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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849'in the evening read Cicero de Senectute & the Paradoxa - Night comes. Jane walks in her sleep & groans horribly. listen for two hours - at length bring her to Mary. Begi...Percy Bysshe Shelley CiceroParadoxa StoicorumPrint: Book
1800-1849'in the evening read Cicero de Senectute & the Paradoxa - Night comes. Jane walks in her sleep & groans horribly. listen for two hours - at length bring her to Mary. Begi...Percy Bysshe Shelley Julius (Or Lucus Annaeus) Florus[possibly] Epitome bellorum omnium annorumPrint: Book
1800-1849Sir Uvedale Price to Mary Berry, 29 March 1814: 'Since I wrote to you last, I have read "L'Allemagne," not in the usual way of reading, [italics]car je ne commencais pas,...Sir Uvedale Price Germaine de StaelL'Allemagne (vol.3)Print: Book
1800-1849Sir Uvedale Price to Mary Berry, 29 March 1814: 'Since I wrote to you last, I have read "L'Allemagne," not in the usual way of reading, [italics]car je ne commencais pas,...Germaine de StaelL'AllemagnePrint: Book
1800-1849Sir Uvedale Price to Mary Berry, 29 March 1814: 'Since I wrote to you last, I have read "L'Allemagne," not in the usual way of reading, [italics]car je ne commencais pas,...Sir Uvedale Price Germaine de StaelL'Allemagne (vols 1-3)Print: Book
1800-1849'Go to the tomb and read the essay on sepulchres there - Shelley is out all the morning at the Lawyers but nothing is done - read Voltaire's tales'.Mary Godwin William GodwinEssay on SepulchresPrint: Book
1800-1849'Go to the tomb and read the essay on sepulchres there - Shelley is out all the morning at the Lawyers but nothing is done - read Voltaire's tales'.Mary Godwin Voltaire (pseud.)[shorter tales]Print: Book
1800-1849The Hon.J. W. Ward to Mary Berry, 11 May 1814: 'I have bought Mr Schlegel's book about the drama, which they have translated and printed here [Paris], but I have not had ...The Hon. J. W. Ward Schlegelwork on dramaPrint: Book
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 29 May 1814: 'The Princess [of Wales] sent for me at three o'clock. She made Lady Charlotte read to me the letters that had passed between the Queen...Lady Charlotte Queen of EnglandLetters to the Princess of WalesManuscript: Letter
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 29 May 1814: 'The Princess [of Wales] sent for me at three o'clock. She made Lady Charlotte read to me the letters that had passed between the Queen...Lady Charlotte Princess of WalesLetters to the Queen of EnglandManuscript: Letter
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 5 July 1814: 'The Princess [of Wales] sent for me to read a letter that she had sent to the Speaker [re proposed increase to her allowance].'Mary Berry Princess of WalesLetter to the Speaker [?Parliamentary]Manuscript: Letter
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 20 August 1814: 'Lord Rosslyn read to us "Lara," Lord Byron's new tale. It strongly marks his manner of thinking and writing. It is a sort of conti...James Alexander, second Earl of Rosslyn George Gordon, Lord ByronLaraPrint: Book
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 21 August 1814: 'I read "Swift's Life" in the new edition of his works by Walter Scott. It does not appear to me that there is much that is new.'Mary Berry ?Walter ?ScottLife of Jonathan SwiftPrint: Book
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 22 June 1815: 'All the details that one hears of the victory of the 18th [June, at Waterloo] show that it was one of the most sanguinary battles that...Mary Berry GazettePrint: Unknown
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 26 July 1815: 'I only went out for a short time to read the papers, in which is Captain Maitland's letter, announcing the arrival of Napoleon Bonapar...Mary Berry NewspapersPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 30 August 1817, from Genoa: 'Mr. Wishaw leaves to-morrow for Florence. I showed him a sketch of the beginning for "The Life of Lady Russell," which ...Mr Wishaw Mary BerryDraft Life of Lady RussellManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 30 August 1817, from Genoa: 'Mr. Wishaw leaves to-morrow for Florence. I showed him a sketch of the beginning for "The Life of Lady Russell," which ...Mr Wishaw List of MSS of HornerUnknown
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 30 August 1817, from Genoa: 'Mr. Wishaw leaves to-morrow for Florence. I showed him a sketch of the beginning for "The Life of Lady Russell," which ...Mr Wishaw George Gordon, Lord Byronjournal of travels in Switzerland (extracts)Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 27 March 1818: 'I went with the Comte Bardi to the Laurentian Library. Saw the travels (MSS.) of Cosmo III. in England in the year 167-, accompanied...Mary Berry MagalottiTravels of Cosmo III in EnglandManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 27 July 1818: 'Went with Lord Hardwick to see the MSS. which have been offered for sale to Sir Charles Stuart; they are all the papers and coresponde...Mary Berry and Lord Hardwicke unknownMS papers relating to Peace of UtrechtManuscript: Unknown


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