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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899'Finished Bamford's "Passages from the life of a Radical". Have just begun again Mill's "Political Economy", and Comte's "Social Science" in Miss Martineau's edition'.George Eliot [pseud] John Stuart MillPrinciples of Political EconomyPrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Finished Bamford's "Passages from the life of a Radical". Have just begun again Mill's "Political Economy", and Comte's "Social Science" in Miss Martineau's edition'.George Eliot [pseud] Auguste ComteThe Positive Philosophy of Auguste ComtePrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'Finished Barrington's "Observations on the Ancient Statutes"; a well conceived and elaborate work...'Thomas Green Daines BarringtonObservations on the Ancient StatutesPrint: Book
1900-1945'Finished Batchelor's Comedy.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook J. E. Buckrose (pseud.)A Bachelor's ComedyPrint: BookUnknown
1700-1799'Finished Bertrand De Moleville's "Memoirs of the Last Year of the Reign of Louis the 16th". They contain much curious, and I presume, authentic information relative to ...Thomas Green Bertrand de MolevilleMemoires secrets pour servir a l'histoirePrint: Book
1700-1799'Finished Bishop Shipley's Works; to the reading of which I had been powerfully recommended by M-h. A vein of good sense, expressed in an original, unaffected, and frequ...Thomas Green Jonathan ShipleyThe works of the Right Reverend Jonathan ShipleyPrint: Book
1900-1945'Finished Blizzard Land.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Douglas MawsonThe Home of the BlizzardPrint: BookUnknown
1850-1899'Finished Buckle's "History of Civilization in England" vol. I which I began a fortnight ago.'George Eliot [pseud] Henry Thomas BuckleHistory of Civilization in EnglandPrint: Book
1850-1899'Finished Cesar Birotteau aloud.' George Eliot (pseud) Honore de BalzacThe Rise and Fall of Cesar BirotteauPrint: Book
1800-1849'Finished Curwen's letters, I have recorded my opinion of the style, the commonplace of the abuse of tithes pervades the work tho' he fails more than most of the advocate...Benjamin Newton John CurwenObservations on the State of IrelandPrint: Book
1850-1899'Finished Depping's "Juifs au Moyen Age". Reading Chaucer, to study English. Also, reading on acoustics, musical instruments etc'.George Eliot [pseud.] Georges DeppingJuifs au Moyen AgePrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Finished Depping's "Juifs au Moyen Age". Reading Chaucer, to study English. Also, reading on acoustics, musical instruments etc'.George Eliot [pseud.] Geoffrey Chaucer[unknown]Print: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Finished Depping's "Juifs au Moyen Age". Reading Chaucer, to study English. Also, reading on acoustics, musical instruments etc'.George Eliot [pseud.] unknown[works on music and acoustics]Print: BookManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849'Finished Derham's "Physico Theology" and read Campbell's narrative of a voyage round the world'.Benjamin Newton William DerhamPhysico Theology: or a Demonstration of the beingPrint: Book
1800-1849'Finished Derham's "Physico Theology" and read Campbell's narrative of a Voyage round the world'.Benjamin Newton Archibald CampbellA Voyage Round the World, from 1806-1812Print: Book
1850-1899'Finished Fanny Kemble's Records of a girlhood'.George Eliot [pseud] Frances Anne KembleRecords of a GirlhoodPrint: Book
1800-1849'Finished Fielding's "Amelia". There is a still stronger and more disgusting taint of vulgarity, in this Novel, than in Joseph Andrews...'Thomas Green Henry FieldingAmeliaPrint: Book
1700-1799'Finished Gibbon's "Memoirs of himself"--an exquisite morceau of literature...'Thomas Green Edward GibbonMemoirsPrint: Book
1850-1899'Finished Guillemin on the Heavens'.George Eliot [pseud.] unknown Guillemin[presumably astronomy text]Print: Book
1900-1945'Finished Hey Groves' modern methods of treating fractures & excellent book. Started Saville's Clinical Medicine — 7 hrs. reading.'Albert Ruskin Cook Thomas Dixon SavillA System of Clinical MedicinePrint: BookManuscript: Letter, telegram


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