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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899'I see in an advertisement of the contents of a Magazine (the Psychological) of which I believe you are the Editor, a paper on Charlotte Bronte. Having a very strong int...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a][advertisement for the 'Psychological' magazine]Print: Advertisement
1850-1899'Our Times of today - well of yesterday - well, tomorrow it will be of some day in dream land, for I am past power of counting - Our Times of today has taken away my br...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a]Times, ThePrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Oh Mr Bosanquet, did you see William Arnold's death in the Times? - but you did not know him, - you remember he wrote Oakfield, - and married somebody within a fortnight...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a]Times, ThePrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'We rushed here for ten days on Monday; & last night your letter & Macmillan's Mag. followed us, and was received with a hearty greeting. 'We' are Meta, & Julia - for who...Elizabeth Gaskell and her daughters 'Meta' and Julia [n/a]Macmillan's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I extremely like & admire Framley Parsonage, - & the Idle Boy; and the Inaugural address. I like Lovel the Widower, only (perhaps because I am stupid,) it is a little co...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a]Cornhill MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Oh! [italics] please [end italics] ask the Tutor not to trouble humself or his friends about the press-gang affair. The Annual Register has been [italics] carefully [end...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a]Annual RegisterPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'we set out on an enquiring expedition, first to yr pastry cook's, where I got a dictionary, and found my words'Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a][German/English dictionary]Print: Book
1850-1899'I saw in one of our Manchester papers yesterday what I am delighted to learn, that you are the Rector of Lincoln's.'Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a][Manchester newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'do you ever see Fraser's Magazine. If you do I wish you would look back to the number for (say either) August, Sepr, or Octr, 1860 for a short poem by 'Edward Wilberforc...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a]Fraser's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'In this way he [Mr Bosanquet] has seen some of your letters, & read the Atlantic &c, & especially begged me for a letter of introduction to you'Charles Bosanquet [n/a]Atlantic MonthlyPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'You will see we gain - 'we' the English generally, our information from The Times; and I know that Russell's writing is Panorama painting; but still these three particul...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a][newspaper acconts of events in America in run up ...Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Thank you so much for sending us those loose sheets of newspaper extracts. Who wrote [italics] Two Summers [end italics], a poem in the September No of the Atlantic, 186...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a][American newspaper extracts]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'How [italics] very [end italics] interesting the report of the Sanitary Commission is? it tells one so very much one wanted to know.'Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a][Report of the Sanitary Commission]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I want you to tell me what Genl Butler really is - whether an "Our Hero" as a paper in the Atlantic called him; or an [italics] over [enditalics]-stern & violent man?'Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a]Atlantic MonthlyPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'on Wednesday last (day before yesterday) we came home from paying calls; & found to our surprize that the Daily News had come by post - "What can Charlie have sent this ...Florence Elizabeth Crompton [n/a]Daily NewsPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'the P.M.Gs came all safe, & right, and are such a pleasure! they come [italics] through [end italics] Paris, and [italics] are [end italics] opened; but not considered o...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a]Pall Mall GazettePrint: Newspaper
1600-1699'and after I had dined I reed of the bible'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'After priuat praier I reed of the bible, eate my breakfast, and went to Church'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Can you tell who wrote the Review of Miss Martineau's letters in the (this week's) Inquirer signed I.R.'.Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a]Inquirer, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'All we know as yet is from the TIMES, speaking of deaths from cholera in 5th reg. "Senior Captain Duckworth dead". "Poor Capt Duckworth much lamented both by officers an...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [n/a]Times, ThePrint: Newspaper


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