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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
 
1850-1899'Began to read "Principles of Success in Literature".'George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes"Principles of Success in LiteraturePrint: Book
1800-1849'Began to read again the 'Garden of Florence' by Reynolds it is a beautiful simple tale' [describes other poems in vol].John Clare John Hamilton ReynoldsThe Garden of FlorencePrint: Book
1700-1799'Began to read as my Sunday Reading Benson's "Life of Christ".'Joseph Hunter George BensonThe History of the Life of Jesus ChristPrint: Book
1850-1899'Began to read Egmont after dinner, then "The Hoggarty Diamond".'George Eliot (pseud) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [probably]EgmontPrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Began to read Egmont after dinner, then "The Hoggarty Diamond".'George Eliot [pseud] William Makepeace ThackerayThe Great Hoggarty DiamondPrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Began to read Riehl, on which I am to write an article for the Westminster'.George Eliot [pseud.] William Heinrich (?) RiehlunknownPrint: Book
1700-1799'Began to read Thomson's "Seasons".'Joseph Hunter James ThomsonThe SeasonsPrint: Book
1850-1899'Began to-night to read again "The Vicar of Wakefield" & was delighted with its quaint easy style, read two or three chapters to Harry who was very attentive & in a sad s...John Buckley Castieau Oliver GoldsmithThe Vicar of WakefieldPrint: Book
1850-1899'Began translating Spinoza's Ethics... Read Wilhelm Meister aloud in the evening'George Eliot [pseud] Benedictus de SpinozaEthicsPrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Began translating Spinoza's Ethics... Read Wilhelm Meister aloud in the evening'George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWilhelm Meister's ApprenticeshipPrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Began Virgil's "Eclogues" again'George Eliot [pseud] VirgilEcloguesPrint: Book
1700-1799'Began with eagerness, and read, with increasing avidity, the first four Chapters of Roscoe's "Life of Lorenzo de Medici"...'Thomas Green William RoscoeThe life of Lorenzo de' Medici, called the Magnifi...Print: Book
1700-1799'Began, and read the first section of, Wollaston's "Religion of Nature"...'Thomas Green William WollastonReligion of Nature delineatedPrint: Book
1700-1799'Began, with a view of comparing notes, Macchiavel's "Historie Fiorentino"...'Thomas Green Niccolo MachiavelliHistory of FlorencePrint: Book
1850-1899'Began... to read Cumming for article in Westminster'.George Eliot [pseud.] CummingunknownPrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Begin "Memorabilia" again. Read to p. 6.'John Ruskin XenophonMemorabiliaPrint: Book
1850-1899'Begin "Republic" for conclusive work'John Ruskin PlatoRepublicPrint: Book
1800-1849'begin Clarissa Harlowe in Italian - S. reads and finishes Dante's Purgatorio'Percy Bysshe Shelley Dante AlighieriPurgatorioPrint: Book
1800-1849'begin Clarissa Harlowe in Italian - S. reads and finishes Dante's Purgatorio'Mary Shelley Samuel RichardsonClarissaPrint: Book
1800-1849'Begin Ion - Ludlow's memoirs. &c - The Rest of May a blank except that I read La Gerusalemme Liberata'Mary Shelley EuripidesIonPrint: Book



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