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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
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia by the speech about Queen Mab in Romeo and Juliet: "This speech, - full of matter, of thought, of fancy, as it is, - seems to me, like much of this ...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareRomeo and JulietPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia by the lines 'Hath Romeo slain himself' to 'Of those eyes shut, that make thee answer "I"' : "If this had been in Cibber, Cibber would never have he...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareRomeo and JulietPrint: Book
1800-1849Macaulay's marginalia by the point where Balthazar brings the evil tidings to Mantua in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: "Here begins a noble series of scenes. I know not...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareRomeo and JulietPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in the scene in the vault of death in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: "The desperate calmness of Romeo is sublime beyond expression; and the manner ...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareRomeo and JulietPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of Hamlet, by the opening dialogue: "beyond praise".Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareHamletPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of Hamlet, by the lines 'that season comes/ Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated" : "Sweet writing".Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareHamletPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of Hamlet, "The long story about Fortinbras, and all that follows from it, seems to me to be a clumsy addition to the plot".Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareHamletPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of Hamlet, in the scene of the royal audience in the room of state: "The silence of Hamlet during the earlier part of this scene is very...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareHamletPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of Hamlet, by the scene with the strolling player's declamation about Pyrrhus: "the only thing deserving of much admiration in the speec...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareHamletPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of Hamlet, at the opening of Act 1, Scene 4: "Nothing can be finer than this specimen of Hamlet's peculiar character. His intellect is ...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareHamletPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of Hamlet, by the lines 'Dost thou hear?/ Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice,/ And could of men distinguish, her election/ Ha...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareHamletPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of Hamlet, by the conversation between Hamlet and the courtier, in Act 5: "This is a most admirable scene. The fooling of Osric is noth...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareHamletPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia. By an editorial note by Dr Johnson, to the lines, 'Who would fardels bear, / To groan and sweat under a weary life'. Johnson wrote, "All the old ...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareHamletPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia. By the editorial notes in his copy of Hamlet: "It is a noble emendation. Had Warburton often hit off such corrections, he would be entitled to th...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareHamletPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia by the editorial notes in his copy of Hamlet in the scene where Hamlet declines to kill his uncle in the act of praying. Johnson comments that the s...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareHamletPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of King Lear, in Act 1, Scene 3: "Here begins the finest of all human performances."Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareKing LearPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of King Lear, in Act 2, Scene 2, opposite Cornwall's description of the fellow who has been praised for bluntness: "Excellent! It is wor...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareKing LearPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of King Lear, by the lines 'Now i pr'ythee, daughter, do not make me mad!/ I will not trouble thee, my child; farewell!' : "This last st...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareKing LearPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of King Lear, by the apostrophe commencing, 'O, let not women's weapons, water-drops...' : "Where is there anything like this in the wor...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareKing LearPrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		Macaulay's marginalia in his copy of King Lear, by opening of the play: "Idolising Shakspeare [sic] as I do, I cannot but feel that the whole scene is very unnatural. He...Thomas Babington Macaulay William ShakespeareKing LearPrint: Book


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