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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
 
1850-1899Henry James to Thomas Seregant Perry, 25 November 1883: "Her [Louise-Florence d'Epinay's] Memoirs I read years ago ..."Henry James Louise-Florence d'EpinayMemoirsPrint: Book
1850-1899'During breakfast I read some of Mme. d'Arblay's Memoirs to dear Charley, who was much interested in her account of Dr. Johnson. He had not read it before, and I had not...Lady Charlotte Schreiber Frances BurneyMemoirsPrint: Book
1800-1849'From that time [summer 1840] to the present [1845] I have not read much. I have, however, looked through Lord Byron's works, the "Memoirs of Mr William Hutton", and Dr S...Thomas Carter William HuttonMemoirsPrint: Book
1900-1945After Thomas Hardy's death on 11 January 1928, his literary executor Sydney Cockerell 'asked Florence [Hardy] to read aloud to him, chapter by chapter, the manuscript of ...Florence Hardy Thomas HardyMemoirsManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Felicia Browne to Matthew Nicholson, 17 July 1811: 'I have been reading lately the memoirs of Sir Joshua Reynolds, with his discourses to the Royal Academy, & I am so ent...Felicia Browne Sir Joshua ReynoldsMemoirsPrint: Book
1850-1899'[Mrs Ward's report of a conversation with Gladstone] 'I spoke of Pattison's autobiography as illustrating Newman's hold. He agreed, but said that Pattison's religious ph...Mary Augusta Ward Mark PattisonMemoirsPrint: Book
1850-1899'[Mrs Ward's report of a conversation with Gladstone] 'I spoke of Pattison's autobiography as illustrating Newman's hold. He agreed, but said that Pattison's religious ph...William Gladstone Mark PattisonMemoirsPrint: Book
1700-1799'Finished Gibbon's "Memoirs of himself"--an exquisite morceau of literature...'Thomas Green Edward GibbonMemoirsPrint: Book
1850-1899From Elizabeth Missing Sewell's recommendations of non-fictional works 'which I can guarantee myself' in 'Hints on Reading': 'Count Beugnot's Memoirs I have been rea...Elizabeth Missing Sewell Count BeugnotMemoirsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Monday Oct -- 17 [...] Read Memoires de Voltaire by Himself'.Claire Clairmont Voltaire MemoirsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Wednesday Oct 19th [...] Read Prince Alexy Haimatoff again -- read also Political Justice [...] In the Evening read Memoires of Voltaire by himself.' Claire Clairmont Voltaire MemoirsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Wednesday Oct 19th [...] Read Prince Alexy Haimatoff again -- read also Political Justice [...] In the Evening read Memoires of Voltaire by himself.' Claire Clairmont Voltaire MemoirsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Thursday Oct -- 20th [...] After dinner read Political Justice [...] read Memoires of Voltaire -- & the Life of Alfieri till late [...] I am much delighted with Alfier...Claire Clairmont Voltaire MemoirsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Sunday Oct 31st [...] Get up at nine. Breakfast. Read a Canto of Queen Mab & Louvet's Memoirs. I am much interested in Louvet -- but like all French men he is so in...Claire Clairmont Jean-Baptiste Louvet de CouvraymemoirsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Sunday Oct 31st [...] Get up at nine. Breakfast. Read a Canto of Queen Mab & Louvet's Memoirs. I am much interested in Louvet -- but like all French men he is so in...Claire Clairmont Jean-Baptiste Louvet de CouvraymemoirsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Tuesday Nov. 1st. [...] Breakfast. Read Louvet's Memoirs.' Claire Clairmont Jean-Baptiste Louvet de CouvraymemoirsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Wednesday April 5th. [...] Read Memoires of Voltaire written by himself [notes anecdote from this]'.Claire Clairmont Voltaire MemoirsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Wednesday June [...] 29th. [...] Begin Mendelsohn's [sic] translation of Plato's Phaedon. and Memoirs of Marmontel.' [further readings from latter text recorded in...Claire Clairmont MarmontelMemoirsPrint: Book
1900-1945'I am reading Gide's memoirs, very disappointing I think, so far; I have found hardly anything that pleased me except the marble that had been dropped into the hole in th...Vita Sackville-West Andre GideMemoirsUnknown
1900-1945Thursday 30 August 1934: 'No letters at all this summer. But there will be many next year, I predict. And I dont mind; the day, yesterday to be exact, being so triumphant...Virginia Woolf Saint-SimonMemoirsPrint: Book


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