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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849'Friday April 10th. Read Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Le Mariage force, Le Festin de Pierre, L'Amour Medecin, Les Fourberies de Scapin de Moliere [...] Read a page or two ...Claire Clairmont unknownLife of TassoPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday April 14th. [...] Begin Locke's on the Understanding.' ['Read Locke' subsequently recorded in entries for 15, 17, 18, 22, 29 April]. Claire Clairmont John LockeAn Essay Concerning Human UnderstandingPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday April 16 -- Finish the Symposium of Plato'.Claire Clairmont Plato SymposiumManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849'Friday April 17th. Read Clarissa Harlowe and Amphitryon of Moliere.'Claire Clairmont Samuel RichardsonClarissa; or, The History of a Young LadyPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday April 17th. Read Clarissa Harlowe and Amphitryon of Moliere.'Claire Clairmont MoliereAmphitryonPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday April 23rd. Read Guerin de Montglave -- and 2nd Canto of Ricciardetto'.Claire Clairmont Niccolo ForteguerriIl Ricciardetto di Niccolo Carteromaco (Canto 2)Print: Book
1800-1849'Friday April 23rd. Read Guerin de Montglave -- and 2nd Canto of Ricciardetto'.Claire Clairmont unknownGuerin de MontglavePrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday April 27th. Birthday 23. [...] Because it is my Birthday I amuse myself [...] lest the day should appear to odious to me so I read Goldoni. La Vedova Scaltra ...Claire Clairmont Carlo GoldoniLa Famiglia dell'antiquarioPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday April 27th. Birthday 23. [...] Because it is my Birthday I amuse myself [...] lest the day should appear to [sic] odious to me so I read Goldoni. La Vedova Sc...Claire Clairmont Carlo GoldoniLa Vedova ScaltraPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday April 28th. [...] Read the Encyclopedia'. Claire Clairmont EncyclopediaPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday April 30th. Read the 12th. Canto of Ricciardetto and read no further. I find it so stupid'. Claire Clairmont Niccolo ForteguerriIl Ricciardetto di Niccolo Carteromaco (Canto 12)Print: Book
1800-1849'Friday August 26th. Boring Morning [...] Read Abbe Bar[ruel]'.Claire Clairmont L'Abbe Augustin BarruelMemoires pour servir a l'histoire du jacobinismePrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday August [...] 19th. [...] Read Le Distrait by Regnier [sic].'Claire Clairmont Jean Francois RegnardLe DistraitPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday December 22nd. [...] Read the tragedy of Gabrielle de Vergy by Belloi and False Delicacy an English Comedy translated into French.'Claire Clairmont Pierre-Laurent Buirette de BelloyGabrielle de Vergy, tragediePrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday December 22nd. [...] Read the tragedy of Gabrielle de Vergy by Belloi and False Delicacy an English Comedy translated into French.'Claire Clairmont Hugh KellyFalse Delicacy, ou La Fausse DelicatessePrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday Feb. 11th. [...] Begin La Cisma de Ingalaterra de Calderon della Barca [...] In the Evening read [...] the second part of Paine's Rights of Man [goes on to commen...Claire Clairmont Thomas PaineRights of Man (Part 2)Print: Book
1800-1849'Friday Feb. 11th. [...] Begin La Cisma de Ingalaterra de Calderon della Barca [...] In the Evening read [...] the second part of Paine's Rights of Man [goes on to commen...Claire Clairmont Pedro Calderon de la BarcaLa Cisma de IngalaterraPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday Feb. 18th. [...] Read Locke [goes on to make detailed notes].'Claire Clairmont John LockeAn Essay Concerning Human UnderstandingPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday Feb. 23rd. [...] Read a Magazine called Bibliotheque Universelle de Geneve'.Claire Clairmont Bibliotheque Universelle de GenevePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Friday Feb. 27th. [...] Read Tristram Shandy.'Claire Clairmont Laurence SterneThe Life and Opinions of Tristram ShandyPrint: Book


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