the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Victor Alfieri : Memoirs of the life & writings of Victor Alfieri...written by himself

'Read the life of Alfieri.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin      Print: Book

Victor Alfieri : Memoirs of the life & writings of Victor Alfieri...written by himself

'Finish the life of Alfieri'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin      Print: Book

Victor Alfieri : Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Victor Alfieri: Written by Himself

'Thursday Oct -- 20th [...] After dinner read Political Justice [...] read Memoires of Voltaire -- & the Life of Alfieri till late [...] I am much delighted with Alfieri -- He seems to have possessed much genius & enthusiasm -- but certainly he was never very far from raving Mad -- the anecdotes of his infancy are delightful'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Claire Clairmont      Print: Book

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