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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
 
1700-1799'I cannot, except my own Countrywoman, Mrs [italics] Grierson [end italics], find out another female Writer, whose Works are worth reading, she indeed had a happy and wel...Laetitia Pilkington Mrs Grierson[Poems]Print: Book
1700-1799'Your Lordship's poetry in my Praise I can never forget, and as it would be a Loss to the World if any Part of so justly an admired Author's Works shold be buried in Obli...Laetitia Pilkington Bishop Clayton[poem]Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'Dulness is not confined to them [Bishops], it descends to their Sons, witness our celebrated Comedy, [italics] The Suspicious Husband [end italics], which, but for its n...Laetitia Pilkington Benjamin HoadlySuspicious Husband, ThePrint: Unknown
1700-1799'Indeed if I had printed all the poetry that has been sent to me for that Purpose, since I came to this Kingdom, it would have proved as odd a Medley as any thing ever ye...Laetitia Pilkington [unknown][poetry by various correspondents]Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'Indeed it were to wished that either this learned and excellent Divine [Dr Delany], or some other of equal Abilities, if such may be found, would oblige the World with a...Laetitia Pilkington [n/a]Old TestamentPrint: Book
1700-1799'[George Goldie] earnestly requested to see my MS. I gave it to him with reluctance, being predetermined to have nothing to do with him. He had not, however, well looked ...George Goldie James Hogg'The Queens Wake'Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'[on a visit to his publisher, Constable] I read the backs of some books on his shelves, then spoke of my poem; but he would not deign to lift his eyes, or regard me'James Hogg  Print: Book
1700-1799'However, at all Hazards, I'll venture to stand the Test of publishing the Following, because Mr [italics] Cibber [end italics] approved it.' [LP then reproduces several ...Colley Cibber Laetitia PilkingtonRoman Father, The; A TragedyManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'One Day, as I was in my Shop, a Gentleman, very richly dressed, told me, he had a Letter for me; I received it very respectfully, but could not help smiling, when I foun...Laetitia Pilkington Laetitia Pilkington[a love letter]Manuscript: Letter
1700-1799[LP wrote a poem 'To his Excellency the Earl of Chesterfield'] 'just as I had finished this poem, [italics] Worsdale came in, and snatched it from me, saying, he would se...James Worsdale Laetitia PilkingtonTo his Excellency the Earl of ChesterfieldManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799[LP wrote a poem 'To his Excellency the Earl of Chesterfield'] 'just as I had finished this poem, [italics] Worsdale came in, and snatched it from me, saying, he would se...Colley Cibber Laetitia PilkingtonTo his Excellency the Earl of ChesterfieldManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'Just as I was writing about [italics] Worsdale [end italics] a Gentleman brought me a Pamphlet, entituled [sic], [italics] A parallel between Mrs Pilkington and Mrs Phil...Laetitia Pilkington [unknown]The Parallel: Or, Pilkington and Phillips Compared...Print: Pamphlet
1700-1799[Jack Pilkington gives an introduction to his now deceased mother's third volume of memoirs, relating how he wrote a poem 'To Samuel Foote Esq, on seeing his Englishman i...Samuel Foote John Carteret PilkingtonTo Samuel Foote, Esq. on seeing his Englishman in ...Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'Amongst all the Letters I have yet seen published, I never saw any so truly elegant, learned, and polite, as those with which your Lordship has condescended to honour yo...Laetitia Pilkington Lord Kingsborough[letters]Manuscript: Letter
1700-1799'Why sure every Person must acknowledge, that while [italics] he [Pope; end italics] is insulting [italics] his [end italics] Betters, his Ethic Epistles are little more ...Laetitia Pilkington Alexander PopeWindsor ForestPrint: Book
1700-1799'Why sure every Person must acknowledge, that while [italics] he [Pope; end italics] is insulting [italics] his [end italics] Betters, his Ethic Epistles are little more ...Laetitia Pilkington Alexander PopeEthic EpistlesPrint: Book
1700-1799'Why sure every Person must acknowledge, that while [italics] he [Pope; end italics] is insulting [italics] his [end italics] Betters, his Ethic Epistles are little more ...Laetitia Pilkington Alexander PopeEloisa to AbelardPrint: Unknown
1700-1799'Why sure every Person must acknowledge, that while [italics] he [Pope; end italics] is insulting [italics] his [end italics] Betters, his Ethic Epistles are little more ...Laetitia Pilkington John MiltonIl PenserosoPrint: Unknown
1700-1799'Why sure every Person must acknowledge, that while [italics] he [Pope; end italics] is insulting [italics] his [end italics] Betters, his Ethic Epistles are little more ...Laetitia Pilkington John DenhamCooper's HillPrint: Unknown
1700-1799'Why sure every Person must acknowledge, that while [italics] he [Pope; end italics] is insulting [italics] his [end italics] Betters, his Ethic Epistles are little more ...Laetitia Pilkington Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of ShaftesburyPhilosophical Rhapsody, APrint: Unknown


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