√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1800-1849 Macaulay's marginalia on Cicero's Epistles to Atticus]: "A kind-hearted man [Cicero], with all his faults." Later, "Poor fellow! He makes a pitiful figure. But it is i... Thomas Babington Macaulay Cicero Letters to Atticus Print : Book1800-1849 'As an extraordinary instance of perseverance, I must mention my having read "Cicero de officiis". You must read it too Bob - You will get thro' it in a week - and cannot... Thomas Carlyle Philip Dormer Stanhope, Fourth Earl of Chesterfield Letters to his Son Print : Book1800-1849 'It is about ten days since I got rid of a severe inflam[m]ation-of the throat, which confined me to the house for two weeks. During two or three days, I was not able to ... Thomas Carlyle Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Letters to His Son Print : Book1800-1849 [Mary Shelley's Reading List for 1817. As far as possible texts mentioned in journal entries are not given separate database entries from this list. Texts marked with an ... Mary Shelley Lord Chesterfield Letters to his Son Print : Book1800-1849 'Affectation is never more tiresome and ridiculous than in a letter. Madame de Sevigne was the best letter-writer that ever existed. I would rank Swift and Lord Chesterfi... Mr Sharpe Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Letters to his Son Print : Book1700-1799 'I remember when the [italics] Literary Property [end italics] of those letters [Lord Chesterfield's to his son] was contested in the Court of Session in Scotland, and Mr... Henry Dundas Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Letters to his Son Print : Book1700-1799 'Lord Chesterfield's letters being mentioned, Johnson said, "It was not to be wondered at that they had so great a sale, considering that they were the letters of a state... Samuel Johnson Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Letters to his Son Print : Book1700-1799 ' [Johnson said] Lord Chesterfield's "Letters to his Son", I think, might be made a very pretty book. Take out the immorality, and it should be put into the hands of ever... Samuel Johnson Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Letters to his Son Print : Book1700-1799 [Elizabeth Carter to Elizabeth Vesey, 29 July 1774:]
'Lord Chesterfield's Letters are, I think, the most complete system of French morality that ever disgraced the Eng... Elizabeth Carter Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Letters to His Son Print : Book1900-1945 'Meeting held at Hilliers, Northcourt Avenue. 26. ii. 40Meeting held at Hilliers,
Northcourt Avenue. 26. ii. 40.
Rosamund Walis in the Chair Margaret Dilks Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Letters to His Son Print : Book1800-1849 Mary Berry, Journal, 14 August 1808, during stay at Bothwell Castle, seat of Lord Douglas: 'Sat till dinner-time in Lady Douglas's dressing-room, reading old letters to h... Mary Berry Duchess of Queensbury Letters to Lady Greenwich Manuscript : Letter1800-1849 Mary Berry, Journal, 14 August 1808, during stay at Bothwell Castle, seat of Lord Douglas: 'Sat till dinner-time in Lady Douglas's dressing-room, reading old letters to h... Mary Berry Letters to Lady Greenwich Manuscript : Letter1900-1945 Leon Edel quotes John Buchan, in "Memory Hold-the-Door" (1940), pp.151-52:
'an aunt of my wife's [Lady Lovelace], who was the widow of Byron's grandson, asked Henry J... Henry James and John Buchan George Gordon, Lord Byron letters to Lady Melbourne (copies) Manuscript : Letter1700-1799 'Mr Brand' to Mary Berry, January 1798: 'Lady Ossory, to alleviate my confinement with a very bad cold, has treated me to Lord Orford's letters to her, tho' in a very mut... Mr Brand Horace Walpole, Lord Orford Letters to Lady Ossory Manuscript : Unknown1800-1849 Lord Liverpool to John Wilson Croker, 23 August 1824:
'I am very much obliged to you for the specimen which you have sent me of Horace Walpole's
letters to Lord Hert... Robert Banks Jenkinson, second Earl of Liverpool Horace Walpole letters to Lord Hertford Unknown 1850-1899 John Wilson Croker to his wife, 28 July 1850:
'After dinner I read some of the letters written by Charles Long and Lord Mulgrave to the late
Lord Lonsdale about the ... John Wilson Croker Charles Long and Lord Mulgrave letters to Lord Lonsdale Unknown 1800-1849 Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 21 September 1841:
'Mr Haydon's letters shut up in the best letter of all [i.e. one from Mitford], I received this
morning... Elizabeth Barrett Benjamin Robert Haydon letters to Mary Russell Mitford Manuscript : Letter1700-1799 Mary Berry, Journal, October 23 1821: 'Went on a visit to Sir John and Lady Oswald. Sir John had given me a collection of his grandfather's letters to Ministers and seve... Mary Berry Oswald Letters to ministers and 'distinguished persons', ... Manuscript : Letter1800-1849 'Finished Porson's "Letters to Travis", on the disputed passage in John...' Thomas Green Richard Porson Letters to Mr. Archdeacon Travis Print : Book1800-1849 ‘[William] Blackwood expresses much admiration of the Fletcher Letters, but thinks their
republication at this time would not be just the thing - requests me to use my ... William Blackwood Samuel Taylor Coleridge Letters to Mr. Justice Fletcher on the Irish Quest... Print : Newspaper
