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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849'The "Iris" contains an advertisement of a book being published intitled "A Poetical Review of Miss Hannah More's Strictures of Female Education"...'Joseph Hunter [n/a]The IrisPrint: Advertisement, Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Athenaeum & had a look at the papers, in the evening after tea read for a while & then played a game of Bezique with Dotty. Harry read a piece of prose as an...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Athenaeum & read the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'The Newspapers full of [?] obtained from the Debate in the House last evening, the Argus very truthfully implied that it would appear from the conduct of the House as if...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]ArgusPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Athenaeum & read the papers before tea. In the evening read Blackwood & afterwards had my chest painted with iodine in the hope "that would cure the cold I g...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Athenaeum & read the papers before tea. In the evening read Blackwood & afterwards had my chest painted with iodine in the hope "that would cure the cold I g...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Blackwood's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'From paper in "Monthly Review" I got on Mathematical Subjects and resumed Consideration of Negative Signs, retracing former reasonings [...] found much enjoyment in it.'William Windham [n/a]Monthly ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'In the [?] read principally the papers in the "Adventurer" and Rogers' "Pleasures of Memory"; thought less of the papers in the "Adventurer" than I had done formally, i....William Windham [n/a]AdventurerPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'"Gazette" with details of victory over Dupont, +c'William Windham [n/a]GazettePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Breakfasted below. Read "Edinburgh Review" afterwards, for first time, after I know what interval, a little Greek, viz Plut. "Phocian"'William Windham [n/a]Edinburgh ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Day of "Gazette" arriving, with news of Wellesley's victory [Battle of Talavera] of 28th July.'William Windham [n/a]GazettePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899Mrs Robinson's journal of Oct 7 1854, reprinted in the Times June 15 1856: '..we sat and read Athenaums aloud, chatting meanwhile. There was something unusual in his man...Mrs Robinson [n/a]AthenaumPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849[Transcript of essay, under the heading 'Today'] 'Today. New Monthly Magazine for January 1823'Charles Holte Bracebridge [n/a]New Monthly MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799[3 July 1797] 'brought the 2nd vol of the "Antiquarian Repertory"; I had read it before but there was a picture in it I wished to draw. [4 July 1797] I drew out of the "...Joseph Hunter [n/a]The Antiquarian Repertory [Vol II of 4 vols]Print: Book
1800-1849'1831' 'Farewell to 1831 year of Whig Ministry of Shen reform... Extracted from Fraser's Magazine by Benj. Beanlands'Benjamin Beanlands [n/a]Fraser's Magazine For Town and CountryPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Once more amongst the old gigantic hills/...' 'Foreign Literary Review Janury 1832.'Bowly group [n/a]Foreign Quarterly ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'From the Cheltenham Chronicle of 11 Oct. 1832 on the Death of Sir Walter Scott' 'Harp of the North! The Mighty Hand, ...'Devereux Bowly [n/a]The Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Adver...Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'Sir Walter Scott was buried at Dryburgh... Annual Obituary for 1833.'Devereux Bowly [n/a]The Annual Biography and ObituaryPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'To the Great Pyramid' Mountain of Art! Sublime Mysterious Pile!, ... From the Cheltenham Chronicle Feb 7 1833'Bowly group [n/a]The Cheltenham ChroniclePrint: Newspaper
1700-1799'god was Merciful & spoke Peace to my Soul, & now I found that with god which Passeth all understanding, & rejoiced all the day long, & saw everything in a new light ... ...Benjamin Shaw [n/a]Bible ['the scriptures']Print: Book


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