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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1900-1945'It my be that I failed to understand "The Ascending Effort", but I did not mean to treat Bourne disrespectfully. [But] you will admit that Bourne's writing in its slight...Joseph Conrad George Bourne [pseud. of George Sturt]The Ascending EffortPrint: Book
1900-1945'I fully share your admiration for Bradshaw tho' I think he goes too much into detail so that all sense of reality is lost and the book produces the effect of being a mer...Joseph Conrad George Bradshaw (ed)Bradshaw's Monthly General Railway and Steam Navig...Print: Book
1850-1899'I am reading Brimley's ''Essay on Tennyson'',and I really think it will set me on reading some of his poems.'Emma Darwin George BrimleyEssays, by the Late George BrimleyPrint: Book
1700-1799'C[oleridge] read [George Buchanan] at Cambridge.'Samuel Taylor Coleridge George Buchanan[poems]Unknown
1500-1599
1600-1699		Virginia F. Stern notes 'Many underlinings and MS. notes' in Gabriel Harvey's copy of George Buchanan, "Ane admonition direct to the trew Lordis mantenaris of the Kingis ...Gabriel Harvey George BuchananAne admonition direct to the trew Lordis mantenari...Print: Book
1800-1849'To my Gothic ear, indeed the "Stabat Mater", the "Dies Irae", and some of the other hymns of the Catholic Church are more solemn and affecting than the fine classical po...Walter Scott George Buchanan[Latin poems and hymns]Print: Unknown
1700-1799'Buchanan, he said, was a very fine poet; and observed that he was the first who complimented a lady, by ascribing to her the different perfections of the heathen goddess...Samuel Johnson George BuchananNympha CaledoniaePrint: Book
1700-1799'Buchanan (he observed,) has fewer [italics] centos [end italics] than any modern Latin poet. He not only had great knowledge of the Latin language, but was a great poeti...Samuel Johnson George Buchanan[poems]Print: Book
1800-1849[Marginalia]Samuel Taylor Coleridge George BullDefensio Fidei NicaenaePrint: Book
1850-1899A volume of sermons, marked with dates and what appears to be a system of initials - possibly some sort of reminder? Examples: "E.F.I. [?] April 24th -1853/Nov. 13th ..53...George BurderVillage sermons: or, fifty-two plain and short dis...Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Marginalia]: 4 lines of ms notes on the binding page are now rubbed and difficult to decipher but appear to be notes of references to specific pages eg ;'joys 96, 95-6 t...George BurderEarly piety: or, memoirs of children eminently ser...Print: Book
1800-1849Elizabeth Barrett to John Kenyon, 16 March 1844: 'I return Mr Burges's criticism [...] which interested me much in the reading. Do let him understand how obliged to hi...Elizabeth Barrett George Burgescriticism on lines of Aeschylus attributed to Soph...Unknown
1900-1945'I finished reading a "Book of Scottish Verse" yesterday - edited by George Burnett. What a number of minor Scottish poets there are of the latter part of last century an...William Soutar George Burnett [ed]Book of Scottish VersePrint: Book
1900-1945'The evening was then devoted to Samuel Johnson as seen through the biography of Boswell. Two papers were contributed. By Mr Burrow on "a Second Hand Book" which threw a...George Burrow George Burrow[paper on Dr Johnson]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Mr Geo Burrow read a paper on George Sand indicating her semi-patrician origin & the County surroundings in which she lived. We were given some indication of her passion...George Burrow George Burrow[paper on George Sand]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'The Club then turned its attention to Mark Rutherford. Mr Burrow gave some outline of Hale White [sic] life telling us how he had passed through several occupations stud...George Burrow George Burrow[paper on Mark Rutherford]Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Various anonymous essays by members of the Club were then read with the following titles and at the conclusion of the meeting whilst the authorship of some was quickly a...members of XII Book ClubGeorge BurrowRevolt of the Innocents, TheManuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'The subject of the evening Elizabethan Drama other than Shakespear was then taken. Geo Burrow read a very short introduction to the subject.'George Burrow George Burrow[A very short introduction to Elizabethan drama ot...Manuscript: Unknown
1900-1945

'A Meeting held at 70 Northcourt Avenue 25th September 1929 C. E Stansfield in the chair

Min 1. Minutes of last time read and approved

2 Mrs T C Elli...

George Burrow George BurrowThe Jamboree and Thoughts thereonManuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Meeting held at 73 Northcourt Avenue
Friday 28th March 1930
1. Minutes of last meeting were approved.
[...]
6. A warm message of sympathy to be s...		George Burrow George Burrow[The influence of films on backward races]Manuscript: Unknown


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