√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1800-1849 'Have you seen Dr Ures notice of Leslie's Meteorology, in Brande's Journal? Some one shewed it to me and it seemed a very unpalatable morsel: I know not whether you will... Thomas Carlyle Andrew Ure Review of 'Description of Instruments, Designed fo... Print : Serial / periodicalManuscript : Letter1850-1899 'I think the praise of the "Saturday Review" and the "Times" - evidently both are much dissatisfied with the book [George Eliot's "Felix Holt"] and neither daring to say ... Margaret Oliphant Review of 'Felix Holt the Radical' Print : Newspaper1850-1899 'I think the praise of the "Saturday Review" and the "Times" - evidently both are much dissatisfied with the book [George Eliot's "Felix Holt"] and neither daring to say ... Margaret Oliphant Review of 'Felix Holt the Radical' Print : Newspaper1800-1849 'This day I was in the Advocates Library seeking German Books, and I found (directed by Dr Irving) the first Article in the Monthly Review devoted to our "German Romance"... Thomas Carlyle anon Review of 'German Romance' Print : Serial / periodical1800-1849 'The German book is getting praise rather than censure: I was about sending Alick a copy of the last Examiner Newspaper, where it was rather sensibly criticised. The man... Thomas Carlyle Signed as 'Q' Review of 'German Romance' by Thomas Carlyle Print : Serial / periodical1800-1849 'The Edinr Review is out some time ago; and the 'State of German Literature' has been received with considerable surprise and approbation by the Universe. Thus for insta... Thomas Carlyle Thomas de Quincey Review of 'State of German Literature' Print : Serial / periodicalManuscript : Letter1850-1899 'What a lift for 'The Golden Age' in today?s Chronicle.' Arnold Bennett A.C. Swinburne review of 'The Golden Age' Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'Dear Edward Garnett,
(For I suppose it is you who have written the very masterly review of my novel in the Nation.)...'
Arnold Bennett Edward Garnett review of 'The Old Wives' Tale' Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 'The N.A. is not advocating immediately practical ideas. It is preparing opinion for ideas which will in future be practical. I think it is a devilish good paper. Read... Arnold Bennett unknown review of 'The Real India' Print : Serial / periodical1850-1899 'My father has been quite sewed up for some days back, by Clifford’s article (a fine article it was too; […]' Robert Louis Stevenson William Kingdom Clifford Review of 'The Unseen Universe or Physical Specula... Print : Serial / periodical, Review article.1850-1899 We are very curious and interested about "Adam Bede", which we see advertised and criticised in the "Athenaeum".' Margaret Oliphant unknown Review of Adam Bede Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 '[Barrett Wendell] has [...] sent me his new book on Shakespeare, in which I have been (I had read some laudatory notice of it) much disappointed. Besides being critical... Henry James unknown review of Barrett Wendell's critical study of Shak... Print : Serial / periodical1850-1899 'Colvin?s article on B.C. was so much better than I had expected; he had the courage (which I lacked) to find fault; if I had dared to do so, I might have praised much mo... Robert Louis Stevenson Sidney Colvin Review of Basil Champneys' book A Quiet Corner of ... Unknown 1800-1849 Byron to John Murray, 3 March 1817, on review of his work in Quarterly Review received two days previously: '... I ... flatter myself that the writer ... will not regret ... George Gordon Lord Byron Walter Scott Review of Byron, Childe Harold Canto III and The P... Print : Serial / periodical1800-1849 ' ... a most violent attack is preparing for me in the the next number of the Edinburgh Review, this I have from the authority of a friend who has seen the proof and manu... anon Henry Brougham review of Byron, Hours of Idleness Print : proofManuscript : Unknown1800-1849 '[Samuel] Rogers reported W[ordsworth]'s reaction to Brougham's harsh review of Byron's first volume: "Wordsworth was spending an evening at Charles Lamb's, when he saw t... William Wordsworth Henry Brougham review of Byron, Hours of Idleness Print : Serial / periodicalHenry Crabb Robinson on Wordsworth's reading of Henry Brougham's review of Byron, Hours of Idleness: 'I was sitting with Charles Lamb when Wordsworth came in, with fume o... William Wordsworth Henry Brougham review of Byron, Hours of Idleness Print : Serial / periodical1800-1849 Byron to John Hunt, 5 July 1823: 'I have seen the Blackwood [review of The Age of Bronze]: but I still think it a pity to prosecute.' George Gordon Lord Byron review of Byron, The Age of Bronze Print : Serial / periodical1800-1849 Byron to Lady Melbourne, 30 March 1814: 'I have seen the E[dinburgh] R[eview] and the compliment -- which Rogers says -- "Scott and Campbell won't like" kind Soul!' George Gordon Lord Byron Francis Jeffrey review of Byron, The Corsair and The Bride of Abyd... Print : Serial / periodical1800-1849 'Did you get the two Examiners I sent you? The last of them was forced into my hand by a news-vender, just as I was mounting the Coach at 7am, and what should I see in i... Thomas Carlyle Review of Carlyle's translation of Goethe's Wilhel... Print : Book, Serial / periodical
