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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1900-1945'With Shelley I shared the sadness of human frailty. Except for some of his shorter poems, Browning was too involved for me, while I restricted my reading of Shakespeare ...Vero Walter Garratt John KeatsunknownPrint: Book
1700-1799'With the accomplished and honourable family of the Kembles [Elizabeth Inchbald] was long on terms of close intimacy. While her husband painted, she and John Philip Kem...Elizabeth Inchbald  Print: Unknown
1700-1799'With the accomplished and honourable family of the Kembles [Elizabeth Inchbald] was long on terms of close intimacy. While her husband painted, she and John Philip Kem...John Philip Kemble  Print: Unknown
1700-1799'With the accomplished and honourable family of the Kembles [Elizabeth Inchbald] was long on terms of close intimacy. While her husband painted, she and John Philip Kem...Elizabeth Inchbald and husband [Roman Catholic] MassPrint: Book
1850-1899'With the help of local schoolmasters in Wales my parents had learned some Welsh, and now read together the Hanes Cymru (Welsh History), the Mabinogion and Llywarch Hen.'Alfred and Emily Tennyson Hanes CymruPrint: Book
1850-1899'With the help of local schoolmasters in Wales my parents had learned some Welsh, and now read together the Hanes Cymru (Welsh History), the Mabinogion and Llywarch Hen.'Alfred and Emily Tennyson MabinogionPrint: Book
1850-1899'With the help of local schoolmasters in Wales my parents had learned some Welsh, and now read together the Hanes Cymru (Welsh History), the Mabinogion and Llywarch Hen.'Alfred and Emily Tennyson Llywarch HenPrint: Book
1850-1899'With the Marriotts, Bennett found himself among friends. This was a cultured household, with musical evenings, improvised theatricals and constant talk of art. It was al...Arnold Bennett unknownunknownUnknown
1800-1849'With the most intense interest I have just finished your Book which does you credit as to the manner in which it is executed, and after the momentary pain in part which ...Lady Caroline Lamb Thomas MedwinJournal of the Conversations of Lord ByronPrint: Book
1800-1849'With the Old Testament, I got on very well; but I was amazed at the difficulty with the New. I knew it to be of so much more value and importance than the Old, that I co...Harriet Martineau Old and New TestamentPrint: Book
1800-1849'With the same amusement [of secret knowledge about Scott's authorship] I now sit by the fire, sucking in the sagacious remarks I hear. Says one, who has a favourite rela...Walter ScottTales of my LandlordPrint: Book
1700-1799'With this parcel we return Messrs Marshall and Young. some Observations from the former I lay by as matters to be inquired into but have taken nothing by way of Extract,...George Crabbe Arthur YoungSix Month's Tour Through the North of England, APrint: Book
1700-1799'With this parcel we return Messrs Marshall and Young. some Observations from the former I lay by as matters to be inquired into but have taken nothing by way of Extract,...George Crabbe William MarshallRural Economy of the Midland Counties, The; Includ...Print: Book
1700-1799'With us, the "Centaur not fabulous" has met with a pretty good Reception; tho' some good People wish that it had less of the Enthusiasm of Poetry in it; less of Imaginat...Samuel Richardson Edward YoungThe Centaur not Fabulous; in Six Letters to a Frie...Manuscript: Unknown, printed by Richardson so presumably read in MS
1800-1849'With Willis's Melaine, etc., I have been delighted, and indeed affected, more than with any poetry I ever read in my life. I wonder if he is the gentleman I met at Mr. W...Barbara Hofland WillisMelainePrint: Book
1800-1849'With your Letter I found a Parcel containing 2 vols of Poetry from a Gentleman who some time since wrote to me upon the Subject: it is rather unmerciful, but I must bear...George Crabbe [unknown][poetry]Print: Book
1800-1849'Within a day or two of our arrival in Rome (which was on the 7th December, 1841) Grote engaged a master, in order to familiarise himself with the Italian tongue: to wh...George Grote 'English comedies'Print: Book
1900-1945'Within the next few days I read a new Gollancz pamphlet, "What Buchenwald Really Means". Vera Brittain Victor GollanczWhat Buchenwald Really MeansPrint: Pamphlet
1700-1799'Within these few days I could not have a book from the library because Mr E. had lent the "Castle of Otranto" to Miss Lowe [Love?], who happened to be there the afternoo...Joseph Hunter Horace WalpoleThe Castle of OtrantoPrint: Book
1900-1945'Without any doubt Jean [Gachet de la Fournière] has talent.[...] I wrote my immediate impression right after reading the manuscript.' Joseph Conrad Jean Gachet de la FournièreunknownManuscript: Unknown


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