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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'Day of "Gazette" arriving, with news of Wellesley's victory [Battle of Talavera] of 28th July.'William Windham [n/a]GazettePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Read a little in Arist. "Polit" before I went to bed.'William Windham Aristotle[Politics?] or Ethics and PoliticsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Went up for a short time into library, and read in "Oration of Lysias". [quotes Greek text]'William Windham ThucydidesOration of LysiasPrint: Book
1800-1849'Afterwards, when upstairs, Mrs Montagu's "Letters" which I think very highly of.'William Windham Mary Wortley MontaguLetters of the Right Hon. Lady Mary Wortley Montag...Print: Book
1800-1849'Found printed paper from Basil Montagu and sat up writing notes to detect its sophistry.'William Windham Basil Montagu['Printed Paper'] or [perhaps] Enquiries and obser...Unknown
1800-1849'Went on with Basil Montagu, a most shallow reasoner'William Windham Basil Montagu['Printed Paper'] or [perhaps] Enquiries and obser...Unknown
1800-1849'In the evening read poem of "Talevera" ascribed to Croker.'William Windham John Wilson CrokerThe Battles of Talevera, a poemUnknown
1800-1849'Dr Ferris [...] has lent me a treatise of Dr Vincent's on the origin of the Greek verb, which seems to be ingenious. As far as I can collect from the little I have read ...William Windham William VincentThe Origination of the Greek VerbPrint: Book
1800-1849'Dr Ferris, since I have been here, has lent me [...] at the same time Mrs Galando's "Letters", a foolish slander, as it seems, against Mrs Siddons'William Windham Catherine GalindoMrs Galadano's letter to Mrs SiddonsPrint: Book
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
1800-1849'Impromptu, in Reply to a Friend' 'When from the heart where sorrow sits/...'Molineux group, including Mrs MolineuxGeorge Gordon, Lord ByronChilde Harold's Pilgrimage OR 'Impromptu, In ReplyUnknown
1800-1849'On A Cornelian Heart Which Was Broken' [transcript entire poem]Molineux group, including Mrs MolineuxGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron'On A Cornelian Heart' OR Childe Harold's PilgrimaUnknown
1800-1849'On A Cornelian Heart Which Was Broken' [transcript entire poem]Molineux group, including Mrs MolineuxGeorge Gordon, Lord ByronChilde Harold's Pilgrimage OR 'Written Beneath...'Unknown
1800-1849'Mutual Love Our Mutual Flame, inspires our bliss/...'Molineux group, including Mrs MolineuxGeorge HuddersfordSong: Mutual LoveUnknown
1800-1849'Change will befall, and friend may part But distance only cannot change the heart'Molineux group, including Mrs MolineuxWilliam CowperAn Epistle to Joseph Hill Esq.Unknown
1800-1849'"Mary" At fond sixteen my roving Heart Was pierced by love's delightful Dart, ...'Molineux group, including Mrs MolineuxJames MontgomeryHannahUnknown
1800-1849'Evening by Charlotte Smith Oh soothing hour, when glowing Day, ...'Molineux group, including Mrs MolineuxCharlotte SmithEveningUnknown
1800-1849'The Three Black Crows Two honest tradesmen meeting in the Strand'Molineux group, including Mrs MolineuxJohn ByromThe Three Black CrowsUnknown
1800-1849'From the Portuguese' 'In moments to delight devoted/...'Molineux group, including Mrs MolineuxGeorge Gordon, Lord ByronChilde Harold's PilgrimageUnknown
1800-1849'That Man, I trow, is doubly curs't, Who of the best doth make the worst, ...'Molineux group, including Mrs MolineuxWilliam CoombeDr Syntax in Search of the PicturesqueUnknown



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