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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
 
1900-1945'The rest of the evening was devoted to a play-reading. Gilbert Murray's translation of The Agamemnon had been selected. The following took part. Chorus & Elders H.M. Wa...Members of the XII Book Club AeschylusAgamemnonPrint: Book
1900-1945‘[ … ]they have made me billet warden, which sounds grand, and is grand; as it leaves me time and enough to spare for reading. No new books can come to me now, as my ...Ivor Bertie Gurney AeschylusProméthée (or Prométheus) enchaînéPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry, 14 June 1831: "He [Mr. Boyd] was not in good spirits. No more was his companion – I talked however as well as I could, - & read as well as I could beside...Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusSeptem Apud ThebasPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry, 14 June 1831: "While we were reading the Seven Chiefs, he observed that tho’ Plutarch preferred it to the other Tragedies of Aeschylus, he could not hel...Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusSeptem Apud ThebasPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry, June 15, 1831: "The Cliffes brought me The Seven Chiefs which Mrs. Best had ordered from Worcester at my request; and I have been reading over again what...Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusSeptem contra ThebasPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry, June 16, 1831: "I heard Stormy & Georgie read Homer & Xenophon – as usual, – tho’ I have not yet commemorated them here -& I prepared a part of the first...Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusSeptem Apud ThebasPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. February 2nd, 1832: "A little of the Prometheus tonight"Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusPrometheus BoundPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry, June 21, 1831: "Well – but we began to read the Seven Chiefs out of Blomfield’s edition; & were very happy."Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusSeptem Apud ThebasPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry, June 24, 1831: "Afterwards we returned to Mr. Boyd’s own room, & read Aeschylus again. We read the scene after the first chorus of the Seven Chief, & bot...Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusSeptem Apud ThebasPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry, June 25, 1831: "Read Aeschylus – the part I read yesterday, -& wrote down all that I cd. remember of Mr. Boyd’s saying upon it."Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusSeptem Apud ThebasPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. February 3rd, 1832: "While he was asleep, I went on with my Prometheus."Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusPrometheus BoundPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. February 4th, 1832: "A lovely day! – Busy with my Prometheus. I have finished the 370th line. Reading what I have written to Bro who approves very much ind...Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusPrometheus BoundPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. February 6th, 1832: "Hard at work at the Prometheus. Finished the translation of lines. Who cd. write in a diary after that?"Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusPrometheus BoundPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. February 7th, 1832: "Translated a hundred lines of Aeschylus. Up & at work both today & yesterday before breakfast"Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusPrometheus BoundPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. February 8th, 1832: "Up before breakfast, at — Finished another hundred, in spite of Mrs. Trant & Mr. Curzon"Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusPrometheus BoundPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. February 11th, 1832: "Intended to have finished the Prometheus today. Not possible"Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusPrometheus BoundPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. February 14th, 1832: "The Prometheus not finished after all"Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusPrometheus BoundPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. February 15th, 1832: "I have finished my translation. lines of Aeschylus translated in a fortnight. I think I am satisfied — tolerably satisfied. But the...Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusPrometheus BoundPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. March 5th, 1832: "As soon as I cd. get into Mr. Boyd’s room, I went there. He made me read his preface & some additional translations. He had had my extra...Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusPrometheus BoundPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. July 16th, 1831: "After dinner we had a little more of the Seven Chiefs; & I heard him recite some of the Prometheus; & then we talked; and at half past 7 ...Elizabeth Barrett Browning AeschylusPrometheus BoundUnknown


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