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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
 
1700-1799Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, December 1795, 'I read the two languages [Spanish and Portuguese] with facility, & am now abridging the Angelica of Lope de V...Robert Southey Lope Felix de Vega CarpioLa Hermosura de Angelica Print: Book
1800-1849'[Merimee's] book has arrived yesterday. I have only begun reading it.' [letter to Venceslas-Victor Jacquemont]Mary Shelley Prosper MerimeeLa JacqueriePrint: Book
1700-1799Robert Southey to Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, 22 September 1797: 'Do you know Rousseaus Levite of Ephraim? if not — you will find a poem that has not a word too much....Robert Southey Jean Jacques RousseauLa Lévite d’Ephraim Print: Book
1850-1899'From the toshie Soulie I have unearthed another flawed jewel of energy and drunken Genius: - La Lionne ...'Robert Louis Stevenson Frederic SoulieLa LionnePrint: Book
1900-1945(1) 'I also bought a French Book on the Poetry of the middle ages — so you see dear Oxford is a dangerous place for a book lover.' (2) 'I am now reading in French this ...Clive Staples Lewis Gaston ParisLa Litterature francaise au moyen age (XI-XIV siec...Print: Book
1900-1945'7th March 1929. Reading ?La M?re? (Gorki).' Gerald Moore Maxime La M?rePrint: Book
1900-1945'14th March 1929 ?They have used God Himself to cheer us! They have clothed him in lies and calumny to kill our souls?. (Gorki ? ?La M?re?) Just what have our Woo...Gerald Moore Maxime GorkiLa M?rePrint: Book
1900-1945'20th March 1929. Finished ?La M?re? (Gorki)' Gerald Moore Maxime GorkiLa M?rePrint: Book
1850-1899'Thank you for your letter and the "Revue [des deux Mondes"], which I received two days ago. I have read "La Madone [de Busowska]" and am pleased to have read it in Fren...Joseph Conrad Marguerite PoradowskaLa Madone de Busowiska, moeurs houtsoulesPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'The book ("Maison du Peché") has arrived and is now half read. Without going further my verdict is that it is good , but is not "fort".' Thence follows five lines of m...Joseph Conrad Marcelle TinayreLa Maison du PechéPrint: Book
1900-1945'Many thanks for "La Maison natale", which you have so kindly sent me. I have just finished reading it and am greatly impressed by the simple and effective way you treat ...Joseph Conrad Jacques CopeauLa Maison natalePrint: Book, playscript
1900-1945'The subject of "La Maison Tellier" is the licensed brothel and its inmates'. Arnold Bennett Guy de MaupassantLa Maison TellierPrint: Book
1850-1899'Finished "La Mandragola", second time reading for the sake of Florentine expressions, and began "La Calandra"'George Eliot [pseud] Niccolo MachiavelliLa MandragolaPrint: Book
1700-1799'[having given the text of Parker's poem 'To Miss Salusbury', Mrs Thrale writes] For a long Time I believed this Conceit original; but it is not - There is an old Greek E...Hester Lynch Thrale Dominique BouhoursLa manière de bien penser dans les ouvrages d'espr...Print: Book
1700-1799'as I looked in the Glass this Morning & kept Bouhours Maniere de bien penser in my Hand - like Swift's Vanessa Who we know - held Montagne and read- While Mrs Susan ...Hester Lynch Thrale Dominique BouhoursLa maniere de bien penser dans les ouvrages d'espr...Print: Book
1800-1849'The neighbours and we have set up a book-club since the beginning of the year, & I want to beg you to tell me of some [italics] booklings [end italics] for it. We have ...Caroline Clive George SandLa Mare au DiablePrint: Book
1850-1899'George Sand, La Mare au Diable'Sarah Good Amantine Lucile Aurore DupinLa Mare au DiablePrint: Book
1800-1849'Read 11th Canto of Ariosto & Merope & Simiramis [sic] of Voltaire'Mary Shelley Voltaire [pseud.]La MeropePrint: Book
1800-1849'You ask me (pertly enough - pardon the expression) Whether I have read The Lay of the Last Minstrel - alas, only twice - And have, in addition, only the following Catalo...Sarah Harriet Burney Scipione MaffeiLa MeropePrint: Unknown
1800-1849'Did you ever read Pere Goriot by Balzac or La Messe de L'Athee they are very good and perfectly readable for ladies and clergymen'.Sydney Smith Honore de BalzacLa Messe de l'AtheePrint: Book


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