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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849'And Mr Hastings - I am quite delighted with what such a Man writes about it ["Pride and Prejudice"]. - Henry sent him the Books after his return from Daylesford.'Warren Hastings Jane AustenPride and PrejudicePrint: Book
1800-1849'Fanny & I are to go on with Modern Europe together, but hitherto have advanced only 25 Pages, something or other has always happened to delay or curtail the reading hour...Jane Austen John BiglandLetters on the Modern History and Political Aspect...Print: Book
1800-1849'I am looking over Self-Control again, & my opinion is confirmed of its' [sic] being an excellently-meant, elegantly-written Work, without anything of Nature or Probabili...Jane Austen Mary BruntonSelf ControlPrint: Book
1800-1849'No; I have never seen the death of Mrs Crabbe. I have only just been making out from one of his prefaces that he probably was married.'Jane Austen George Crabbepreface to The BoroughPrint: Book
1800-1849'Annabella was now [in 1812] reading Cowper's Iliad and annotating every second line; she was studying Alfieri with the family-solicitor's daughter; for relaxation condes...Anne Isabella Milbanke Homer IliadPrint: Book
1800-1849?Dr Milligen?s paper, he must re-write the last half of it; it has cost me three hours this morning, and I can make nothing of it. I think very little of the gentleman wh...Charles Dickens John Gideon MillingenThe Portrait GalleryManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849?I shall certainly have the pleasure of seeing you tomorrow, and will turn over the prospectus in my mind, meanwhile.?Charles Dickens Richard BentleyProspectus for Bentley?s MiscellanyManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849'I finished the Heroine last night & was very much amused by it. I wonder James did not like it better. It diverted me exceedingly.'James Austen Eaton Stannard BarrettThe Heroine; or, Adventures of CherubinaPrint: Book
1800-1849'It is Eveng. We have drank tea & I have torn through the 3d vol. of the Heroine, & do not think it falls off. - It is a delightful burlesque, particularly on the Radclif...Jane Austen Eaton Stannard BarrettThe Heroine; or, Adventures of Cherubina, third vo...Print: Book
1800-1849'Henry is going on with Mansfield Park; he admires H. Crawford - I mean properly - as a clever, pleasant Man.'Henry Austen Jane AustenMansfield ParkManuscript: Sheet, proof sheets
1800-1849'Extracted from Bridges. Looked over the Acct. of Croyland Abbey, which supplied me with a hint for the Acct. of Wellingbro' Church, which I added [...] I looked over Par...John Cole Ian BridgesHistory of NorthamptonshirePrint: Book
1800-1849'Extracted from Bridges. Looked over the Acct. of Croyland Abbey, which supplied me with a hint for the Acct. of Wellingbro' Church, which I added [...] I looked over Par...John Cole J.D. ParryHistory and Description of Woburn and its AbbeyPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read B[ishop]. Andrew's Devotions & various other prayers. Read Blair's Sermon 'On our ignorance of good & evil in this life' [...] Read portions of Bryant 'On the plagu...John Cole Lancelot AndrewesDevotionsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read B[isho]p Andrew's Devotions & various other prayers. Read Blair's Sermon 'On our ignorance of good & evil in this life' [...] Read portions of Bryant 'On the plague...John Cole Hugh BlairSermonsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read B[isho]p Andrew's Devotions & various other prayers. Read Blair's Sermon 'On our ignorance of good & evil in this life' [...] Read portions of Bryant 'On the plague...John Cole Jacob BryantOn the plagues of EgyptPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read B[isho]p Andrew's Devotions & various other prayers. Read Blair's Sermon 'On our ignorance of good & evil in this life' [...] Read portions of Bryant 'On the plague...John Cole John TillotsonSermonPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read B[isho]p Andrew's Devotions & various other prayers. Read Blair's Sermon 'On our ignorance of good & evil in this life' [...] Read portions of Bryant 'On the plague...John Cole EdmastonSonnetPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read November in "Annals of my Village".'John Cole Mary RobertsAnnals of my VillagePrint: Book
1800-1849'Looked over Piercy's Retford and Benick's Birds - the birds are admirable; beyond all praise; they appear to be all life, or almost alive; they are admirably true to nat...John Cole J.S. PiercyHistory of RetfordPrint: Book
1800-1849'Looked over Piercy's Retford and Benick's Birds - the birds are admirable; beyond all praise; they appear to be all life, or almost alive; they are admirably true to nat...John Cole Thomas BenickHistory of British BirdsPrint: Book


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