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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
 
1800-1849'In the reading of the psalms this morning, I was struck by the 5th and 6th verses of V, where the abhorrence or contrariety of God to evil is expressed as regards his th...John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book
1800-1849'I noticed in Dante today, the two lines, "quali dal vento &c." (Inferno, book 7th, 12) as curiously describing the moment chosen by Turner in the battle of Trafalgar.'John Ruskin Dante AlighieriInfernoPrint: Book
1800-1849'Note the definition of a critic in "Guardian" No.103: "A man who on all occasions is more attentive to what is wanting that to what is present."' John Ruskin [unknown]GuardianPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I must interrupt myself to note the 86th paper in the "Guardian" useful to my chapter on penetrative imagination.'John Ruskin [unknown]GuardianPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Note the passage in the 93rd paper of "Guardian" respecting our admiration of the oder of motions of heavenly bodies, to be expressed by imitation of this order in our l...John Ruskin [unknown]GuardianPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Read the 8th of Jerem this morning. Note the 7th verse very beautiful, comparing Isaiah i. 3. The ninth verse too important.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Jeremiah)Print: Book
1800-1849'I was struck this morning, in comparing the poems of George Herbert with those of Henry Vaughan, by the perfect ease and power of the former, the labour and short fallin...John Ruskin George Herbert[poems]Print: Unknown
1800-1849'I was struck this morning, in comparing the poems of George Herbert with those of Henry Vaughan, by the perfect ease and power of the former, the labour and short fallin...John Ruskin Henry Vaughan[poems]Print: Unknown
1800-1849'Read a pamphlet by the Revd. George Smith, lent me by Macdonald: "Hints for the times", true and useful, but a painful instance of the weak and conventional writing whic...John Ruskin George SmithHints for the timesPrint: Pamphlet
1800-1849'I was struck today by the "minding himself to go afoot" in Acts xx. 13. It is interesting to see the Apostle, after labouring and preaching all night, seek this retireme...John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Acts)Print: Book
1800-1849Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 6 November 1807: 'Lady Elizabeth [Foster, Lady Harriet's father's mistress] went to the play last night a...William Cavendish 'Hint to a Young Reviewer'Print: Serial / periodical, Unknown
1800-1849Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 6 November 1807: 'Lady Elizabeth [Foster, Lady Harriet's father's mistress] went to the play last night a...Lady Harriet Cavendish 'Hint to a Young Reviewer'Print: Serial / periodical, Unknown
1800-1849Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 14 November 1807: 'Miss Trimmer [former governess and companion] went out of town yesterday morning and I...Georgiana, Countess Dowager Spencer and Lady Harriet Cavendish ForbesLife of BeattiePrint: Book
1800-1849Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 14 November 1807: 'Miss Trimmer [former governess and companion] went out of town yesterday morning and I...Georgiana, Countess Dowager Spencer and Lady Harriet CavendishFrancis Garden'travelling Memorandums'Print: Book
1800-1849Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 28 November 1807: 'I attribute my cold to going to Jermyn Street [grandmother's London residence] last ni...William Spencer William SpencerLatin epitaph on Mr SargentManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 12 December 1807: 'I see in the papers today that Lord Granville is set out upon his journey and it is li...Lady Harriet Cavendish report of Lord Granville's embarkationPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 16 December 1807: 'Lady Elizabeth is reading Semple's travels through Spain and says they are excessively...Lady Elizabeth Foster Semple'travels through Spain'Print: Book
1800-1849Lady Harriet Cavendish to her grandmother, the Countess Dowager Spencer, 7 November 1808: 'I am glad that I mentioned the Castle of Indolence to you, as I am sure you ...Lady Harriet Cavendish James ThompsonThe Castle of IndolencePrint: Book
1800-1849Lady Harriet Cavendish to her grandmother, the Countess Dowager Spencer, 7 November 1808: 'I am glad that I mentioned the Castle of Indolence to you, as I am sure you ...Lady Stafford James ThompsonThe Castle of IndolencePrint: Book
1800-1849Lady Harriet Cavendish to her brother, the Marquis of Hartington (b. 1790), 1 February 1809: 'How surprized Barrow's sermons must have been upon first opening to see y...William Spencer Cavendish and 'Sir William' BarrowSermonsPrint: Book


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