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

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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849'I am busy with the fourth volume of Gibbon and Machiavelli's discourses on Livy. He is the only Italian that has interested me - 'Jane Baillie Welsh Niccolo MacchiavelliDiscourses on LivyPrint: Book
1500-1599Anthony Grafton, "Discitur ut agatur: How Gabriel Harvey Read His Livy": "In 1584 ... in Cambridge, Harvey read Livy ... with Thomas Preston, master of Trinity Hall. The...Gabriel Harvey and Thomas PrestonNiccolo MachiavelliDiscorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito LivioPrint: Book
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1600-1699		Anthony Grafton, in "Discitur ut agatur: How Gabriel Harvey Read His Livy," notes Harvey's reading, and light annotation, of Niccolo Machiavelli, The Art of War.Gabriel Harvey Niccolo MachiavelliThe Art of WarPrint: Book
1700-1799'After the breakdown of her marriage in 1752, Sarah Scott read voraciously and eclectically, the "History of Florence" and Lord Bacon's essays, and the Old Plays, Christi...Sarah Scott Niccolo MachiavelliHistory of FlorencePrint: Book
1850-1899'Looked through Machiavelli's works'.George Eliot [pseud.] Niccolo MachiavelliThe Prince (probably)Print: Book
1850-1899'Read passage from Du Bois Reymond's book on Johannes Mueller, a propos of visions. Finished Libro 1 of Machiavelli's Istorie. Read "Blackwood"'.George Eliot [pseud] Niccolo MachiavelliIstorie fiorentinePrint: Book
1850-1899'Finished "La Mandragola", second time reading for the sake of Florentine expressions, and began "La Calandra"'George Eliot [pseud] Niccolo MachiavelliLa MandragolaPrint: Book
1850-1899'Began "Il Principe".'George Eliot [pseud] Niccolo MachiavelliIl PrincipePrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1500-1599'Despite [Gabriel] Harvey's dissatisfaction with his progress in Italian, in 1580 he managed to read the "First Decade" of Machiavelli's "Discorsi"'.Gabriel Harvey Niccolo MachiavelliDiscorsi ("First Decade")Print: Book
1500-1599'[One] branch of [Gabriel] Harvey's marginalia [...] has to do with his study of the techniques of warfare. Extensive notes in this area are found in his copies of [...]...Gabriel Harvey Niccolo MachiavelliThe Arte of WarrePrint: Book
1900-1945'Thursday, 7th January, Offered Pat 19th January or 16th March for his friend?s lecture. Smith does not expect to leave for the Coast until about October. He expects to...Gerald Moore Niccolo MachiavelliHistory of FlorencePrint: Book
1700-1799'Began, with a view of comparing notes, Macchiavel's "Historie Fiorentino"...'Thomas Green Niccolo MachiavelliHistory of FlorencePrint: Book
1700-1799'Read the 1st Book of Macchievel's "Discorsi sopra Livio"...'Thomas Green Niccolo MachiavelliDiscourses on LivyPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Macchiavelli Hist. of Castruccio Castracani - Translate Sxxxxxa [Spinoza]. S. reads a part of 4th B. of the Aenied aloud - read Condorcet's life of Voltaire - S. re...Mary Shelley Niccolo MachiavelliLa vita di Castruccio Castracani da LuccaPrint: Book
1900-1945E. M. Forster to Malcolm Darling, 29 June 1910: 'I am reading Manucci's "Storia do Mogor" -- a most entertaining book [...] He is so amusing & vivid about the Indian c...Edward Morgan Forster Niccolo ManucciStoria do Mogor; or Mogul India, 1653-1708Print: Book
1800-1849'Sunday August 13th. Read the Life of Castruccio by Nicalao Tegrimi [sic].' Claire Clairmont Niccolo TegrimiVita di Castruccio Castracani de gl'Antelmi nelli ...Print: Book
1800-1849[Mary Shelley's reading list for 1820, with texts also read by Percy Shelley marked with an x. Only texts not mentioned in the journal are given separate entries based on...Mary Shelley Niccolo TegrimiVita Castruccio CastracaniPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read - Tegrino'Mary Shelley Niccolo TegrimiVita Castrucci CastracaniPrint: Book
1800-1849'read - Jacopo Ortis - 2nd Vol of Geographica Fisica - &c &c'Mary Shelley Niccolo Ugo FoscoloUltime lettere di Jacopo OrtisPrint: Book
1600-1699'February 26. Looking over Mr Bifield's book called The Spirituall Touchstone, I noted severall signes of a good man, according to which thus I find my selfe for present'...Isaac Archer Nicholas ByfieldThe Spiritual Touchstone: or, the Signes of a Godl...Print: Book


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