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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1700-1799'Saw at Book John's [In margin: A person who stands in the Market Place & sells books & of whom I have sometimes bought books] "New Memoirs of Literature for the Year 172...Joseph Hunter De La RocheNew Memoirs of LiteraturePrint: Book
1700-1799'I have read part of Townson but I think I shall read no more as it consists of nothing [else?] but mineralogical & botanical remarks.'Joseph Hunter Robert TownsonTravels in Hungary with a Short Account of ViennaPrint: Book
1700-1799'Took the 1st vol of Staunton to the library [borrowed on 7 Sept], & brought Townson's "Travels" ... The 1st part of Staunton brings the embassador into the Yellow Sea, s...Joseph Hunter Sir George Leonard StauntonAn Authentic Account from the King of Great Britai...Print: Book
1700-1799'Began to read Thomson's "Seasons".'Joseph Hunter James ThomsonThe SeasonsPrint: Book
1700-1799'Took [the] "Answer to Wilberforce" to the Chapel Library & brought "The Spirit of the Public Journals for 1797, Being an Impartial Selection ... Essays & Jeaux d'Espirit...Joseph Hunter [unknown]The Spirit of the Public Journals for 1797Print: Book
1700-1799'Wrote out of the "Spirit of the Public Journals" "Washing Day", a poem in blank verse; originally printed in the "Monthly Magazine".'Joseph Hunter [unknown]The Spirit of the Public Journals for 1797 [seriesPrint: Book
1700-1799'When I brought the "Spirit of the Journals", I did not think that it would have contributed anything towards the account of Sheffield but I have extracted from it an acc...Joseph Hunter [unknown]The Spirit of the Public Journals for 1797 [seriesPrint: Book
1700-1799'Wrote also out of the "Spirit of the Journals" "a hymn for the fast day" by Captain Norrice on Foxe's Birthday.'Joseph Hunter [unknown]The Spirit of the Public Journals for 1797 [seriesPrint: Book
1700-1799'Took the "Spirit of the Journals" to the Chapel Library [...] there are no less than 101 Epigrams on Messrs Pitt & Dundas going drunk to the House of Commons on the nigh...Joseph Hunter [unknown]The Spirit of the Public Journals for 1797 [seriesPrint: Book
1700-1799'Took Staunton's "Embassy to China" to the Library & brought "Anecdotes of the Founders of the French Revolution...". "about one-third of the anecdotes" says the editor ....Joseph Hunter [Anon] Biographical Anecdotes of the Founders of the Fren...Print: Book
1700-1799'Finished the "Anecdotes of the Founders of the French Revolution". I have found that considerably more of it has appeared in the "Monthly Magazine" than they acknowledge...Joseph Hunter [Anon] Biographical Anecdotes of the Founders of the Fren...Print: Book
1700-1799'The "Monthly Magazine" contains an account of the publication of that long expected work by Mr Conder of Ipswich, "an arrangement of provincial coins ... Price 7/6 board...Joseph Hunter [n/a]The Monthly MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'Wrote out of the "Analytical Review" an account of the Abbey of Glastonbury which they have extracted from Gilpin's Observations.'Joseph Hunter William GilpinThe Analytical Review; or History of LiteraturePrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'"The Iris" in mentioning the Sessions at Sheffield says ...'Joseph Hunter [n/a]The IrisPrint: Newspaper
1700-1799'Read a beautiful story in Pratt [borrowed on 11 Oct] concerning a decayed merchant & his daughter who had retired into Wales & were unexpectedly relieved by the Great Jo...Joseph Hunter Samuel Jackson PrattGleanings Through Wales, Holland and WestphaliaPrint: Book
1700-1799'Procured a paper in form of an advertisement called "Long Faces" published Feb. 28th 1794 on the fast which was held that day. It is a very keen satire on fast days in g...Joseph Hunter Anon Long Faces; Amusement for Starving MechanicsPrint: Advertisement
1700-1799'brought also the "Gent Mag" for Sepr 1798. [It] speaks very severly of Mr Smith's Sermon to the Odd-fellows; they say that if he had intended to promote the intrests of ...Joseph Hunter [n/a]The Gentleman's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'Thought the following remarks in Miss Williams was exceeding applicable to the manufacturers of Sheffield: "There is a spirit in that class, in all countries more favour...Joseph Hunter Helen Maria WilliamsA Tour in SwitzerlandPrint: Book
1700-1799'Saw ... in the possession of one of our men the "Spy", a periodical printed by Crome in the year 1795, in which were some veery keen things against the Ministry.'Joseph Hunter [n/a]The SpyPrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'Brought from the Library as a pamphlet Bunbury's "Academy for Grown Horsemen"; in some parts he is exceedingly humurous.'Joseph Hunter Henry William BunburyAn Academy for Grown HorsemenPrint: Pamphlet


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