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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1700-1799'Speaking of Boetius, who was the favourite writer of the middle ages, he said it was very surprising, that upon such a subject, and in such a situation, he should be [it...Samuel Johnson Boethius[unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'Speaking of Homer, whom he venerated as the prince of poets, Johnson remarked that the advice given to Diomed by his father, when he sent him to the Trojan war, was the ...Samuel Johnson HomerIliadPrint: Book
1700-1799'Speaking of the French novels, compared with Richardson's, he said, they might be pretty baubles, but a wren was not an eagle'. [account by Dr Maxwell, an Irish London p...Samuel Johnson Samuel Richardson[novels]Print: Book
1700-1799'Speaking of the French novels, compared with Richardson's, he said, they might be pretty baubles, but a wren was not an eagle'. [account by Dr Maxwell, an Irish London p...Samuel Johnson [unknown][French novels]Print: Book
1800-1849'Speaking of the Quarterly Review, a "stray number" of which was a prize I once found on the counter of a grocer, and which I rescued from the ignominious fate of being...John Leatherland [n/a] [n/a]Quarterly ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Special Meeting held at Frensham 17/3/31
Howard R. Smith in the chair
1 Minutes of last approved' 		Howard Smith Howard SmithMinutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 2...Manuscript: Notebook
1900-1945'Special Meeting held at Frensham 17/3/31
Howard R. Smith in the chair
1 Minutes of last approved
' 		Howard Smith Howard SmithMinutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 2...Manuscript: Notebook
1900-1945'Spectator of Aug 7th 1915 contains an interesting article which illustrates the thoroughness of German organization for war.'Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar [n/a] [n/a]SpectatorPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Spectator, Lity Gazette, Sharp's Mag; Colborn have all abused it ['Ruth'] as roundly as may be. Litery Gazette in every form of abuse 'insufferably dull' 'style offensiv...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [various periodicals: reviews of Gaskell's 'Ruth']Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Spectator, Lity Gazette, Sharp's Mag; Colborn have all abused it ['Ruth'] as roundly as may be. Litery Gazette in every form of abuse 'insufferably dull' 'style offensiv...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Literary Gazette [review of Gaskell's 'Ruth']Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Spender cut his tobacco allowance down to one pipeful a day in order to take with him Tolstoy's "War and Peace" and Forster's "A Passage to India". These were a great bo...Members of Shaksgam ExpeditionE.M. ForsterA Passage to IndiaPrint: Book
1900-1945'Spender [J.A. Spender, editor of the Westminster Gazette] has recently introduced me to Thucydides & I think he is the greatest of all historians. Indeed I need say no ...Arnold Bennett Thucydides[Histories]Print: Book
1850-1899'Spent a good deal of to day in reading "The Heir at Law" a Comedy proposed to be played by the Garrick Club. I have expressed an opinion that it is very suitable.'John Buckley Castieau George ColemanThe Heir at LawPrint: Book
1800-1849'Spent a quiet day at home. Read "The Story of a Life" by Sherer; a powerfully written book with vivid description and truth of portraiture, both as to human character an...Charlotte Bury Joseph Moyle ShererThe Story of a Life. By the Author of Scenes and I...Print: Book
1800-1849'Spent a very agreeable day at home; had a delightful lesson of Cramer; wrote a long letter to Angelo, and amused myself in reading the "History of the Church". Was parti...Harriet Wynne [possibly] Eusebius[possibly] The History of the Church from Christ t...Print: Book
1900-1945'Spent a very sleepy afternoon nodding over "Midas"'.Hilary Spalding John LylyMidasPrint: Book
1900-1945'Spent afternoon reading "Twelfth Night"... read more of "England their England" which is a scream.'Hilary Spalding William ShakespeareTwelfth NightPrint: Book
1900-1945'Spent afternoon reading "Twelfth Night"... read more of "England their England" which is a scream.'Hilary Spalding A.G. MacdonellEngland their EnglandPrint: Book
1900-1945'Spent evening dancing, and reading Maeterlinck's "Life of the Bee".'Hilary Spalding Maurice MaeterlinckLife of the Bee, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Spent glorious morning doing book [i.e. sorting bookcase] & enjoying myself thoroughly. Bought "Balletomania" at long last, and am so thrilled as have wanted it for age...Hilary Spalding Helen WaddellPeter AbelardPrint: Book


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