√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1700-1799 at home all day [...] at Oaks I met with Mr Laws practical discourse on christian perfection [...] I am now reading it James Clegg William Law A Practical Traetise Upon Christain Perfection Print : Book1850-1899 "I have been reading lately 'Natural Philosophy' by Tomlinson and Sir John Herschel, and am now reading the 'Chemistry of Creation' by Dr Ellis." Albert Battiscombe John Herschel A preliminary discourse on the study of Natural Ph Print : Book1600-1699 'in the after none, when she was Gon, I reed a Little of Mr Rogers book to Anne france' Margaret Hoby Thomas Rogers A pretious book of heavenly meditations, called a ... Print : Book1600-1699 'This morning the King's proclamacion against drinking, swearing and debauchery was read to our ships' companies in the fleet; and indeed it gave great satisfaction to al... Samuel Pepys [King] [Charles II] A proclamation against debauched and profane perso... Print : Broadsheet1600-1699 ''This day the parson read a proclamacion at church for the keeping of Wednesday next, the 30th of January, a fast for the murther of the late King.' anon [unknown] A proclamation for observation of the thirtieth da... Print : Handbill[Annotation NOT in Cunningham's hand (unidentified, but the same as that on MS about Tonson)]: Top LH corner, in pencil, 'Dodsley', underlined. Anon A Proposal Print : Advertisement1600-1699 'In the evening to the office, where I fell a-reading of Speeds geography for a while.' Samuel Pepys John Speed A prospect of the most famous parts of the world Print : Book1600-1699 'And by coach home, where I spent the evening in reading Stillingfleetes defence of the Archbishop, that part about Purgatory, a point I had never considered before what ... Samuel Pepys Edward Stillingfleet A rational account of the grounds of Protestant re... Print : Book1900-1945 Leonard Woolf to Lytton Strachey, 13 July 1902:
'[italics]I[end italics] dribble on among Aristotle, golf & Byron. The last is a stiff job -- my God I've never read su... Leonard Woolf Joris Karl Huysmans A Rebours Print : Book1800-1849 'A Reflection at Sea'. 'Moore'. [Transcription of poem]. Mary Groom Thomas Moore A Reflection at Sea Unknown 1500-1599 Virginia F. Stern notes that, in Gabriel Harvey's copy of William Bourne, "A Regiment for the Sea" (1592; inscribed 1594 by Harvey), 'brown crayon-like horizontal marking... Gabriel Harvey William Bourne A Regiment for the Sea, Containing verie necessari... Print : Book1600-1699 "In 1617 the Countess [of Dorset, Pembroke, and Montgomery] noted recreational books that she was reading:
"'Began to have Mr. Sandy's book read to me about the Govern... Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, Pembroke, and Montgomery George Sandys A Relation of a Journey begun Anno Dom. 1610 Print : Book1600-1699 "In 1617 the Countess [of Dorset, Pembroke, and Montgomery] noted recreational books that she was reading:
"'Began to have Mr. Sandy's book read to me about the Govern... Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, Pembroke, and Montgomery George Sandys A relation of a journey begun Anno Dom. 1610. Fou... Print : Book1800-1849 '"drudge like Selden days & nights
And in the Endless labour die"'. Lady Caroline Lamb Richard Bentley A Reply to a Copy of Verses made in Imitation of O... Print : Book1600-1699 'after dinner ... hard Mr Rhodes read of Mr Cartwright and the Bushoppe of Canterberies booke' Richard Rhodes Thomas Cartwright A Replye to an Answere made of M. Doctor Whitegift... Print : Book1600-1699 'after, tell night, I kept Companie with Mr Hoby who reed a whill of Cartwrights book to me' Thomas Hoby Thomas Cartwright A Replye to an Answere made of M. Doctor Whitegift... Print : Book1700-1799 Mary Berry to Mrs Cholmeley, 3 February 1799: 'In compliance with your request and my own wishes, I have been and am reading with much attention Mr. Wilberforce's book, a... Mary Berry Thomas Belsham A Review of Mr. Wilberforce's Practical View of th... Print : Unknown1800-1849 Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 1 April 1842:
'The "Rhymed Plea" is admirable "after its kind" -- but with all my true & admiring regard for its
author & ... Elizabeth Barrett John Kenyon A Rhymed Plea for Tolerance Print : Book1800-1849 Alfred Tennyson to 'Miss Holloway (of Spilsby)', 'about her cousin Miss Jean Ingelow's poems, A Rhyming Chronicle of Incidents and Feelings':
'I have only just returne... Alfred Tennyson Jean Ingelow A Rhyming Chronicle of Incidents and Feelings Print : Book1800-1849 'A Riddle/which every reader may solve for herself/but none to another'
'I know not who these lines may see/I know not what these lines will be' [ll. 1-2] Julia James Montgomery A Riddle Print : UnknownUnknown
