√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1850-1899 'Came home and copied Goethe's discourse on Shakespeare. Read, at dinner, his wonderful observations on Spinoza. Particularly struck with the beautiful modesty of the pas... George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [on Spinoza] Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read at dinner Goethe's account of his relations with Herder at Strasburg in Dichtung und Warheit. Continued aloud Heine's Salon. G. read Knight's studies of Shakspeare.... George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Dichtung und Wahrheit Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read Goethe's "Maxims in the Wanderjahre". Then we compared several scenes of "Hamlet" in Schlegel's translation with the original. It is generally very close and often ... George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Maxims, in Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Finished the poetry of the West-Ostliche Divan'. George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe West-Ostliche Divan Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Tried reading the 2nd part of Faust aloud, but gave it up, as it was too difficult for G. to follow it rapidly enough. Read a little of Gervinus on Shakespeare, but foun... George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Faust Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read the wondrously beautiful "Romische Elegien" again and some of the Venetian epigrams. G. began Winter's Tale'. George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Romische Elegien Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read the wondrously beautiful "Romische Elegien" again and some of the Venetian epigrams. G. began Winter's Tale'. George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Venetian Epigrams Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'In the evening... read the "Zueignung" to the "Gedichte" and several of the Ballads'. George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "Zuegnung", "Gedichte", Ballads Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1800-1849 Fanny Kemble, journal letter to Harriet St. Leger, 27 June 1835, listing 'the books just now lying on my table, all of which I have been reading lately':
'Alfieri's "L... Fanny Kemble Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Faust Print : Book1850-1899 'Read Comte and began Hermann and Dorothea'. George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Hermann and Dorothea Print : Book1850-1899 'Willie first read Goethe's "Faust" and "Wilhelm Meister" (later the subject of a major essay) in Heidelberg'. Somerset Maugham Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Faust Print : Book1850-1899 'Willie first read Goethe's "Faust" and "Wilhelm Meister" (later the subject of a major essay) in Heidelberg' Somerset Maugham Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre Print : Book1800-1849 Harriet Martineau on German studies continued during stay in Kent: 'There I refreshed myself among pretty scenery, fresh air, and pleasant drives [...] and with the study... Harriet Martineau Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Faust Print : Book1800-1849 'at ten o'clock yesterday evening little Jem Parsons (the cabin boy), and his friend the black terrier, came on deck, and sat themselves on a gun-carriage, to read by the... Jem Parsons Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Sorrows of Young Werther Print : Book1800-1849 '[Tuesday] May 29th. [...] Read the 1st Letter in Leiden von Werther.'
[Also records reading this text on 31 May 1821, and on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 June]. Claire Clairmont Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Die Leiden des jungen Werther Print : Book1800-1849 'Wednesday Oct [...] 17th. [...] Begin Faust by Goethe [goes on to quote part i lines 590-593 and
lines 602-605 from this]'
[readings in this text also recorded in j... Claire Clairmont Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Faust Print : Book1800-1849 'Saturday March 9th. [...] Translate [...] a little of the life of Goethe.'
[readings/translation/copying of translation from this text also recorded in journal entrie... Claire Clairmont Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Aus meinem Leben: Dichtung und Wahrheit Print : Book1800-1849 Elizabeth Barrrett to Lady Margaret Cocks, 19 August 1837:
'I scarcely ever do anything -- in the way of [italics]business[end italics] I mean -- except
writing [...... Elizabeth Barrett Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Gotz von Berlichingen mit der eisenen Hand Print : Book1800-1849 Elizabeth Barrrett to Lady Margaret Cocks, 19 August 1837:
'I scarcely ever do anything -- in the way of [italics]business[end italics] I mean -- except
writing [...... Elizabeth Barrett Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Egmont Print : Book1800-1849 'I am staggering through Goethe as fast as I can - that is very slowly - Schiller was nothing to this - Goe[z] puzzled me so excessively that I thought it adviseable to l... Jane Baillie Welsh Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Stella Print : Book
