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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1900-1945The day's finds have been brought in, all the diggers so excited they rushed in with them to show me on my roof. There was a sort of communal grave with about six s...Freya Stark unknown unknowninscription on potteryManuscript: Graffito, inscription on pottery
1700-1799The Dowager Lady Spencer to Mary Berry, from Nuneham (seat of George Simon, second Earl of Harcourt), 21 August 1799: 'Have you ever seen the 3d vol. of Mason's Poems, pu...G., Dowager Lady Spencer William MasonPoems (third volume)Print: Book
1850-1899The Duchess of Sutherland to Regy Brett: 'I have dinner on a tray [and], in between mouthfuls of fried sole and partridge, read [Ruskin's] Sesame and Lilies [1865] and [M...Millicent Duchess of Sutherland John RuskinSesame and LiliesPrint: Book
1850-1899The Duchess of Sutherland to Regy Brett: 'I have dinner on a tray [and], in between mouthfuls of fried sole and partridge, read [Ruskin's] Sesame and Lilies [1865] and [M...Millicent Duchess of Sutherland Marie CorelliBarabbasPrint: Book
1850-1899The Duke of Argyll to Alfred Tennyson, 14 July 1859: 'I think my prediction is coming true, that your "Idylls of the King" will be understood and admired by many who a...Thomas Babington Macaulay Alfred TennysonGuineverePrint: Book
1850-1899The Duke of Argyll to Alfred Tennyson, 14 July 1859: 'I think my prediction is coming true, that your "Idylls of the King" will be understood and admired by many who a...Thomas Babington Macaulay Alfred TennysonThe Maid of AstolatPrint: Book
1800-1849The Duke of Rutland to John Wilson Croker, 7 May 1849: 'I read with much interest your review of Macaulay's book. I cannot deny that I read the book itself with much a...Duke of Rutland John Wilson Crokerreview of Thomas Babington Macaulay, History of En...Print: Book
1800-1849The Duke of Wellington to John Wilson Croker, 15 November 1809: 'I am much obliged to you for your letter of the 20th October, and your poem, which I have read with ...Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington John Wilson CrokerThe Battles of TalaveraPrint: Book
1800-1849The Duke of Wellington to John Wilson Croker, 16 March 1831: 'I had read the Report of your speech in the newspapers; and I read it again last night with great satisfa...Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington Report on John Wilson Croker's speech on the first...Print: Newspaper
1800-1849The Duke of Wellington to John Wilson Croker, 16 March 1831: 'I had read the Report of your speech in the newspapers; and I read it again last night with great satisfa...Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington John Wilson CrokerSpeech on the first Reform Bill, 4 March 1831Print: Unknown
1800-1849The Duke of Wellington to John Wilson Croker, 31 December 1840: 'I will not deny myself the satisfaction of telling you with what delight I have perused your article i...Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington John Wilson Crokerarticle on British foreign policyPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849The Earl of Aberdeen to John Wilson Croker, in response to a query regarding quotation from Homer by Thucydides, 1 September 1846: 'I should have answered your letter ...Earl of Aberdeen James BoswellLife of Samuel JohnsonPrint: Book
1850-1899The Earl of Bessborough describes events following Lady Charlotte Schreiber and her husband's sale of 'a gourd-shaped bottle of Wedgwood ware' bought at Rotterdam in 1873...Charles and Lady Charlotte Schreiber Pottierworks on ceramicsPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		The Earl of Lonsdale to John Wilson Croker, 4 September 1849: 'I am a [italics]worshipper[end italics] of Arthur Young's, and from me you will hear only his praises. I...Earl of Lonsdale Huxtable Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		The Earl of Lonsdale to John Wilson Croker, 4 September 1849: 'I am a [italics]worshipper[end italics] of Arthur Young's, and from me you will hear only his praises. I...Earl of Lonsdale Virgil  Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		The Earl of Lonsdale to John Wilson Croker, 4 September 1849: 'I am a [italics]worshipper[end italics] of Arthur Young's, and from me you will hear only his praises. I...Earl of Lonsdale Mechi Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		The Earl of Lonsdale to John Wilson Croker, 4 September 1849: 'I am a [italics]worshipper[end italics] of Arthur Young's, and from me you will hear only his praises. I...Earl of Lonsdale Xenophon  Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		The Earl of Lonsdale to John Wilson Croker, 4 September 1849: 'I am a [italics]worshipper[end italics] of Arthur Young's, and from me you will hear only his praises. I...Earl of Lonsdale Arthur YoungA Tour in IrelandPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		The Earl of Lonsdale to John Wilson Croker, 4 September 1849: 'I am a [italics]worshipper[end italics] of Arthur Young's, and from me you will hear only his praises. I...Earl of Lonsdale Arthur YoungFarmer's CalendarPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		The Earl of Lonsdale to John Wilson Croker, 4 September 1849: 'I am a [italics]worshipper[end italics] of Arthur Young's, and from me you will hear only his praises. I...Earl of Lonsdale Arthur YoungTravels in France and Italy During the Years 1787,...Print: Book


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