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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899Gone on with Comparetti Vergilio nel Medio Evo. Bourget’s Physiologie de l’Amour. [next unclear] Dumas Nouveaux Entr’actes. Ribot Maladies de la Volonté. In Flaubert’s Co...Vernon Lee Theodule RibotLes Maladies de la VolontePrint: Book
1850-1899Gone on with Comparetti Vergilio nel Medio Evo. Bourget’s Physiologie de l’Amour. [next unclear] Dumas Nouveaux Entr’actes. Ribot Maladies de la Volonté. In Flaubert’s Co...Vernon Lee Gustave FlaubertCorrespondancePrint: Book
1850-1899Gone on with Comparetti Vergilio nel Medio Evo. Bourget’s Physiologie de l’Amour. [next unclear] Dumas Nouveaux Entr’actes. Ribot Maladies de la Volonté. In Flaubert’s Co...Vernon Lee Charles Arthur MercierSanity and InsanityPrint: Book
1850-1899Gone on with Comparetti Vergilio nel Medio Evo. Bourget’s Physiologie de l’Amour. [next unclear] Dumas Nouveaux Entr’actes. Ribot Maladies de la Volonté. In Flaubert’s Co...Vernon Lee Emile ZolaLa Fortune des RougonPrint: Book
1850-1899Gone on with Comparetti Vergilio nel Medio Evo. Bourget’s Physiologie de l’Amour. [next unclear] Dumas Nouveaux Entr’actes. Ribot Maladies de la Volonté. In Flaubert’s Co...Vernon Lee Emile ZolaSon Excellence Eugene RougonPrint: Book
1850-1899Gone on with Comparetti Vergilio nel Medio Evo. Bourget’s Physiologie de l’Amour. [next unclear] Dumas Nouveaux Entr’actes. Ribot Maladies de la Volonté. In Flaubert’s Co...Vernon Lee Pierre LotiLe Roman d'un EnfantPrint: Book
1850-1899'I have just made my will and am reading Aimard's novels.'Robert Louis Stevenson Gustave Aimardunidentified novelsPrint: Book
1850-1899'Will you allow me to recommend you the accompanying sonnets? They are by Mr Henley, who wrote the “Hospital Outlines” in this month’s "Cornhill" − poems which have...Robert Louis Stevenson William Ernest HenleyNotes on the FirthManuscript: Sheet, Unknown
1850-1899'Will you allow me to recommend you the accompanying sonnets? They are by Mr Henley, who wrote the “Hospital Outlines” in this month’s "Cornhill" − poems which have...Robert Louis Stevenson William Ernest HenleyHospital Outlines: Sketches and Portraits.Manuscript: Unknown, Probably a proof copy.
1850-1899'My dear Colvin, Thanks for your pencilations. One thing only, remains; how am I to call the followers of Orso and Manfredi.'Robert Louis Stevenson Sidney ColvinannotationsManuscript: Letter, annotations
1850-1899'I say your pavement is d−d jolly.'Robert Louis Stevenson Sidney ColvinThe History of a PavementPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Herewith you receive the rest of Henley’s hospital work. He was much pleased by what you said of him, and asked me to forward these to you for your opinion; the pencil m...Robert Louis Stevenson William Ernest Henley[second series of] Hospital Poems Manuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Impossible to read a Meredith as simply and fairly as a Fielding, with one eye fixed on the author's interests and the other on his achievement. [read Tom Jones & Evan H...Edward Morgan Forster Henry FieldingTom JonesPrint: Book
1850-1899'Impossible to read a Meredith as simply and fairly as a Fielding, with one eye fixed on the author's interests and the other on his achievement. [read Tom Jones & Evan H...Edward Morgan Forster George MeredithEvan HarringtonPrint: Book
1850-1899'Robinson Crusoe an English book -- and only the English could have accepted it as adult literature: comforted by feeling that the life of adventure could be led by a man...Edward Morgan Forster Daniel DefoeRobinson CrusoePrint: Book
1850-1899'"A little book we had in the house" led him, "Almost as early as I can remember", to develop an interest in astronomy; and Lempriere's "Classical Dctionary" "Fell into m...Alfred Edward Housman [unknown][book on astronomy]Print: Book
1850-1899'"A little book we had in the house" led him, "Almost as early as I can remember", to develop an interest in astronomy; and Lempriere's "Classical Dictionary" "Fell into ...Alfred Edward Housman John LempriereBibliotheca Classica Print: Book
1850-1899'Somewhat later [than his discovery of Lempriere at 8] another chance discovery which may well have been formative was J.E. Bode's "Ballads from Herodotus", in which the ...Alfred Edward Housman J.E BodeBallads from HerodotusPrint: Book
1850-1899'At home there were daily Bible-readings in the family circle for many years, but secular reading aloud happily also found a place. Lucy was "A good reader" and gave them...Lucy Housman William Makepeace Thackeray[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'At home there were daily Bible-readings in the family circle for many years, but secular reading aloud happily also found a place. Lucy was "A good reader" and gave them...Lucy Housman Walter Scott[unknown]Print: Book


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