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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'Monday September [...] 26th. [...] Read the story of the Basket Woman to Johnny.'Claire Clairmont Maria Edgeworth'story of the Basket Woman'Print: Book
1800-1849'[Tuesday] September [...] 27th. [...] Read all the morning Das Bild von Houwald with Mr. G[ambs]. It is a charming tragedy in the romantic style and the novelty of th...Claire Clairmont Ernst Christoph von HouwaldDas Bild: Trauerspiel in funf AktenPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday September [...] 30th. [...] After dinner read to Johnny the story of Tarlton.'Claire Clairmont Maria Edgeworth'Tarlton'Print: Book
1800-1849'Saturday October 1st. [...] Begin Voltaire's Life of Charles XII. [...] Read Tarlton to Johnny in the Evening.'Claire Clairmont Maria Edgeworth'Tarlton'Print: Book
1800-1849'Saturday October 1st. [...] Begin Voltaire's Life of Charles XII. [...] Read Tarlton to Johnny in the Evening. [...] 'Sunday [...] October 2nd. read the life of...Claire Clairmont Voltaire Histoire de Charles XII, roi de SuedePrint: Book
1800-1849'[Tuesday] [...] Octbr. 4th. [...] Begin reading the History of Charles the XII by Becker in German.' Claire Clairmont Carl Friedrich Beckerlife of Charles XIIPrint: Book
1800-1849'Wednesday [...] October 5th. [...] Read the Edinburgh Review.' Claire Clairmont Edinburgh ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Saturday [...] Oct. 8th. [...] Read in the afternoon [following funeral of one of her pupils]. Histoire de la Revolution francaise par Antoine Fantin Desodoards [sic]...Claire Clairmont Antoine Etienne Nicolas Fantin des OdoardsHistoire philosophique de la revolution de FrancePrint: Book
1800-1849'Sunday [...] Oct. 9th. [...] I pack up [for family's departure from holiday home, following death of a child] & read the whole day Memoirs of Madame Campan.'Claire Clairmont Jeanne Louise Henriette CampanMemoires sur la vie privee de Marie Antoinette, re...Print: Book
1800-1849'Saturday October [...] 22nd. [...] Read Tarlton to Johnny. Read the lives of the Saints.' Claire Clairmont Maria Edgeworth'Tarlton'Print: Book
1800-1849'Saturday October [...] 22nd. [...] Read Tarlton to Johnny. Read the lives of the Saints.' Claire Clairmont unknown'lives of the saints'Print: Book
1800-1849'Sunday October [...] 23rd. [...] Read Tarlton with Johnny.'Claire Clairmont Maria Edgeworth'Tarlton'Print: Book
1800-1849'Monday October [...] 24th. [...] Read Barring out with Johnny in the Evening'.Claire Clairmont Maria Edgeworth'The Barring Out'Print: Book
1800-1849'Thursday October [...] 27 [...] Read Schillers Ghost [...] Seer.' [also records reading this text on 28 October 1825]Claire Clairmont J. C. F. von SchillerThe Ghost-SeerPrint: Book
1800-1849'Friday October [...] 28th. [...] After dinner read a little of Werner's Templers with M. G[ambs]. but not much for I am very stupid with a bad head-ach [previous day's...Claire Clairmont Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias WernerDie Templer auf CypernPrint: Book
1800-1849'Sunday October [...] 30th. [...] Read Paul & Virginia.'Claire Clairmont Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-PierrePaul et VirginiePrint: Book
1800-1849'Monday October [...] 31st. [...] A note from Mr. Baxter with Lingard's [...] Reply to the attacks of Shute, Bishop of Durham against the Catholic Religion which I read...Claire Clairmont John LingardTracts Occasioned by the Publication of a Charge D...Print: Book
1800-1849'Wednesday [...] November 2nd. [...] A packet of Newspapers from Mr. Baxter. I sit in my room & read them all the evening.'Claire Clairmont newspapersPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Monday [...] Nov. 7th. [...] sit upon the divan & read Simple Susan with Johnny & M. G.' [also records reading this text in journal entries for 8, 10, 11 November 182...Claire Clairmont Maria Edgeworth'Simple Susan'Print: Book
1800-1849'Saturday [...] Nov. 5th. [...] After dinner [...] sit upon the divan in Marie Ivanovna's cabinet & read Madlle. Panache to Johnny.'Claire Clairmont Maria Edgeworth'Mademoiselle Panache'Print: Book


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