√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1800-1849 [Marginalia]: a drawing on a blank page at end of text relates to the topic. It is an unflattering portrait of a cleric and titled 'Brother Carey' [ie William Carey orien... John Drummond Erskine Andrew Fuller An apology for the late Christian missions to Indi... Print : Book1700-1799 H. J. Jackson discusses Queen Charlotte's responsive "extra-illustration" of text of her copy of An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber, Comedian. Queen Charlotte Colley Cibber An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber, Comedian... Print : Book1700-1799 'BOSWELL. "Yet Cibber was a man of observation?" JOHNSON. "I think not." BOSWELL. "You will allow his 'Apology' to be well done". JOHNSON. "Very well done, to be sure, Si... Samuel Johnson Colley Cibber An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber Print : Book1800-1849 [Marginalia] Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Noble An Appeal in behalf of the views of the Eternal Wo... Print : Book1700-1799 "[Thomas] Poole read the Appeal in March 1796; writing to Henrietta Warwick on 2 April, he revealed that 'I have lately perused with much delight La Citoyenne Roland.'" Thomas Poole Marie Jeanne Roland de la Platiere An Appeal to Impartial Posterity, by Citizeness Ro... Print : Book1700-1799 " ... in March 1796 D[orothy] W[ordsworth] reported that 'I have also read lately Madame Roland's Memoirs, Louvet and some other french things - very entertaining.'" Dorothy Wordsworth Marie Jeanne Roland de la Platiere An Appeal to Impartial Posterity, by Citizeness Ro... Print : Book1700-1799 'In the even read to Tho. Davy an appeal to the public on behalf of Admiral Byng wherein he is clearly proved to be no ways guilty of what has been laid to his charge, na... Thomas Turner [Byng] An appeal to the people: containing the genuine an... Print : Pamphlet1850-1899 'An appeal to young non-conformists' Sarah Good Robert Forman Horton An Appeal to Young Non-Conformists Print : Unknown1700-1799 '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 Staunton An Authentic Account from the King of Great Britai... Print : Book1850-1899 From Elizabeth Missing Sewell's Journal, 19 February 1856:
'I came here [Bournemouth] for a fortnight and have stayed a month. I have written a little, and read a good ... Elizabeth Missing Sewell unknown An Authentic Sketch of the life and public service... Print : Book1850-1899 'I have also got ?An Autumn Effect? in proof: I shall send it to you to read, I think.' Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson An Autumn Effect. Print : Serial / periodical, Proof copy of RLS's essay.1900-1945 'Meeting held at Gower Cottage 4th. May 1942. Arnold Joselin Sylvanus A. Reynolds An Autumn Ramble Unknown 1850-1899 'Read a little of Bede's accounts of miracles of St Oswald, and much vexed and disgusted.' John Ruskin St Bede An Ecclesiastical History of the English People Print : Book1800-1849 'During these twelve months [in prison] I read with deep interest and much profit Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", Hume's "History of England", and many o... James Watson Johann Lorenz von Mosheim An Ecclesiastical History, ancient and modern Print : Book1800-1849 'He [?my father?] also made me read, and give him a verbal account of, many books which would not have interested me sufficiently to induce me to read them of myself: amo... John Stuart Mill Johann Lorenz von Mosheim An Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, fro... Print : Book1600-1699 Transcription in Elizabeth Lyttelton's hand of Richard Corbett, 'An Elegie upon the Death of his own Father'.
Elizabeth Lyttelton Richard Corbett An Elegie upon the Death of his own Father Unknown 1800-1849 25 Fri. [...] Rode to Cuddesdon with Bruce- to remain there for a fortnight. read Powell's Differential Calculus in aftn & evg [...]. William Ewart Gladstone Baden Powell An elementary treatise on the geometry of curves a... Print : Book1900-1945 'In many respects and from an absolute point of judgement - the book ["An English Girl"] is simply magnificent.' Hence follows a page of almost unqualified praise. Joseph Conrad Ford Madox Ford (Hueffer) An English Girl Print : Book1900-1945 'Meeting held at 67 Eastern Avenue, 28th. Nov. 1945. Stella Hopkins R. W. Thompson An Englishman Looks at Wales Print : Book1700-1799 "'I have received from [Basil] Montagu, Godwyn's second edition,' reports W[ordsworth] on 21 March 1796: 'I expect to find the work much improved. I cannot say that I hav... William Wordsworth William Godwin An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice Print : Book
