√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1900-1945 'Let me thank you warmly for the two magnificent and interesting vol[ume]s about the South-Sea Isles which you have been good enough to send me.' Joseph Conrad Frederick O'Brien Mystic Isles of the South Seas Print : Book1800-1849 Byron to Richard Belgrave Hoppner, 6 June 1819: 'I found ... such a pretty epitaph in the Certosa Cimetery -- or rather two -- one was
"Martini Luigi
Implora pace... George Gordon, Lord Byron n/a n/a Manuscript : Unknown, tombstone epitaphs1800-1849 'Saw the names of three old acquaintances written with a diamond on the window of our sitting room, viz, Mrs Rewe, Mrs Price, Miss S.Hatton, Sep.1793' Benjamin Newton n/a n/a Manuscript : Graffito1900-1945 'I am surprised to find that though suspicious of surrealist dogma I like some of their work, notably and unexpectedly [Andre] Bretons's [italics] Nadja [end italics]. At... Antonia White Andre Breton Nadja Print : Book1850-1899 'I have finished Nanon...' Robert Louis Stevenson George Sand Nanon Print : Book1900-1945 'Throughout his career Conrad was haunted by the idea of writing a Napoleonic novel, for which he did a prodigious amount of background reading.[...] However it was not u... Joseph Conrad Marcellin Pellet Napoléon à l'île d'Elbe Print : Book1800-1849 Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 26 February 1845:
'Do you know the "Napoleon et Marie Louise" of M. de Meneval, the secretary of the emperor? The three lit... Elizabeth Barrett Claude Francois de Meneval Napoleon et Marie Louise: souvenirs historiques Print : Book1800-1849 'During this year I read an odd volume of that curious publication, the "Anti-Jacobin-Review", from which I gathered a little that pleased me. Among other things I met wi... Thomas Carter Barry Edward O'Meara Napoleon in Exile, or a Voice from St Helena Print : Book1800-1849 'I have just this instant finished the O'Meara - and have no time to write. You quite distress me by sending me so many books-' Jane Baillie Welsh Barry Edward O'Meara Napoleon in Exile; or, A Voice from Saint-Helena Print : Book, Volume 2 of 2Manuscript : Letter1800-1849 'This unfortunate O'Meara, It was the merest chance he was not sent to extend his localities in the Highlands. I would have returned the book immediately, finding how lo... Jane Baillie Welsh Barry Edward O'Meara Napoleon in Exile; or, A Voice from St Helena Print : Book1900-1945 'Throughout his career Conrad was haunted by the idea of writing a Napoleonic novel, for which he did a prodigious amount of background reading.[...] However it was not u... Joseph Conrad Paul Gruyer Napoléon, roi de l' île d'Elbe Print : Book1900-1945 'I have been a few times to the Town [Montpellier] Library- with an object. And the object is reading up all I can discover there about Napoleon in Elba.' Joseph Conrad Paul Gruyer Napoleon, roi de l'ile d'Elbe Print : Book1800-1849 'I recommend you to read Hall, Palmer, Fearon and Bradburys Travels in America, particularly "Fearon". There is nothing to me so curious and intersting as the rapidity wi... Sydney Smith Henry Fearon Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles Thro... Print : Book1800-1849 'If thou wast by mys side my love...' [transcript of poem] 'Hebers Journal' Emma Bowly Reginald Herber Narrative of a journey through the upper Provinces Unknown 1800-1849 Wednesday, 12 March 1829:
'I read Reginald Heber's journal after dinner. I spent some merry days with him at Oxford when he was writing his prize-poem. He was then a g... Walter Scott Reginald Heber Narrative of a Journey through the Upper Provinces... Print : Book1800-1849 'I like your Capt. Franklin mainly - and his manly & respectful commendation of my poor dear James, is charming. - I am (though a little ashamed to own it) not fond, in g... Sarah Harriet Burney John Franklin Narrative of a Second expedition to the Shores of ... Print : Book1800-1849 Byron to John Murray, 23 August 1821, on sources for descriptions in Don Juan Canto III: 'much of the description of the furniture in Canto 3d. is taken from Tully's Trip... George Gordon Lord Byron Richard Tully Narrative of a Ten Years' Residence at the Court o... Print : BookManuscript : Letter1800-1849 'Read Walpoe's Turkey amd M'Cleod's Voyage of the Alceste to China.' Benjamin Newton John Macleod Narrative of a voyage in his majesty's late ship A Unknown 1800-1849 The Marchioness of Abercorn to John Murray, 4 December 1817, in reponse to a gift of books:
'[The Marquess of Abercorn] returns Walpole, as he says since the age of fi... Marquess of Abercorn John Malcolm, surgeon of the Alceste Narrative of a Voyage in His Majesty's late ship A... Print : Book1800-1849 The Marchioness of Abercorn to John Murray, in reponse to a gift of books:
'Lord Abercorn says he thinks your conduct with respect to sending books back that he does n... Lord and Lady Abercorn John Malcolm, surgeon of the Alceste Narrative of a Voyage in His Majesty's late ship A... Manuscript : Unknown
