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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-189918 July 1876: 'Left Paris by tidal service at half-past nine, reaching London before seven... I am reading again, with great delight, Thackeray's Esmond. Since I left ...Lady Charlotte Schreiber William Makepeace ThackerayEsmondPrint: Book
'[Having given her verses 'A Tale for the Times'] This wild irregular Measure is a sort of Favourite with me, I learnt it in Vanbrugh's Esop - a sweet Comedy though impra...Hester Lynch Thrale John VanbrughEsop; a comedyPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Dumas's "Essai de Statique Chimique" - clear but too short.'John Ruskin Jean-Baptiste DumasEssai de statique chimique des étres organisésPrint: Book
1800-1849'It is a considerable time since I saw Leslie's review of La Place'[s] essay on chances - and remarked with considerable surprise - the bold avowall of his sentiments on ...Thomas Carlyle Pierre Simon LaplaceEssai philosophique sur les probabilitesPrint: Book
1800-1849'When I returned to Annan, it occurred to me, that it would be proper to see what was become of my Hall discourses. It occurred to me, much about the same time, that it w...Thomas Carlyle Friedrich von HumboldtEssai politique sur la royaume de nouvelle espagnePrint: Book
1900-1945Detailed notes on the front flyleaf and half-title page, and extensive marginalia in pencil in French throughout.Vernon Lee Lionel DauriacEssai sur l'esprit musicalPrint: Book
1800-1849'It is very likely that I may send you some Mathematical thing or other, seeing I have got Bossut's history of mathematics, at this time, where perhaps there may be somet...Thomas Carlyle Charles BossutEssai sur l'histoire generale des mathematiquesPrint: Book
1800-1849'When we speak of calculi - I brought home [some f]ew mathematical books, which I must tell you of - Bossuts "history [of] mathematics", Woods "optics", Cunn's "Euclid" a...Thomas Carlyle Charles BossutEssai sur l'histoire generale ds mathematiquesPrint: Book
1700-1799'Read Gibbon's "Essai sur l'Etude de la Litterature": an ostentatious performance...'Thomas Green Edward GibbonEssai sur l??tude de la litt?raturePrint: Book
1800-1849Byron thanks J. J. Coulmann for books sent, July 1823: 'I have also to return thanks to you for having honoured me with your compositions ... As to the Essay, etc., I am ...George Gordon Lord Byron Amadee PichotEssai sur le Genie et le Caractere de Lord Byron p...Print: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		Heavily annotated, mainly in pencil in French (though some summary notes in English), throughout. Note on inside cover tells us that this book was re-read in February 192...Vernon Lee Henri BergsonEssai sur les donn?es imm?diates de la consciencePrint: Book
1800-1849'Madame de Stael's "Essai sur les fictions" delights me particularly: for every word in it is a beautiful echo of my own feelings'.Charlotte Bury Anne Louise Germaine Stael-HolsteinEssai sur les fictionsPrint: Book
1800-1849'read the Rambler - S reads Montaigne's essays'Percy Bysshe Shelley Michel de MontaigneEssaisPrint: Book
1800-1849'S. reads Montaigne'Percy Bysshe Shelley Michel de MontaigneEssaisPrint: Book
1800-1849'[Shelley] reads Montaigne - read Clarendon and O'Donnel'Percy Bysshe Shelley Michel de MontaigneEssaisPrint: Book
1800-1849'S. writes & reads Montaigne & Lucian & walks'.Percy Bysshe Shelley Michel de MontaigneEssaisPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Davy's Chemistry with Shelley - read Curt. and Ides travels. Shelley reads Montaigne and Don Quixote aloud in the evening'.Percy Bysshe Shelley Michel de MontaigneEssaisPrint: Book
1800-1849'read Les Incas - Shelley reads Montaigne'Percy Bysshe Shelley Michel de MontaigneEssaisPrint: Book
1800-1849'read Grandison and Curt. Shelley reads and finishes Montainge [sic] to his great sorrow - he reads Lucian'.Percy Bysshe Shelley Michel de MontaigneEssaisPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Italian operas - Montaigne'Mary Shelley Michel de MontaigneEssaisPrint: Book


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