Did not come to breakfast till 10. Read M some of my journal. Dawdled away the morning, talking to one another, till 3 when we dined.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Anne Lister Manuscript: Sheet, mss memoirs
From 2-6 looking over volumes 2, 3, 4 + 5 as far as p.111 of my journal. Volume three that part containing the account of my intrigue with Anne Belcombe I read over attentively exclaiming to myself, 'oh women, women'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Anne Lister Manuscript: Sheet, mss her memoirs/ journal
Mary Berry, Journal, 30 October 1807: 'In the evening began reading the "Life of Clarendon".'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Berry Print: Book
Mary Berry, Journal, 11 November 1807: 'In the evening I read aloud "Clarendon's Life".'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Berry Print: Book
Mary Berry, Journal, 16 November 1807: 'Read "Clarendon's Life" aloud in the evening.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Berry Print: Book
'I do not like your Tragedy; there is little interest in it; no material fault but the absence of anything very good. I am not the less obliged to you for sending it. You will hate me for giving you my true opinion, but you have asked me to do so and in such matters I never deceive'.
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Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Sydney Smith
'I have been most shockingly idle, actually reading two novels at once. a good scolding would do me a vast deal of good, & I hope you will send one of your most severe one's.? What an entertaining book Granby is; do you remember Lady Harriet talking about inhaling [Ni]tric Oxide? Johnson has actually done it, & describes the effects as the most intense pleasure he ever felt. We both mean to get tipsey in the Vacation.?. The old Mr. Wedgwood, I see in Ure's Chem. Dic., did nothing else but hold his nose & kick.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Darwin Print: Book
Tuesday, 28 March 1826:
'Reading at intervals a novel called Grandby [sic] one of that very difficult class which aspires
to describe the actual current of society; whose colours are so evanescent that it is difficult to
fix them on the canvas. It is well written but over labourd -- too much attempt to put the
reader exactly up to the thoughts and sentiments of the parties -- The women do this better --
Edgeworth, Ferrier, Austen have all had their portraits of real society far superior to anything
Man vain Man has produced of the like nature.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Walter Scott Print: Book
