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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
 
1800-1849Diary entry. September 26th, 1831: "We read another passage from Gregory’s Apologia — not a very fine one. Then we read the exordium of The Orations against Julian. It ...Elizabeth Barrett Browning Gregory of Nazianzus ApologeticusPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. September 26th, 1831: "We read another passage from Gregory’s Apologia — not a very fine one. Then we read the exordium of The Orations against Julian. It ...Elizabeth Barrett Browning Gregory of Nazianzus Orations against JulianPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. November 30th, 1831: "We read passages from Gregory’s apologetic, — comparing his marks with mien, in different copies, — & came to the conclusion, that ou...Elizabeth Barrett Browning Gregory of Nazianzus ApologeticusPrint: Book
1800-1849Diary entry. December 8th, 1831: "Mr. Boyd certainly pleased to see me. I read what he wanted to hear out of Phillips —& something form the apologetic besides".Elizabeth Barrett Browning Gregory of Nazianzus ApologeticusPrint: Book
1700-1799Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 6 December 1792: 'I have been reading Eheu fugaces & your translation this moment together. the three last stanzas are certai...Robert Southey Grosvenor Charles BedfordTranslation of Horace, Odes, 2:14Manuscript: Sheet
1700-1799Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, c. 2 July 1792: '...& now in plain sober prose I am much obliged to you for your ode which I like very much. but why will you...Robert Southey Grosvenor Charles BedfordOdeManuscript: Sheet
1700-1799Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 16-21 January 1793: 'Of your ode a few words before I set to transcribing. Before I read the last half sheet I wished you to ...Robert Southey Grosvenor Charles BedfordOdeManuscript: Sheet
1700-1799Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 11-18 May 1794: 'Your Anacreon & Æschylus please me much — unluckily I have neither the one nor the other in the original — ...Robert Southey Grosvenor Charles Bedfordtranslations and versesManuscript: Sheet
1700-1799Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 21 August 1794: 'When your ode reachd me it reminded me of neglect & I blushed as I read.' Robert Southey Grosvenor Charles BedfordOdeManuscript: Sheet
1700-1799Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, c. 1-10 October 1795, 'Your stanza on Hope may be made excellent. your translation I have not yet compared with the Greek — w...Robert Southey Grosvenor Charles Bedfordverses on HopePrint: BookManuscript: Sheet
1700-1799Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, c. 1-10 October 1795, 'If you print your Musæus print the Greek likewise. for my own part — I think the poem of too immoral ...Robert Southey Grosvenor Charles BedfordThe Loves of Hero and LeanderManuscript: Sheet
1700-1799Robert Southey to Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, 29 January 1797: 'I have received Bedfords book this morning — he has much amended it since I saw the manuscript.' Robert Southey Grosvenor Charles BedfordThe Loves of Hero and LeanderPrint: Book
1700-1799Robert Southey to Joseph Cottle, c. 25 June, 1797: '“The Rhedycenian Barbers” is Grosvenor Bedfords — & a most incomparable parody it is.' Robert Southey Grosvenor Charles BedfordThe Rhedycenian BarbersPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945Summary index in pencil in Vernon Lee's hand on page 244.Vernon Lee Guđmundur FinnbogasonL'intelligence sympathetiquePrint: Book
1900-1945'Meeting held at 67 Eastern Avenue, 28th. Nov. 1945.
A. Austin Miller in the chair.

1. The minutes of the last meeting were read & signed.
Dora Langford Guess [pseud.] Scenes from the Life of Nickleby Married: containi...Print: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'The marginalia [dating from late 1570s-c.1608] on fol.3v [of Lodovico Domenichi, "Facetie, motti et burle, di diversi signori et persone private" (1571)] record Eutrapel...Gabriel Harvey Guillaume de Saluste du BartasunknownPrint: Book
1900-1945'Read L'Isle Inconnue with Sommy.'Verena Vera Pennefather Guillaume GrivelL'Isle InconnuePrint: Book
1600-1699'My wife and I spent a good deal of this evening in reading Du' Bartas's "Imposture" and other parts, which my wife of late have taken up to read, and is very fine as any...Samuel Pepys Guillaume de Salluste du BartasDivine weekes and workesPrint: Book
1600-1699'My wife and I spent a good deal of this evening in reading Du' Bartas's "Imposture" and other parts, which my wife of late have taken up to read, and is very fine as any...Elizabeth Pepys Guillaume de Salluste du BartasDivine weekes and workesPrint: Book
1800-1849'C[oleridge]was ... reading ... [Dubartas his Second Weeke] in 1807.'Samuel Taylor Coleridge Guillaume de Saluste DubartasDubartas his Second Weeke: Babylon. The Second Pa...Print: Book


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