   
Green Turtle Web Design