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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
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 John HornseyEnglish Exercises, orthographical and grammatical ...Print: Book
1800-1849'Read an Acct of the celebration of the Games in the Colloseum at Rome.'John Cole unknown[Account of the Games in the Colosseum at Rome]Print: Unknown
1800-1849'Read Blair's sermon on the Divine Presence, with other appropriate proceedings. Evening had social prayers and read aloud a sermon.'John Cole Hugh BlairSermonPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Blair's sermon on the Divine Presence, with other appropriate proceedings. Evening had social prayers and read aloud a sermon.'John Cole unknownSermonPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read St Limerick's Bells, "The word we have not seen", and sev.l other interesting pieces.'John Cole unknownSt Limerick's BellsPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'Read St Limerick's Bells, "The word we have not seen", and sev.l other interesting pieces.'John Cole unknownThe word we have not seenPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'Looked into Pulleyn's Etymological Compendium for Maps &c.'John Cole William PulleynEtymological Compendium for MapsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Used B[isho]p Andrew's exct Prayers both mg & aftn - read one of Blair's sermons morng. Evg read one of B[isho]p Moore's sermons.'John Cole Lancelot AndrewesPrayersPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'Used B[isho]p Andrew's exct Prayers both mg & aftn - read one of Blair's sermons morng. Evg read one of B[isho]p Moore's sermons.'John Cole Hugh BlairSermonsPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'Used B[isho]p Andrew's exct Prayers both mg & aftn - read one of Blair's sermons morng. Evg read one of B[isho]p Moore's sermons.'John Cole Bishop MooreSermonsPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'Do not be angry with me for beginning another Letter to you. I have read the Corsair, mended my petticoat, & have nothing else to do.'Jane Austen George Gordon, Lord ByronThe CorsairPrint: Book
1800-1849'Henry has this moment said that he likes my M[ansfield] P[ark] better & better; - he is in the 3d vol. - I beleive [sic] now he has changed his mind as to foreseeing the...Henry Austen Jane AustenMansfield Park (3rd volume)Manuscript: Sheet, proof sheets
1800-1849'Henry has finished Mansfield Park, & his approbation has not lessened. He found the last half of the last volume [italics] extremely interesting [end italics].'Henry Austen Jane AustenMansfield Park (last half of last volume)Manuscript: Sheet, proof sheets
1800-1849'In addition to their [Mr and Mrs Cooke's] standing claims on me, they admire Mansfield Park exceedingly. Mr Cooke says "It is the most sensible Novel he ever read" - an...Mr and Mrs CookeJane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849'We have called upon Miss Dusautoy and Miss Papillon & been very pretty. - Miss D. has a great idea of being Fanny Price [the heroine of JA's novel, "Mansfield Park"], sh...[Miss] Dusautoy Jane AustenMansfield ParkPrint: Book
1800-1849'My dear Anna - I am very much obliged to you for sending your M.S. [a story by Anna Austen that remained unfinished and has never been published] It has entertained me e...Jane Austen Anna Austen[unpublished story]Manuscript: Sheet
1800-1849'We have just finished the 1st of the 3 Books I had the pleasure of receiving yesterday; I read it aloud - & we are all very much amused, & like the work quite as well as...Jane Austen Anna Austen[unpublished story]Manuscript: Sheet
1800-1849'Now we have finished the 2d book - or rather the 5th - I do think you had better omit Lady Helena's postscript; - to those who are acquainted with P. & P it will seem an...Jane Austen Anna Austen[unpublished story]Manuscript: Sheet
1800-1849'We are reading the last book. - They must be two days going from Dawlish to Bath; They are nearly 100 miles apart'.Jane Austen Anna Austen[unpublished story]Manuscript: Sheet
1800-1849'My dear Anna, I hope you do not depend on having your book back again immediately. I keep it that your G:Mama may hear it - for it has not been possible yet to have any...Jane Austen Anna Austen[unpublished story]Manuscript: Sheet


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