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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
 
1700-1799'in the Even Tho. Davy at our House to whom I read the 4th Book of Milton's "Paradise Lost".'Thomas Turner John MiltonParadise LostPrint: Book
1700-1799'Tho. Davy Spent the Even and Supp'd at our house and read 2 of Tillotsons sermons to us.'Tho Davy John TillotsonSermonsUnknown
1700-1799'Read "The Merry Wives of Windsor" wherein I think the genius of the author shows itself in a very conspicuous manner as to humour. But I cannot find in my heart to say I...Thomas Turner William ShakespeareThe Merry Wives of WindsorPrint: Book
1700-1799'After supper read part of Tournefort's "Voyage into the Levant" wherein I find the following remark: They breed (says he) the finest goats in the world in the Champaign ...Thomas Turner Joseph Pitton de TournefortVoyage into the LevantPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the even read 2 books of Homer's "Odyssey", translated by Pope.'Thomas Turner HomerOdysseyPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the even my wife finished reading of "Clarissa Harlowe", which I look upon as a very well-wrote thing though it must be allowed it is too prolix. I think the author k...Peggy Turner Samuel RichardsonClarissaPrint: Book
1700-1799'Came home about 8.10. Read part of Homer's "Odyssey".'Thomas Turner HomerOdysseyPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the even read the writings of a farm called Chillys in Mayfield, which was entailed to Mrs Virgoe's father and his heirs forever, but he cut the said entailment off a...Thomas Turner  Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'After supper read the 13th book of Homer's "Odyssey", wherein I think the soliloquy which Ulysses makes when he finds the Phaeacians have, in his sleep, left him on shor...Thomas Turner HomerOdysseyPrint: Book
1700-1799[Marginalia]: ms note in Latin on inside front cover may or may not be connected with the text as the book has evidence of its young owner using the blank spaces to play ...William Erskine VirgilWorksPrint: Book
1700-1799'Carter and Talbot read fiction and corresponded about it, including "Roderick Random", the novels of Eliza Haywood, French romances, and Charlotte Lennox's "Henrietta", ...Catherine Talbot [French romances]Print: Book
1700-1799'Carter and Talbot read fiction and corresponded about it, including "Roderick Random", the novels of Eliza Haywood, French romances, and Charlotte Lennox's "Henrietta", ...Catherine Talbot Tobias SmollettRoderick RandomPrint: Book
1700-1799'Carter and Talbot read fiction and corresponded about it, including "Roderick Random", the novels of Eliza Haywood, French romances, and Charlotte Lennox's "Henrietta", ...Catherine Talbot Eliza Haywoodvarious novelsPrint: Book
1700-1799'Carter and Talbot read fiction and corresponded about it, including "Roderick Random", the novels of Eliza Haywood, French romances, and Charlotte Lennox's "Henrietta", ...Catherine Talbot Sarah Fieldingvarious worksPrint: Book
1700-1799'Carter and Talbot read fiction and corresponded about it, including "Roderick Random", the novels of Eliza Haywood, French romances, and Charlotte Lennox's "Henrietta", ...Catherine Talbot French romancesPrint: Book
1700-1799'[Elizabeth Carter and Catherine Talbot] read and admired the work of Elizabeth Rowe, and questioned each other excitedly about an almost forgotten Katherine Phillips, "t...Catherine Talbot Katherine PhillipsworksPrint: Book
1700-1799'[Elizabeth Carter and Catherine Talbot] read and admired the work of Elizabeth Rowe, and questioned each other excitedly about an almost forgotten Katherine Phillips, "t...Catherine Talbot Elizabeth RoweworksPrint: Book
1700-1799'[Carter] read "a system of false philosophy" by Madame de Chatelet "for no other reason than because it was wrote by a lady".'Elizabeth Carter Emilie de Chatelet Print: Book
1700-1799'[Carter] is sympathetic to women of different views, like Charlotte Smith or Helen Maria Williams whose books she finds "too democratical" but praises as "exprest with d...Elizabeth Carter Helen Maria Williamsvarious booksPrint: Book
1700-1799'Having heard the work of another virtuous woman writer, Catherine Trotter Cockburn, was to be published, [Elizabeth Carter and Catherine Talbot] displayed great interest...Elizabeth Carter Charlotte Trotter CockburnworksPrint: Book


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