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√	Century of Experience	Evidence	Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group	Author of Text	Title of Text	Form of Text

	1850-1899	?There were other books which I then read and studied with care, including Adam Smith?s "Wealth of Nations" and Mill?s "Political Economy". This was not a kind of literat...	Thomas Burt	John Stuart Mill	Political Economy	Print: Book
	1800-1849	"I attempt to read a book which attacks my most cherished sentiments as calmly as one which corroborates them. I have not read your writings slightly, I have daily occas...	Percy Bysshe Shelley	William Godwin	Political Justice	Print: Book
	1800-1849	??we were soon in a free conversation on the subject of parliamentary reform. When objections were stated, they listened candidly to our replies, and a good-humoured disc...		William Hone	Political Litany	Print: Pamphlet
	1700-1799 1800-1849	'Milton established a habit of serious reading, which brought Bamford to Homer, Virgil, Shakespeare, the great poets, classic histories and voyages and, ultimately, Willi...	Samuel Bamford	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Book
	1800-1849	Read the last Nos of Cobbett to the 24th Feb he has no compassion for Lord Liverpool; The Elegy on Bric is as ludicruous as can be well concieved. He still persuades his...	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	Cobbett tells a very plausible tale of being deceived by the man who was to have been his surety...	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	Cobbett thinks that Mr Canning would not have pressed on the Corn Bill in the manner it is, if he had not been threatened...	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'I see Cobbett has been calling the toll collectors to account...'	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'Mr Sykes will not take any more of Cobbett's registers for the abuse heaped on Mr Canning and for the observations made on Mr Brougham's speech at Liverpool...'	Richard Sykes	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'Re[ceived] a parcel from WM this night by the carrier, containing two of Cobbett's & a court calendar, I am glad to hear he is well, I expected that Cobbett's conduct at...	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'Recd this morning a small parcel from WM I think Cobbett's greatest antipathy at present...'	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'Recd a parcel from William... [Cobbett] seems to bear it admirably for he says it was a triumph...'	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'A customer of Old Willy's in the Leather and nail line, telling us he had heard Cobbett's register read lately, where he says in about a year or perhaps rather more from...	[A customer of Old Willy's in the Leather and nail line] anon	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'Cobbett is quite entertaining in his Rural Rides, he indeed excels in rural descriptions; he sees as well as all may who do not shut their eyes, the poverty and degradat...	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'I have read all the Rural Rides of Cobbett he is very excellent at description, he has just opened on the Greek Patriots. I expect he will give them no quarter...'	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'Cobbett on the Corn laws is almost above himself it is the best exposition I ever saw of the frantic cry of the Agriculturalists that they bear exclusive burdens, just a...	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'Recd a parcel from WM last night, containing new cravats. Cobbett is most fierce on Mr Hume, but what good will he do? For my part I am sorry to see the mighty fallen so...	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'Cobbett has rubbed down Sir Francis pretty roughly, it appears that when self interest is contrasted with Patriotism the latter in general gives way...'	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'While Cobbett has been at the Crown & Anchor amongst [the] Philistines they would not suffer him to speak...'	Robert Sharp	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical
	1800-1849	'It was in the autumn of 1818 that I first becam acquainted with politics and theology. Passing along Briggate one evening, I saw at the corner of Union Court a bill, whi...	Group of 'Radical Reformers', who regularly met in Leeds	William Cobbett	Political Register	Print: Serial / periodical

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