√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1850-1899 'During our stay [in Malvern] I read Mrs Jameson's book on the Legends of the Monastic orders... and began Marchese's Storia di San Marco'. George Eliot [pseud.] Marchese Storia di San Marco Print : Book1850-1899 'Reading; First book of Lucretius, 6th book of the Iliad; Samson Agonistes, Warton's History of English Poetry; Grote 2nd vol; Marcus Aurelius; Vita Nuova; vol IV, Chapte... George Eliot [pseud.] Auguste Comte Syst?me de politique positive Print : Book1850-1899 'Looked into the Novellieri Scelti'. George Eliot [pseud.] Giuseppe Zirardini [probably] Tesoro dei Novellieri Italiani scelti dal decimote... Print : Book1850-1899 'began Buhle's "History of Modern Philosophy"'. George Eliot [pseud] Johann Buhle Textbook on the History of Philosophy Print : Book1850-1899 'I finished this morning Horace's "Epistle to the Pisos", which I have been reading at intervals.' George Eliot (pseud) Horace The Art of Poetry an Epistle to the Pisos Print : Book1850-1899 'Read "Athenaeum"' George Eliot [pseud] [n/a] The Athenaeum Print : Serial / periodicalManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read the Introduction to Savonarola's poems, by Audin de Rians, "The Spectator" and the "Athenaeum"'. George Eliot [pseud] [n/a] The Athenaeum Print : Serial / periodical1850-1899 'Read article on Dryden in W.R. and looked through the "Contemporary Literature"' George Eliot [pseud] [n/a] The Contemporary Literature Print : UnknownManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 [at Englefield Green] 'I have finished Pulci there, and read aloud the "Chateau D'If" to G.' George Eliot [pseud] Alexandre Dumas (pere) The Count of Monte Cristo Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read Schrader. Spinoza. Leader and Athenaeum. "Genesis of Science". Gibbon.' George Eliot [pseud.] Herbert Spencer The Genesis of Science Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Began to read Egmont after dinner, then "The Hoggarty Diamond".' George Eliot [pseud] William Makepeace Thackeray The Great Hoggarty Diamond Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Read Kingsley's Greek Heroes'. George Eliot [pseud.] Charles Kingsley The Greek Heroes Print : Book1850-1899 'G. returned from Vernon Hill, and I read to him, after the review of my book in the "Times", the delicious scenes at Tetterby's with the "Moloch of a baby" in "the Haunt... George Eliot (pseud) Charles Dickens The Haunted Man Print : Unknown, could have been book or serial1850-1899 'Read "Leader" and Scherr'. George Eliot [pseud] [various] The Leader Print : Serial / periodicalManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Bad headache. A regularly wet morning. Read the Athenaeum and Leader and finished Iphigenia'. George Eliot [pseud] various The Leader Print : Serial / periodicalManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'I have continued reading Milne-Edwards aloud, and have also read Harriet Martineau's article on Missions in the "Westminster", and one or two articles in the "National".... George Eliot (pseud) unknown The Lover's Seat Print : Book1850-1899 'Read, in the Athenaeum, an interesting article on Bishop Colenso's (of Natal), Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury on the toleration of Polygamy in converts to Christ... George Eliot [pseud.] Charles Montalambert The Monks of the West Print : Book1850-1899 '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 'Finished Bamford's "Passages from the life of a Radical". Have just begun again Mill's "Political Economy", and Comte's "Social Science" in Miss Martineau's edition'. George Eliot [pseud] Auguste Comte The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte Print : BookManuscript : Unknown1850-1899 'Looked through Machiavelli's works'. George Eliot [pseud.] Niccolo Machiavelli The Prince (probably) Print : Book
