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Jean Francois Marmontel : Moral Tales

'E- being called out for a few hours in the morning I attempted to amuse myself with Marmontel's Tales- it was but an attempt. For I hurried thro' them 'quite upon thorns' expecting every moment his return, - which prevented either pleasure or instruction to arise from it.'

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

Jean Francois Marmontel : Contes moraux

'read "Contes moreaux de Marmotel - Shelley reads the Germania of Tacitus'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Godwin      Print: Book

Jean Francois Marmontel : Contes Moreaux

'Write & read "Contes Moreaux" - go down to the side of the lake to watch the waves - Lord Byron comes down - after dinner read Rienzi'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Godwin      Print: Book

Jean Francois Marmontel : Contes moraux

'Finish "Caroline of Litchfield" and "Marmotel's tales". Read Bertram and Christabel and several articles of the quarterly review'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Godwin      Print: Book

Jean Francois Marmontel : Les Incas

'Write - read Davy - In the evening read Curt. and Les Incas'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Godwin      Print: Book

Jean Francois Marmontel : Les Incas

'read Les Incas - Shelley reads Montaigne'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Godwin      Print: Book

Jean Francois Marmontel : Les Incas

'work in the evening - & read Les Incas'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Godwin      Print: Book

Marmontel : Memoirs

'Wednesday June [...] 29th. [...] Begin Mendelsohn's [sic] translation of Plato's Phaedon. and Memoirs of Marmontel.' [further readings from latter text recorded in journal entries for 1 and 2 July 1825]

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Claire Clairmont      Print: Book

Jean Francois Marmontel : Memoires

Elizabeth Barrett to Mary Russell Mitford, 16 March 1842: 'I [italics]have[end italics] read Marmontel's memoirs .. & a most amusing book it is'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Barrett      Print: Book

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