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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849Professor W. T. Brande to John Murray, 2 January 1826: 'Sir H. Davy [...] is extremely sore at Mr. Daniell's paper which appeared in late numbers of [of "Brande's Jour...Sir Humphry Davy DaniellpaperPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849John Wilson Croker to John Murray, 18 January 1825: 'I never could read the "Sketch Book," nor, what d'ye call it? "Knickerbocker." Mr. Irving has a charming English s...John Wilson Croker Washington IrvingSketch Book [?of Geoffrey Crayon]Print: Book
1800-1849John Wilson Croker to John Murray, 18 January 1825: 'I never could read the "Sketch Book," nor, what d'ye call it? "Knickerbocker." Mr. Irving has a charming English s...John Wilson Croker Washington IrvingSketch Book [?of Geoffrey Crayon]Print: Book
1800-1849John Wilson Croker to John Murray, 18 January 1825: 'I never could read the "Sketch Book," nor, what d'ye call it? "Knickerbocker." Mr. Irving has a charming English s...John Wilson Croker Washington Irving'Knickerbocker'Print: Book
1800-1849John Wilson Croker to John Murray, 18 January 1825: 'I never could read the "Sketch Book," nor, what d'ye call it? "Knickerbocker." Mr. Irving has a charming English s...John Wilson Croker Washington IrvingThe American DutchmenPrint: Book
1800-1849Mary Shelley to John Murray, acknowledging his gift of Croker's edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson (1831): 'I have read "Boswell's Journal" ten times: I hope to read...Mary Shelley James BoswellLife of Samuel JohnsonPrint: Book
1800-1849Mary Shelley to John Murray, acknowledging his gift of Croker's edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson (1831): 'I have read "Boswell's Journal" ten times: I hope to read...Mary Shelley Frances Burney'Memoirs of Dr Burney'Print: Book
1800-1849John Wilson Croker to John Murray, 7 May 1828: 'I return, having read through, the first volume of "Horace Walpole's Letters to Mr. Mason" [discusses text further] [.....John Wilson Croker Horace Walpole'Letters to Mr Mason' vol 1Print: Book
1800-1849John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray, 29 September 1829: 'Sir Walter [Scott] has just read the first 120 pages of Moore's "Life of Byron"; and he says they are charming...Walter Scott Thomas MooreLife of ByronUnknown
1800-1849'The first volume of "Lord Byron's Life and Letters," published on the 1st of January, 1830, was read with enthusiasm, and met with a very favourable reception. Moore say...Anne Isabella Lady Byron Thomas MooreLife of ByronPrint: Book
1800-1849Mary Shelley to John Murray, 19 January 1830: 'Except the occupation of one or two annoyances, I have done nothing but read, since I got "Lord Byron's Life." I have no...Mary Shelley Thomas MooreLife of Byron (vol 1)Print: Book
1800-1849Mary Somerville to John Murray, 13 January 1831: 'You have kindly afforded me a source of very great interest and pleasure in the perusal of the second volume of Moore...Mary Somerville Thomas MooreLife of Byron (vol 1)Print: Book
1800-1849Mary Somerville to John Murray, 13 January 1831: 'You have kindly afforded me a source of very great interest and pleasure in the perusal of the second volume of Moore...Mary Somerville Thomas MooreLife of Byron (vol 2)Print: Book
1800-1849Colonel D'Aguilar to John Murray, 15 January 1831, on the second volume of Moore's Life of Byron: 'I have sat up all the night, and devoured every line of it. As a who...Colonel D'Aguilar Thomas MooreLife of Byron (vol 2)Print: Book
1800-1849John Wilson Croker to John Murray (1831), on the second volume of Moore's Life of Byron: 'No doubt there are longeurs, but really not many. The most teasing part is th...John Wilson Croker Thomas MooreLife of Byron (vol 2)Print: Book
1800-1849John Wilson Croker to John Murray, 21 January 1831: 'I return you the "Tatler" that you lent me. I think Mr. Hunt makes more of Moore's letters than they deserve. I ce...John Wilson Croker Leigh HuntThe TatlerPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849John Wilson Croker to John Murray, 21 January 1831: 'I return you the "Tatler" that you lent me. I think Mr. Hunt makes more of Moore's letters than they deserve. I ce...John Wilson Croker Leigh HuntRiminiPrint: Book
1800-1849Gally Knight to John Murray, 17 February 1831: 'I have seen the second volume of Moore's "Life of Byron," and though it can be matter of surprise to no one to find him...Gally Knight Thomas MooreLife of ByronPrint: Book
1800-1849Sir Francis Knight to John Murray (1839): 'I was glad [...] to hear the child's voice crying in the Times this morning. The extract [from his work] was the very best t...Francis Head Review of Francis Head, 'Narrative of his Administ...Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Sir Francis Knight to John Murray, 5 March 1839: 'What is most extraordinary is the article in my favour which lately appeared in the Globe. That paper, after defendin...Francis Head Review of Francis Head, 'Narrative of his Administ...Print: Newspaper


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