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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899From Hallam Tennyson's survey of his father's 'Criticisms on Poets and Poetry': 'After reading Pericles, Act v. aloud: '"That is glorious Shakespeare: most of the r...Alfred Tennyson William ShakespearePericles (Act V)Print: Book
1900-1945'[Virginia Stephen] was reading Walter Savage Landor's Pericles and Aspasia (1836), and writing, as was her habit during this time [Spring 1906], a description of her s...Virginia Stephen Walter Savage LandorPericles and AspasiaPrint: Book
1900-1945'I essayed a new author the other day whom we have often heard praised and of whom I hoped great things — Landor: but the book I got, a series of imaginary letters call...Clive Staples Lewis Walter Savage LandorPericles and AspasiaPrint: Book
1700-1799"Kitty dispatched the little ones to the schoolroom to do their lessons. Then John, Rachel and Kitty seated themselves in the shade while John took a book from his pocket...John Pitchford Thomas GreyPerigrinus PorteousPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read "Peril at End House" by Agatha Christie; it is excellent.'Thomas Kitching Agatha ChristiePeril at End HousePrint: Book
1900-1945'I am sorry I am so late in thanking you for the two vols of Polish Literature which I have read with the highest appreciation — and for the brochure on the religious ele...Joseph Conrad Roman DyboskiPeriods of Polish Literary History: Being the Ilch...Print: Book
1900-1945I am reading the Periplus of the Erythrean Sea (how much prettier a name than Red Sea): it was an old commercial chart by an unknown Greek of Alexandria in the firs...Freya Stark [Anon] [Anon]Periplus of the Erythrean SeaPrint: Book
1800-1849'Perpetual Adoration'. 'Moore'. [Transcription of poem]Mary Groom Thomas MoorePerpetual AdorationUnknown
1900-1945'A programme consisting of the following eight anonymous essays was then proceeded with. Viz A Theory of Language - Further East. Perpetual Motion - 2 Essays by different...Members of the XII Book Club [a member of the XII Book Club]Perpetual MotionManuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Meeting held at 70, Northcourt Avenue: 2. VI. 31 Charles E. Stansfield in the chair 1. Minutes of last approved [...] 7. The subject of the Sitwells was introduced b...Celia Burrow Edith SitwellPerrine
1800-1849'S. reads the Persae of Aeschylus & Eustace's travels'Percy Bysshe Shelley AeschylusPersaePrint: Book
1850-1899Alfred Tennyson to John Forster, 29 March 1854: 'I understand from Archibald Peel that you are aggrieved at my not writing to you [...] A reason for my not writing muc...Alfred Tennyson Persian grammarPrint: Book
Byron to John Murray, 4 December 1813: 'I have redde through your Persian Tale - I have taken ye. liberty of making some remarks on ye. blank pages - there are many beaut...George Gordon, Lord Byron unknownPersian TaleManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Nothing approaching it [Cunninghame Graham's book "Mogreb-el-Acksa"] has appeared since Burton's "Mecca" [...] and Burton's "Mecca" is nowhere near it.'Joseph Conrad Richard BurtonPersonal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah a...Print: Book
1800-1849Letter from Aikin to her brother Edmund, dated March 1818: 'It is curious to observe the native eloquence of Humboldt struggling with the encombrance of all the sciences....Lucy Aikin Alexander von HumboldtPersonal Narrative of TravelsPrint: Book
1900-1945'R.H. Robson opened the subject of Joan of Arc by giving a historical sketch of her life & then attempting to "Put her in her Place" which latter process involved a gener...Howard R. Smith Mark TwainPersonal Recollections of Joan of ArcPrint: Book
1900-1945'R.H. Robson opened the subject of Joan of Arc by giving a historical sketch of her life & then attempting to "Put her in her Place" which latter process involved a gener...Howard R. Smith Mark TwainPersonal Recollections of Joan of ArcPrint: Book
1900-1945'Rained all day without stopping. Read Butler's Crusade. May bought winter dress at Selfridge's £1.0.5. payed her with cheque..'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Josephine Elizabeth ButlerPersonal Reminiscences of a Great CrusadePrint: BookUnknown
1900-1945'Dense fog. Could hardly see ... May had to go to bed till night. I read Memoir of J. E. Butler.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook Josephine Elizabeth ButlerPersonal Reminiscences of a Great CrusadePrint: BookUnknown
1800-1849'Read a portion of Sir R Phillips' Personal tour.'John Cole Sir R PhillipsPersonal TourPrint: Book


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