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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
 
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 4 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Read Goguet on the different Arts until breakfast; after breakfast read some articles in Voltaire's Diction...George Grote Voltaire Dictionnaire [?philosophique]Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 5 December 1822: 'Rose a little before 8. Read Goguet's Dissertation on Sanchoniathon; I do not think he has given the right reasonings ...George Grote GoguetDissertation on SanchoniathonPrint: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 5 December 1822: 'Rose a little before 8. Read Goguet's Dissertation on Sanchoniathon; I do not think he has given the right reasonings ...George Grote GoguetDissertation on the Book of JobPrint: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 5 December 1822: 'Rose a little before 8. Read Goguet's Dissertation on Sanchoniathon; I do not think he has given the right reasonings ...George Grote WolfProleg[omena] 'in Homer'Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 6 December 1822: 'Continued the perusal of Wolf's Prolegomena, which contains very much instruction as to the literature and MSS. of ant...George Grote WolfProleg[omena] 'in Homer'Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 6 December 1822: 'Continued the perusal of Wolf's Prolegomena, which contains very much instruction as to the literature and MSS. of ant...George Grote Voltaire Dictionnaire [?philosophique]Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 7 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Read Wolf. My opinion of him not lessened; from some passages I think he is a Free- thinker, especially as t...George Grote WolfProleg[omena] 'in Homer'Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 8 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Finished Wolf's Proleg. [...] After breakfast set to upon Diod. Sicul., having previously cast my eye over ...George Grote 'Diod.' Siculus Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 8 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Finished Wolf's Proleg. [...] After breakfast set to upon Diod. Sicul., having previously cast my eye over ...George Grote 'Diod.' Siculus Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 8 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Finished Wolf's Proleg. [...] After breakfast set to upon Diod. Sicul., having previously cast my eye over ...George Grote WolfProleg[omena] 'in Homer'Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 9 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Employed all my reading-time this day upon Diodor., and got through 80 pages, taking notes. He seems a more...George Grote Voltaire 'Miracles'Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 9 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Employed all my reading-time this day upon Diodor., and got through 80 pages, taking notes. He seems a more...George Grote 'Diod.' Siculus Print: Book
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1850-1899		From Hallam Tennyson's account 'Of My Father's Illness': 'During our cruise [on The Sunbeam, Lord Brassey's yacht] my father drew upon his wonderful memory for some of...Henry Hallam Thomas CarlyleThe French RevolutionPrint: Book
1850-1899From Hallam Tennyson's account 'Of My Father's Illness': 'Jan. 27th. and 28th. [1889] We carried him down for the first time to the drawing-room [...] Read Bret Harte'...Alfred Tennyson Bret HarteCressyPrint: Book
1850-1899From Hallam Tennyson's account 'Of My Father's Illness': 'Jan. 29th. [1889] Read the Vision of Er. He pitied Ardiaeus and said, "That is eternal hell which I do not be...Alfred Tennyson Plato The Vision of ErPrint: Book
1850-1899From Hallam Tennyson's account 'Of My Father's Illness': 'Jan. 29th. [1889] Read the Vision of Er. He pitied Ardiaeus and said, "That is eternal hell which I do not be...Hallam Tennyson Plato Republic (Book II)Print: Book
1850-1899From Hallam Tennyson's account 'Of My Father's Illness': 'Jan.15th. [1889] My father asked Jowett whether his faith in God was more earnest than it had been. He answer...Benjamin Jowett Plato ThaetetusPrint: Book
1850-1899From Hallam Tennyson's account of 'My Father's Illness [1888]': 'He read or had read to him at this time the following books or essays: Leaf's edition of the Iliad; th...Alfred Tennyson Homer IliadPrint: Book
1850-1899From Hallam Tennyson's account of 'My Father's Illness [1888]': 'He read or had read to him at this time the following books or essays: Leaf's edition of the Iliad; th...Alfred Tennyson Euripides Iphigenia in AulisPrint: Book
1850-1899From Hallam Tennyson's account of 'My Father's Illness [1888]': 'He read or had read to him at this time the following books or essays: Leaf's edition of the Iliad; th...Alfred Tennyson Matthew Arnold'on Tolstoi'Print: Unknown


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