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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
 
1800-1849From George Grote's diary, kept for his fiancee Harriet Lewin, Friday 26 March 1819: 'Rose at 6. Read and meditated Kant for some time [...] attempted to read some Kan...George Grote Immanuel Kant Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's diary, kept for his fiancee Harriet Lewin, Saturday 27 March 1819: 'George Norman appeared [...] Had some very interesting conversation about Irela...George Grote David Ricardo Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 3 December 1822: 'Rose a little before 7. Read to the conclusion of Pausanias, being about 40 pages [...] Read some very interesting mat...George Grote Pausanias  Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 3 December 1822: 'Rose a little before 7. Read to the conclusion of Pausanias, being about 40 pages [...] Read some very interesting mat...George Grote Goguet Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 4 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Read Goguet on the different Arts until breakfast; after breakfast read some articles in Voltaire's Diction...George Grote Goguet Print: Book
1850-1899'Mr Edminson then made some interesting remarks on the subject of Shakespeare's [?? illegible] and portraits as an introduction to readings & songs from the poet's works,...Charles Stansfield William Shakespeare Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 8 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Finished Wolf's Proleg. [...] After breakfast set to upon Diod. Sicul., having previously cast my eye over ...George Grote 'Diod.' Siculus Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 8 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Finished Wolf's Proleg. [...] After breakfast set to upon Diod. Sicul., having previously cast my eye over ...George Grote 'Diod.' Siculus Print: Book
1800-1849From George Grote's Journal, 9 December 1822: 'Rose at 6. Employed all my reading-time this day upon Diodor., and got through 80 pages, taking notes. He seems a more...George Grote 'Diod.' Siculus Print: Book
1800-1849Sir William Molesworth to Harriet Grote, September 1838, regarding his planned edition of the works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury: 'I have written this day to Mr. G...William Molesworth Thomas Hobbes Print: Book
1800-1849George Grote to G. C. Lewis, September 1840: 'Since you departed from London, I have been reading some of Kant's "Kritik der reinen Vernunft," a book which always le...George Grote John Locke Print: Book
1800-1849George Grote to G. C. Lewis, 16 December 1840: 'I have been reading, and am still reading, B. de St. Hilaire, "De la Logique d'Aristote.' I have been going through s...George Grote Aristotle  Print: Book
1900-1945'Three papers were devoted to aspects of Burns & his works. Mrs Goadby read a biographical sketch. Mrs Smith read a paper prepared conjointly with Mrs [?]on Burns as song...Elizabeth Ann Smith Robert Burns Print: Book
1900-1945'Miss Goadby then read a paper entitled "A View of Thackeray from the Roundabout Papers" & readings from the same author were then given by F.J. Edminson, C.L. Stansfield...Charles Stansfield William Makepeace Thackeray Print: Book
1900-1945'Miss Goadby then read a paper entitled "A View of Thackeray from the Roundabout Papers" & readings from the same author were then given by F.J. Edminson, C.L. Stansfield...T.T. Cass William Makepeace Thackeray Print: Book
1900-1945'Miss Goadby then read a paper entitled "A View of Thackeray from the Roundabout Papers" & readings from the same author were then given by F.J. Edminson, C.L. Stansfield...Sylvanus A. Reynolds William Makepeace Thackeray Print: Book
1900-1945'Miss Goadby then read a paper entitled "A View of Thackeray from the Roundabout Papers" & readings from the same author were then given by F.J. Edminson, C.L. Stansfield...Frederick J. Edminson William Makepeace Thackeray Print: Book
1900-1945'Miss Goadby then read a paper entitled "A View of Thackeray from the Roundabout Papers" & readings from the same author were then given by F.J. Edminson, C.L. Stansfield...Miss Pollard William Makepeace Thackeray Print: Book
1900-1945'The meeting at Ingleside on May 20th was of a very pleasant character, in that among other reasons it was devoted to the works of Charles Lamb. Papers were read by Miss ...Miss Pollard Charles Lamb Print: Book
1900-1945'The meeting at Ingleside on May 20th was of a very pleasant character, in that among other reasons it was devoted to the works of Charles Lamb. Papers were read by Miss ...Helen Rawlings Charles Lamb Print: Book


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