√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1850-1899 'Read Hamburgische Briefe at dinner about Voltaire's Merope. Read G's MS. Measure for Measure'. George Eliot [pseud] William Shakespeare Measure for Measure Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read Hamburgische Briefe at dinner about Voltaire's Merope. Read G's MS. Measure for Measure'. George Eliot [pseud] unknown Hamburgische Briefe Print : UnknownManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Finished the poetry of the West-Ostliche Divan'. George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe West-Ostliche Divan Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Tried reading the 2nd part of Faust aloud, but gave it up, as it was too difficult for G. to follow it rapidly enough. Read a little of Gervinus on Shakespeare, but foun... George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Faust Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Tried reading the 2nd part of Faust aloud, but gave it up, as it was too difficult for G. to follow it rapidly enough. Read a little of Gervinus on Shakespeare, but foun... George Eliot [pseud] Adolf Stahr Ein Jahr in Italien Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Tried reading the 2nd part of Faust aloud, but gave it up, as it was too difficult for G. to follow it rapidly enough. Read a little of Gervinus on Shakespeare, but foun... George Eliot [pseud] Georg Gottfried Gervinus [on Shakespeare] Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read the wondrously beautiful "Romische Elegien" again and some of the Venetian epigrams. G. began Winter's Tale'. George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Romische Elegien Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read the wondrously beautiful "Romische Elegien" again and some of the Venetian epigrams. G. began Winter's Tale'. George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Venetian Epigrams Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'In the evening... read the "Zueignung" to the "Gedichte" and several of the Ballads'. George Eliot [pseud] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "Zuegnung", "Gedichte", Ballads Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read... two first vols. of Vehse. Called at Vehse's for the other volumes'. George Eliot [pseud] Karl Eduard Vehse probably Geschichte der deutschen H?fe seit der Re... Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'In the evening began Macaulay's History of England. Richard III and G's M.S. on Goethe's scientific labours'. George Eliot [pseud] Thomas Babington Macaulay History of England Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 '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 Lewes part of the MS of his Life of Goethe Manuscript : Unknown, MS of book1850-1899 'Looked through Wraxall's Memoirs'. George Eliot [pseud] Nathaniel Wraxall Historical Memoirs Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read G.'s MS. of Friendship between Schiller and Goethe'. George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewes MS of his Life of Goethe Manuscript : Unknown, MS of book1850-1899 'read... Shakspeare's (sic) Venus and Adonis'. George Eliot [pseud] William Shakespeare Venus and Adonis Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'I read Shakspeare's (sic) "Passionate Pilgrim" at breakfast and found a sonnet in which he expresses admiration of Spenser (Sonnet VIII)... I must send word of this to G... George Eliot [pseud] William Shakespeare (and others) The Passionate Pilgrim Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'After dinner read "Two Gentlemen of Verona" and some of the "Sonnets". That play disgusted me more than ever in the final scene where Valentine on Proteus' mere begging ... George Eliot [pseud] William Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'After dinner read "Two Gentlemen of Verona" and some of the "Sonnets". That play disgusted me more than ever in the final scene where Valentine on Proteus' mere begging ... George Eliot [pseud] William Shakespeare Sonnets Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read Shakspeare's (sic) Sonnets and part of "Tempest"' George Eliot [pseud] William Shakespeare The Tempest Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read "Romeo and Juliet"' George Eliot [pseud] William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet Print : BookManuscript : Unknown