√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1700-1799 Frances Sheridan to Samuel Richardson, 18 December 1757:
'I have seen some extracts from the History of the Magdalens, which gives me a curiosity to read the whole.' Frances Sheridan unknown History of the Magdalens (extracts) Unknown 1800-1849 ?I have some idea of writing in the intervals of my severer studies for professional education, a comedy for my father?s birthday, but I shall do it up in my own room, an... Maria Edgeworth Charles Robert Dallas History of the Maroons, from their origin to the e... Print : Book1850-1899 Books read by Oscar Wilde in Reading Gaol, December 1896 - March 1897, taken from his list of books requested and then sent by his friends. Source author notes that Wilde... Oscar Wilde Hallam History of the Middle Ages Print : Book1600-1699 [List of books read to Sir Thomas Browne by Elizabeth Lyttelton]. Headed in commonplace book: 'The books which my daughter Elizabeth hath read unto me at nights till she ... Elizabeth Lyttelton Olaus Magnus History of the Northern People Print : Book1800-1849 ' ... I have lately read Dr. Whitaker's history of ... Whalley both with profit and pleasure.' William Wordsworth Thomas Dunham Whitaker History of the Original Parish of Whalley, and Hon... Print : Book1850-1899 'Began the Ajax of Sophocles. Also Miss Martineau's History of the Peace' George Eliot [pseud] Harriet Martineau History of the Peace: Being a History of England f... Print : Book1700-1799 'He begged of General Paoli to repeat one of the introductory stanzas of the first book of Tasso's "Jerusalem", which he did, and then Johnson found fault with the simile... Samuel Johnson Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War Print : Book1900-1945 'Cloudy but very pleasant. Sighted Gozzo [Gozo] about 10. Read Thucydides and packed. Very amusing watching Gozo with its high perched little towns and terraced fields ru... Gertrude Bell Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War Print : Book1900-1945 'After breakfast & a short walk we start work on Thucydides — a desperately dull and tedious
Greek historian.' Clive Staples Lewis Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War Print : Book1700-1799 'He begged of General Paoli to repeat one of the introductory stanzas of the first book of Tasso's "Jerusalem", which he did, and then Johnson found fault with the simile... Filippo Antonio Pasquale di Paoli Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War, Print : Book1800-1849 'I quite agree about Napier's book. I did not think that any man would venture to write so true, bold and honest a book; it gave me a high idea of his understanding, and ... Sydney Smith William Francis Patrick Napier History of the Peninsular War Print : Book1800-1849 Thursday, 19 October 1826:
'I rose at my usual time [7 am] but could not write so read Southey['s] History of the Peninsular War. It is very good indeed, honest Englis... Walter Scott Robert Southey History of the Peninsular War Print : Book1850-1899 Books read by Oscar Wilde in Reading Gaol, July 1896-December 1896, taken from his list of books requested and then sent by his friends. Source text author notes that Wil... Oscar Wilde Leopold von Ranke History of the Popes Print : Book1850-1899 'I have been reading Fawcett's Economic condition of the Working Classes, Mill's Liberty, looking into Strauss's Second Life of Jesus, and reading Neale's History of the ... George Eliot [pseud.] unknown Neale History of the Puritans Print : Book1800-1849 Thursday, 15 November 1827:
'Met with Chambers and complimented him about his making a clever book of the 1745 for Constable's Miscellany. It is really a lively work a... Walter Scott Robert Chambers History of the Rebellion 1745-6 Print : Book1700-1799 To Miss Hunt Shirley, July 28, 1795
'I have just finished Clarendon's "History of the rebellion", which Miss Bowdler long ago desired me to read. It is extremely inte... Elizabeth Smith Edward Hyde Clarendon History of the Rebellion and civil wars in England Print : Book1800-1849 'S. finishes the 1st vol of Clarendon - Read the little Theif [sic]' Percy Bysshe Shelley Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Print : Book1800-1849 'S reads Clarendon aloud' Percy Bysshe Shelley Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Print : Book1800-1849 'There is no plainer way of testifying my entire approval of the matter contained in your last letter than rigidly adhering to the plan you have sketched for me. This I ... Jane Baillie Welsh Edward Hyde (Earl of Clarendon) History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England... Print : BookManuscript : Letter1800-1849 'Muratori - Greek - Rebellion of Ireland' Mary Shelley Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in Ireland Print : Book
