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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1900-1945'Thursday 24th June ?The Spanish Farm? ? (R.H. Mottram) Our ?Robin Hood? Pageant tonight (250 present). I see the ?Daily Post? criticism on poor casting. Quite righ...Gerald Moore Daily PostPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Thursday 24th June. ?The Spanish Farm? ? (R.H. Mottram). Our ?Robin Hood? Pageant tonight (250 present). I see the ?Daily Post? criticism on poor casting. Quite ri...Gerald Moore R.H. MottramThe Spanish FarmPrint: Book
1900-1945'Thursday 26th August Pope?s ?Dunciad? This is a week of work. Real graft. Diaries, even of small sketchy nature as this must remain to some extent neglected. ...Gerald Moore Alexander PopeThe DunciadPrint: Book
1900-1945'Thursday 29th July ?Sybil? ? (Disraeli) [...] I went to see Mother tonight and completed the preliminary draft for my syllabus on the Historical novel.' Gerald Moore Benjamin DisraeliSybilPrint: Book
1900-1945'Thursday 2nd September ?Fortunes of Nigel? (Walter Scott)' Gerald Moore Walter ScottThe Fortunes of NigelPrint: Book
1900-1945'Thursday 30th September ?Ivanhoe? (Walter Scott) Late work still the order of the ? night. All is still confusion and chaos. My life at present is a tale of muggi...Gerald Moore Walter ScottIvanhoePrint: Book
1900-1945'Thursday 3rd June ?Our Mr Wrenn? (Sinclair Lewis) I feel crushed with the amount of spare time work I have on hand but life is nothing without the fight. I feel I a...Gerald Moore Sinclair LewisOur Mr WrennPrint: Book
1900-1945'Thursday 8th July I am enjoying ? between books - the ?Everyman? ?Little Flowers of St. Francis?, and find it very lovely if at times a little amusing. Cannot however...Gerald Moore St Francis of AssissiLittle Flowers of St FrancisPrint: Book
1900-1945'Thursday 9th December. ?The Castaways? ? (W.W. Jacob)'. Gerald Moore W.W. JacobThe CastawaysPrint: Book
1800-1849'Thursday April 13th. [...] Read Farquhar's Love & a Bottle.' Claire Clairmont George FarquharLove and a BottlePrint: Book
1800-1849'Thursday April 15th. [...] Read Plato's Symposium.'Claire Clairmont Plato SymposiumManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849'Thursday April 16. Finish the Depit Amoureux read Les precieuses ridicules. Also part of Clarissa Harlowe.'Claire Clairmont MoliereLe Depit AmoureuxPrint: Book
1800-1849'Thursday April 16. Finish the Depit Amoureux read Les precieuses ridicules. Also part of Clarissa Harlowe.'Claire Clairmont unknownLes precieuses ridiculesPrint: Book
1800-1849'Thursday April 16. Finish the Depit Amoureux read Les precieuses ridicules. Also part of Clarissa Harlowe.'Claire Clairmont Samuel RichardsonClarissa; or, The History of a Young LadyPrint: Book
1800-1849'Thursday April 22nd. Finish Huon de Bordeaux'.Claire Clairmont unknown'Huon de Bordeaux'Print: Book
1800-1849'Thursday April 27th. [...] Read Noble Gentleman of Beaumont & Fletcher.' Claire Clairmont Francis Beaumont and John FletcherThe Noble GentlemanPrint: Book
1800-1849'Thursday April 29th. Read 11th. Canto of Ricciardetto'. Claire Clairmont Niccolo ForteguerriIl Ricciardetto di Niccolo Carteromaco (Canto 11)Print: Book
1800-1849'Thursday April 5th. Begin Der Kampf mit dem Drachen von Schiller.' [readings from this text also recorded on 7 and 8 April 1820, with 'Finish Der Kampf mit dem Dra...Claire Clairmont J. C. F. von SchillerDer Kampf mit dem DrachenPrint: Book
1800-1849'Thursday April 9th [...] Read [...] Le Tartuffe of Moliere'.Claire Clairmont MoliereLe TartuffePrint: Book
1800-1849'Thursday Aug-- 25th. Get up late [...] Go to the large & only boutique in Brunnen with [P. B.] Shelley -- Remove [to] the house on the hill [...] Read Abbe Bar[ruel]'...Claire Clairmont L'Abbe Augustin BarruelMemoires pour servir a l'histoire du jacobinismePrint: Book


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