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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'Read Stanleys Life of Arneld, Twiss Life of Ld Eldon'.Sydney Smith Arthur StanleyLife and Correspondence of Thomas ArnoldPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Stanleys Life of Arneld, Twiss Life of Ld Eldon'.Sydney Smith Horace TwissLife of Lord Chancellor EldonPrint: Book
1800-1849'I think I have already mentioned to you the Life of Ld Eldon by Horace Twiss. It is not badly done, and I think it would very much amuse Ld Grey as it is the history alm...Sydney Smith Horace TwissLife of Lord Chancellor EldonPrint: Book
1800-1849'I am beginning Burke's Letters or rather have gone through one volume but it is (I mean the Volume) full of details which do not interest me and there are no signs yet o...Sydney Smith (ed.) Richard BourkeCorrespondence of BurkePrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Travels in the East called Eothen, they are by a Mr Kinglake of Taunton a Chancery Barrister, and are written in a very lively manner; they will amuse Lord Grey who...Sydney Smith Alexander William KinglakeEothen, or Traces of Travel brought home from the ...Print: Book
1800-1849'I think "Ireland and its Leaders" worth reading and beg of you to tell me who wrote it if you happen to know, for you though you call yourself solitary live much more in...Sydney Smith Daniel Owen-Madden [published anon.]Ireland and its Rulers Since 1829Print: Book
1800-1849'Have you noticed the Abuse of St Pauls in the Times - I ws moved to write but kept Silence though it was pain and grief to me'.Sydney Smith [n/a]The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Read Captain Marryats Settlement in Canada'.Sydney Smith Frederick MarryatThe Settlers in CanadaPrint: Book
1800-1849Extract from the journal of Adam Dodd: 'When I first came on board the A-, I was as thoughtless as anyone on board; but being soon afterwards made a teacher of a class, ...Adam Dodd [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Short way into the voyage, surgeon receives a letter from one of the convicts: 'He then mentions the influence which the perusal since he came on board of some treatise ...anon [unknown][the barren fig tree]Print: Book
1800-1849Short way into the voyage, surgeon receives a letter from one of the convicts: 'He then mentions the influence which the perusal since he came on board of some treatise ...anon [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Short way into the voyage, surgeon receives a letter from one of the convicts: 'He then mentions the influence which the perusal since he came on board of some treatise ...Colin Arrott Browning [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Confession of invalid convict George Day: 'I hope I prayed but found little peace, until I heard the doctor pressing on our attention the words of God, contained in the ...Colin Arrott Browning [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Conversion of convict J- V-; when came on board the ship he was a convinced socialist, and when appointed school teacher he wanted to use the position to convince others,... [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Conversion of convict J- V-; when came on board the ship he was a convinced socialist, and when appointed school teacher he wanted to use the position to convince others,... [n/a][devotional texts]Print: Book
1800-1849Conversion of F.M., while greatly affected by death of fellow convict, John Williams: 'My feelings I cannot describe. I never felt the like before. But I remembered what ... [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Conversion of hardened convict, as a result of a storm which brought terror to his mind: 'It was then I thought of Jesus Christ, of whom I had heard, but almost entirely... [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'One berth was occupied by George Day... He appeared to be always humble, always contented and resigned, always grateful to God for the abundance of His mercies, frequent...George Day [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Read the First of Alison's "Two Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste". Taste, he defines, That faculty by which we perceive and enjoy whatever is sublime and be...Thomas Green Archibald AlisonEssays on the nature and principles of tastePrint: Book
1800-1849'Looked over the Introduction to Pemberton's "View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy". He affirms (sec. 2.) that it is the gratification of our taste, which is the source...Thomas Green Henry PembertonA view of Sir Isaac Newton?s philosophyPrint: Book


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