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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899'Headache. Read "Lucrezia Floriani". We are reading White's "History of Selborne" in the evening'.George Eliot [pseud] George SandLucrezia FlorianiPrint: Book
1850-1899'Reading Renan's Histoire des Langues Semitiques. Ticknor's Spanish Literature'.George Eliot [pseud.] George TicknorHistory of Spanish LiteraturePrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'have been reading a little on philology, have finished the 24th book of the Iliad, the first book of the Faery Queene, Clough's poems, and a little about Etruscan things...George Eliot [pseud.] George Gordon Lord ByronDon JuanPrint: Book
1850-1899'G went at 8 and I spent the evening alone for the first time since we have been at Berlin. I read G's Farce - Robson's adventure with a Russian Princess'.George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes[a farce]Manuscript: UnknownUnknown
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] George Henry Lewes[draft of Life of Goethe]Manuscript: Unknown, MS of Lewes' book
1850-1899'Staid at home this evening and read G's M.S. Book 3. Took a little walk under the Linden and afterwards read Twelfth Night'.George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewesbook in MS, perhaps his Life of GoetheManuscript: Unknown, book M.S.
1850-1899'In the evening began Macaulay's History of England. Richard III and G's M.S. on Goethe's scientific labours'. George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewespart of the MS of his Life of GoetheManuscript: Unknown, MS of book
1850-1899'Read G.'s MS. of Friendship between Schiller and Goethe'. George Eliot [pseud] George Henry LewesMS of his Life of GoetheManuscript: Unknown, MS of book
1850-1899'Read... G's article on Mad Dogs which he was going to send to Edinburgh'George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes[MS article on Mad Dogs]Manuscript: Sheet, MS of article
1850-1899'I am now in the middle of G's "Aristotle", which gives me great delight'George Eliot [pseud] George Henry LewesAristotle, a Chapter from the History of ScienceManuscript: Sheet, prob. in MS as publ. 1864
1850-1899'in the evening I read G.'s article on Grote's Plato'.George Eliot [pseud.] George Henry Lewes[article on Grote's Plato]Manuscript: Unknown, ms of article
1850-1899'I walked to Grossmutter's and read her a letter of G's'.George Eliot [pseud.] George Henry Lewes[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1850-1899'Began to read "Principles of Success in Literature".'George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes"Principles of Success in LiteraturePrint: Book
1850-1899'Read M.S. 'Social Function' and Physical Basis'.George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes[Social Function...]Manuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Read M.S. 'Social Function' and Physical Basis'.George Eliot [pseud] George Henry LewesPhysical Basis of Mind, ThePrint: Book
1850-1899'Wrote memories and lived with him all day. Read in his diary 1874 - "Wrote verses to Polly - Wrote verses on Polly".'George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes[journal, 1874]Manuscript: Unknown, journal
1850-1899'Began Revision of Problem II. Revised Introduction. Finished 2nd reading of Psychological Principles'.George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes[various works Eliot was revising]Manuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Read my darling's book on the Spanish Drama'George Eliot [pseud] George Henry LewesSpanish Drama, ThePrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Read my darling's first article on Goethe'George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes[first article on Goethe]Print: UnknownManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'Reading Problem III'George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes[probably] Problems of Life and Mind; Third Series...Manuscript: Unknown



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