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

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George Gregory : The Life of T. Chatterton or The Works of T. Chatt

'The evening was devoted to the perusal of the life of the most extraordinary genius this country has produced- need I say, Chatterton.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Upcott      Print: Book

George Gregory : The Economy of Nature Explained and Illustrated

[account of attending the lectures on metals advertised in the "Iris"] ...all this I had read before ... in the "Sup. Ency." [supplement to the "Encyclopedia Britanica"] and Gregory's "Economy of Nature".'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Hunter      Print: Book

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