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Charles Dickens : David Copperfield
Mary Paley Marshall, "What I Remember" (1947), on family ban on Dickens: 'I was grown up before I read "David Copperfield" and then it had to be in secret' (p.7).'
Century: 1850-1899 / 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Paley Marshall Print: Book
Arnold Bennett : Mr Prohack
'I congratulate you on ?Prohack?. It is brilliant and I have read it with intense admiration.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Algernon Methuen Marshall Print: Book
Andrew Birnie of Saline : A compend or abreviat of the most important ordinary securities of, and concerning. [sic] rights personal and real, redeemable and irredeemable; of common use in Scotland. Containing above an hundred different securities. Collected from the stiles of seve
[Marginalia]: two ms notes, one opp. to: "Joannes Marshall scripsit hunc librum./ Incepi scribere hunc librum duodecimo die Aprilis 1729. Finivi librum nonodecimo die Junij 1729"; opp. p. 88: "David Marshall ... libro Gulielmus D... scripsit hunc librum./ Incepi scribere hunc librum Quinto die Februarij 1725/ ... John Halkerston ... [ie between two paras.]/ Ego Joannes Marshall Incepi scribere hunc librum duodecimo die Martii 1729 et finivi librum nondecimo die Junij 1729" ["John Marshall transcribed this book. I began to transcribe this book on 12th April 1729. I finished the book on 19th June 1729", "David Marshall... book...William D... transcribed this book. I began to transcribe this book on the 5th Feb 1725.... John Halkerston... I John Marshall began to transcribe this book on 12 March 1729 and I finished the book on 19th June 1729."; marginal marks in text p. 112-3.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: David Marshall Print: Book
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin : [plays]
'During the first half year I was at this school Mr Gibson got Moliere's plays for me in 10 vols., French and English, which I afterwards used to construe with Mr Suine. As the English translation (tho' by no means a good one) afforded as much amusement in reading out of school time, we at length took it in our heads to act one of them amongst ourselves of which we selected "The forced marriage".'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
John Campbell : The Universal History
?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) and the 1st of Rapin?s "History of England", to begin with, an each of which in turn, I bestowed an hour in reading on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings, allotting the other two mornings to a more amusing kind of reading such as Dryden?s "Virgil", "Telamachus", "Charles 12th". etc. I also began a translation of "Diable Boiteaux" & a prose one of Virgil?s "Eneid".?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Rapin de Thoyras : History of England
?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) and the 1st of Rapin?s "History of England", to begin with, an each of which in turn, I bestowed an hour in reading on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings, allotting the other two mornings to a more amusing kind of reading such as Dryden?s "Virgil", "Telamachus", "Charles 12th". etc. I also began a translation of "Diable Boiteaux" & a prose one of Virgil?s "Eneid".?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
John Dryden : Virgil's husbandry; or, An essay on the Georgics
?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) and the 1st of Rapin?s "History of England", to begin with, an each of which in turn, I bestowed an hour in reading on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings, allotting the other two mornings to a more amusing kind of reading such as Dryden?s "Virgil", "Telamachus", "Charles 12th". etc. I also began a translation of "Diable Boiteaux" & a prose one of Virgil?s "Eneid".?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Voltaire : Histoire de Charles XII
?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) and the 1st of Rapin?s "History of England", to begin with, an each of which in turn, I bestowed an hour in reading on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings, allotting the other two mornings to a more amusing kind of reading such as Dryden?s "Virgil", "Telamachus", "Charles 12th". etc. I also began a translation of "Diable Boiteaux" & a prose one of Virgil?s "Eneid".?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Francois Fenelan : Les Aventures de Telemaque
?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) and the 1st of Rapin?s "History of England", to begin with, an each of which in turn, I bestowed an hour in reading on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings, allotting the other two mornings to a more amusing kind of reading such as Dryden?s "Virgil", "Telamachus", "Charles 12th". etc. I also began a translation of "Diable Boiteaux" & a prose one of Virgil?s "Eneid".?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Alain Rene le Sage : Diable Boiteaux
?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) and the 1st of Rapin?s "History of England", to begin with, an each of which in turn, I bestowed an hour in reading on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings, allotting the other two mornings to a more amusing kind of reading such as Dryden?s "Virgil", "Telamachus", "Charles 12th". etc. I also began a translation of "Diable Boiteaux" & a prose one of "Virgil?s Eneid".?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Virgil : Eneid
?With this proposal I of course readily closed and accordingly the next day my father gave me the 1st vol of the "Universal History" (beginning with the life of Mohamed) and the 1st of Rapin?s "History of England", to begin with, an each of which in turn, I bestowed an hour in reading on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings, allotting the other two mornings to a more amusing kind of reading such as Dryden?s "Virgil", "Telamachus", "Charles 12th". etc. I also began a translation of "Diable Boiteaux" & a prose one of Virgil?s "Eneid".?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
William Blackstone : Commentaries on the laws of England
?The day after this being the last of the year, I managed to finish reading Blackstone?s Commentaries and Goldsmith?s History of England, both for the 2d time over & in the evening danced out the year at the Assembly.?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Oliver Goldsmith : History of England from the earliest times to the death of George II
?The day after this being the last of the year, I managed to finish reading Blackstone?s Commentaries and Goldsmith?s History of England, both for the 2d time over & in the evening danced out the year at the Assembly.?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Richard Graves : The spiritual Quixote: or the summer's ramble of Mr Geoffry Wildgoose
?As during my confinement I amused myself with light reading, I now for the 1st time read the "Spiritual Quixote" (w?th which I was much entertain?d) & other books of the kind, which I got from the circulating library.?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
members of the Society of London Scholars, J.D. and C.M. : Campanologia improved; or, the Art of ringing made easie
?Being now became a constant attendant of the gent?n ringers once or twice a week, I ? began to aspire towards ringing a longer peal, for w?ch purpose I wrote the changes out in figures with the rules & got a little old book called "Campanologia, or the Art of Change Ringing", w?ch within the insight I had now got into the mystery, I began to understand very well.?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Samuel Richardson : Clarissa
?On our coming home & Candles being brought in he took up a volume of "Clarissa Harlowe" (w?ch we happen?d then all to be reading) but having sat about 10 minutes without turning over a leaf, suddenly clos?d the book & went off to bed.?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Thomas Burnett : Theory of the Earth
'On Tuesday the 10th. I began reading Burret's "Theory of the Earth", w'ch I found in my library, in w'ch I soon became so interested that I devoted the whole of every evening to it, 'till I had finish'd it.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Richard Walter : Anson's Voyage round the World
'On Tuesday the 30th. I began reading for the 1st time Anson's "Voyage round the World", w'th which I was much amused and interested.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
[n/a] : The Lounger
'The "Lounger" a new publication being a book now pretty much read, we at this time got it from Humphrey's library & Miss White and I began reading the diff't numbers of it of an evening.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book, Serial / periodical
[n/a] : Star, The
'The next morning I took a ride to Stoke where Lady Louisa show'd me a paragraph she had cut out of the "Star", reflecting on the Dean for refusing the cathedral for the music meeting intended lately, a copy of w'ch I took to shew Mrs M little thinking at the time that this paragraph, of w'ch the Dean seems determin'd to suppose me the author, wo'd occasion a break between us.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Newspaper
Thomas Paine : Rights of Man
'Paine's "Rights of Man, or Answer to Burke" being now lately come out & much talked of, we got it in our society and on Monday the 25th. I began reading it, but was much disgusted with the author's treason, impudence and scurrility.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
James Ferguson : His Astronomy explained on Sir Isaac Newton's Principles
'Having been lately interested in astronomical studies & been reading Ferguson and Bonnycastle on that science; I on Monday the 15th began making a planetorium upon a stand which I completed in the following week.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
John Bonnycastle : An introduction to astronomy
'Having been lately interested in astronomical studies & been reading Ferguson and Bonnycastle on that science; I on Monday the 15th began making a planetorium upon a stand which I completed in the following week.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
[n/a] : [newspaper]
'On the Sunday follow'g (9th) ... we first heard a rumour of the massacre of the prisoners on the 2d & 3d at Paris, the melancholic details of which we read in the next morning's newspapers.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Newspaper
Miss Pilkington : Rosina
'In the afternoon, Mrs M & I walked to the quay hotel etc. where we met Mrs Hening of Chichester who was staying in lodgings at Littlehampton. We however found it so cold & blustery, that we were soon glad to return to our inn, where Mrs M amused herself with the novel of "Rosina".'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Print: Book
Erasmus Darwin : Zoonomia
'On this day I began reading Darwin's "Zoonomia", w'ch I had lately proposed in the Book Society.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan : A View of nature, in Letters to a Traveller among the Alps
'On this day I finis'd Sullivan's "View of Nature" w'ch I had from the Library Society from w'ch & from the Book Society we were now finish'd with as many books as we co'd get thro'.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
C B E Naubert : Hermann of Unna
'On the next day (Tuesday 31st) I went to Canterbury in the coach & on the same evening in the diligence to Dover where I amused myself with reading "Herman of Unna" (a then popular novel) which I got at Canterbury...'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Ann Radcliffe : A Sicilian Romance
'To amuse ourselves at the inns on this road we brought with us Jackson's "30 Letters" & Moritz's "Travels in England" (both in our Society) but having finish'd the latter (w'ch John was now reading) & Mrs M being reading the other, I got Mrs Radcliffe's novel of the "Sicilian Romance" from the Library there, which I this day began reading & was much pleased with.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
William Jackson : Thirty letters on various subjects
'To amuse ourselves at the inns on this road we brought with us Jackson's "30 Letters" & Moritz's "Travels in England" (both in our Society) but having finish'd the latter (w'ch John was now reading) & Mrs M being reading the other, I got Mrs Radcliffe's novel of the "Sicilian Romance" from the Library there, which I this day began reading & was much pleased with.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Marsh Print: Book
Carl Philipp Moritz : Travels of a German through England in 1782
'To amuse ourselves at the inns on this road we brought with us Jackson's "30 Letters" & Moritz's "Travels in England" (both in our Society) but having finish'd the latter (w'ch John was now reading) & Mrs M being reading the other, I got Mrs Radcliffe's novel of the "Sicilian Romance" from the Library there, which I this day began reading & was much pleased with.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Carl Philipp Moritz : Travels of a German through England in 1782
'To amuse ourselves at the inns on this road we brought with us Jackson's "30 Letters" & Moritz's "Travels in England" (both in our Society) but having finish'd the latter (w'ch John was now reading) & Mrs M being reading the other, I got Mrs Radcliffe's novel of the "Sicilian Romance" from the Library there, which I this day began reading & was much pleased with.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
[unknown] : Life of Pope Sixtus V
'At this time to amuse myself in my confinement I read the "Life of Pope Sixtus 5th." w'ch Miss Poole ... lent me. My son John Marsh showing and inclination to read this (who had before seldom evinced much taste for reading) I told him that as the book was borrow'd by Miss Poole he must get thro' it much faster than he did books in general, of w'ch a very few pages at a time... used to satisfy him. This book however, seem'd to catch his attention & he soon got through it, since w'ch time tho' he has never become a thorough reader, he has continued much more of one than he ever was before.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
[unknown] : Life of Pope Sixtus V
'At this time to amuse myself in my confinement I read the "Life of Pope Sixtus 5th." w'ch Miss Poole ... lent me. My son John Marsh showing and inclination to read this (who had before seldom evinced much taste for reading) I told him that as the book was borrow'd by Miss Poole he must get thro' it much faster than he did books in general, of w'ch a very few pages at a time... used to satisfy him. This book however, seem'd to catch his attention & he soon got through it, since w'ch time tho' he has never become a thorough reader, he has continued much more of one than he ever was before.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
[unknown] : [various]
'As to Mrs M & I, we have been, ever since we lived at Nethersole, great readers, taking each always a book at breakfast & at tea when without company in the house & also for some time after dinner & supper, by w'ch means we each read about 2 hours or make everyday our young men likewise taking their books at the same time, ... except after supper on days when we had been visiting, or at the Concert, the talking over which afterwards generally furnish'd amusement for the remainder of the evening.'
Century: 1700-1799 / 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
[unknown] : [various]
'As to Mrs M & I, we have been, ever since we lived at Nethersole, great readers, taking each always a book at breakfast & at tea when without company in the house & also for some time after dinner & supper, by w'ch means we each read about 2 hours or make everyday our young men likewise taking their books at the same time, ... except after supper on days when we had been visiting, or at the Concert, the talking over which afterwards generally furnish'd amusement for the remainder of the evening.'
Century: 1700-1799 / 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Marsh Print: Book
Voltaire : Candide
'On the next day (Saturday 9th) I went to Canterbury in the diligence, during w'ch I amused myself with reading part of Voltaire's "Candide", w'ch having read a great many years ago at Salisbury & almost forgot, I bought the day before in duodecimo. Having dined at the King's Head I went out & got "Caleb Williams" of w'ch I had heard much & of w'ch I read great part of the 1st vol. in the evening at the King's Head (where I also supp'd & slept) leaving the 2d. vol of "Candide" to read on my return to London.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
William Godwin : Things as they are, or The Adventures of Caleb Williams
'On the next day (Saturday 9th) I went to Canterbury in the diligence, during w'ch I amused myself with reading part of Voltaire's "Candide", w'ch having read a great many years ago at Salisbury & almost forgot, I bought the day before in duodecimo. Having dined at the King's Head I went out & got "Caleb Williams" of w'ch I had heard much & of w'ch I read great part of the 1st vol. in the evening at the King's Head (where I also supp'd & slept) leaving the 2d. vol of "Candide" to read on my return to London.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
William Godwin : Things as they are, or The Adventures of Caleb Williams
'...immediately afterwards went in the diligence to Margate during which I finished the eccentric performance of "Caleb Williams".'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Richard Cumberland : Henry
'To amuse myself during this solitary journey I got Cumberland's "Henry" (then a new publication)... Wishing to reach Maidstone in good time on the follow'g day I ordered the chaise to be ready at 4 in the morning, at w'ch time I sat off & breakfasted at Uckfield the end of my 2d stage, by w'ch time I [had] become much interested in my travelling companion "Henry".'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Benvenuto Cellini : The life of Benvenuto Cellini
'To amuse myself during this journey I brought the life of the eccentric Benvenuto Cellini to read in the chaise etc. as we travelled.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Ann Radcliffe : The Mysteries of Udolpho
'The next day being wet, we staid [sic] within, when to amuse me I got the 2 last vols of the "Mysteries of Udolpho" (the 2 first of w'ch I had read before we left Chichester) & afterw'ds Keate's "Sketches of Nature", from the library.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
George Keate : Sketches from nature, taken and coloured on a journey to Margate
'The next day being wet, we staid [sic] within, when to amuse me I got the 2 last vols of the "Mysteries of Udolpho" (the 2 first of w'ch I had read before we left Chichester) & afterw'ds Keate's "Sketches of Nature", from the library.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Matthew Lewis : The Monk
'On Monday the 30th we went in the coach with... Mr Norman, with whom we dined at the Bolt & Tun, where John & I spent the evening & slept, in the course of which evening I began reading the popular novel of the "Monk".'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Agnes Maria Bennett : The beggar girl and her benefactors
'I on Friday the 16th went up in the coach to consult Mess'rs Bridges, Blake & other friends upon the matter, taking with me to amuse myself in the coach etc. the new popular novel of the "Beggar Girl".'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
[unknown] : [a novel]
'I rode to Brighton on my way back, where I spent the evening and slept at the Old Ship, amusing myself besides my novel, with going on with some of the draught or rough sketch of this history...'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Alain-Rene Le Sage : The history of Vanillo Gonzales, surnamed the Merry Bachelor
'I spent the evening and slept at the Old Tree, a very poor inn in which I was forced to sleep in a double bedded room with a stranger. For my amusement during this journey I took the novel of "Vanillo Gonzales".'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
[anon] : Maria or The Vicarage
'I on Tuesday the 8th went in the afternoon to Fareham by the telegraph, where I spent the evening & slept at the Red Lion, taking with me for my amusement there & in the coach the little novel of "Maria or The Vicarage", w'ch I had seen well spoken of in a review.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Isaac d'Israeli : Varien; or Sketches of the Times
'Having now occasion to go into Kent on business, I on Friday the 10th. went in the coach with Mr Chaldecott and 4 others to London where I quarter'd as usual (now my son had left it) at the Bolt and Tun (or Sussex Hotel, Bonverie Street, as Mr Carter now entitled it) taking with me for my usual travelling reading the novel of "Vaurien".'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Charlotte Smith : The Young Philosopher
'Having finish'd my business in this neighbourhood, I on the next day (Friday the 24th) return'd to London in the coach, in w'ch being alone great part of the way I finished the novel of the "Young Philosopher" & in the evening began that of "Ned Evans" which I sat and read at the Bolt and Tunn, where I found the principal topic of conversation in the coffee room was Sheridan's new play of Pizarro, w'ch came out that evening at Drury Lane.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Jane West : The History of Ned Evans
'Having finish'd my business in this neighbourhood, I on the next day (Friday the 24th) return'd to London in the coach, in w'ch being alone great part of the way I finished the novel of the "Young Philosopher" & in the evening began that of "Ned Evans" which I sat and read at the Bolt and Tun, where I found the principal topic of conversation in the coffee room was Sheridan's new play of Pizarro, w'ch came out that evening at Drury Lane.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges : Arthur Fitz-Albani
'During my late visit to the Hammonds, they had acquainted me with the names of the principal characters amongst our former neighbours in East Kent, pointed at in Mr E Bridges then late popular novel of "Arthur Fitzalbini" w'ch we on that account had lately read.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
[Anon] : The Irish Excursion, or I fear to tell you
'On Wed'y the 24th I finish'd reading the new & popular novel of the "Irish Excursion", w'ch Mr Hayley had recommended to us...'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
[n/a] : [local newspaper]
'... my usual headache on the first day of travelling having come on before I got to Town, I felt by that time very little inclination to unpack or dress myself, but seeing a very tempting bill of fare in the papers at the Sussex Hotel, I was induced to set about it, the bustle of which, with a dish of coffee, nearly carried off my complaint.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Advertisement, Newspaper
[n/a] : [newspaper]
'For some time before this I had found my eyes not so good as they had been, being now oblig'd to hold a book, when reading, farther from my eyes & finding some difficulties in seeing to read anything of a small print, or to write on the first bringing in of candles of an evening. Having made this observation on taking up a paper at the Bolt & Tun the evening before we went into Kent, Mr Drew (...) desired me to try his spectacles, which I at first scouted, but having at his desire placed them before my eyes, I found the confusion I had just complain'd done away, & that I co'd see the smallest type perfectly well, on which I determin'd on procuring a pair...'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Newspaper
Mrs Marsh : The Admiral's Daughter
'I [Harriet Martineau] was spending a couple of days at Mrs. Marsh's, when she asked me whether I would let her read to me "one or two little stories" which she had written. From her way of speaking of them, and from her devotion to her children [...] I concluded these to be children's stories. She ordered a fire in her room, and there we shut ourselves up for the reading. What she read was no child's story, but "The Admiral's Daughter." My amazement may be conceived. We were going to dine at the Wedgwoods': and a strange figure we must have cut there; for we had been crying so desperately that there was no concealing the marks of it.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Mrs Marsh Manuscript: Unknown
: Synopsis
'Marsh came across a "Synopsis" and started reading an article on Bacon. At last he flung it aside and said, "It seems this bloke Bacon wrote a book and signed it William Shakespeare. I don't know, It's a fuckin' mess up !"'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Print: Serial / periodical
: The Royal Mandate
'The Royal Mandate deserves to be printed in letters of gold - how sweetly descriptive it is, the help to private devotion too, I think very spiritual, for a small work. I have not met with any thing equal [underlined] to it.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Marshall Print: Unknown
Isaac Ambrose : Looking into Jesus
'I have been reading a sweet work lately, and earnestly recommend it to you my dear, pray let me have your opinion when you have read it. "Looking into Jesus" is the title, written by Isaac Ambrose [sic] The original was a large book, the one I speak of is about the size of a New Testament having been abridged by Rev Robert Cox-Hackney to render it a more saleable work.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Marshall Print: Book
Hannah More : Practical piety
'Mrs Hannah More's "Practical piety" is a very useful book I think, perhaps you have read it if you think of any [underlined] you wish me to read my dear Susan please to name them [...] I am much favor'd with books which the kindness of friends supply, but while drinking with pleasure of some streams, I find the water of life only [underlined] in the Fountain [underlined]! I need not say I mean the Bible.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Marshall Print: Book
: Bible
'Mrs Hannah More's "Practical piety" is a very useful book I think, perhaps you have read it if you think of any [underlined] you wish me to read my dear Susan please to name them [...] I am much favor'd with books which the kindness of friends supply, but while drinking with pleasure of some streams, I find the water of life only [underlined] in the Fountain [underlined]! I need not say I mean the Bible.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Marshall Print: Book
[unknown] : [unknown]
'[editor's words] without literary pretensions, Mrs Marshall had a genuine love of reading, and when no other engagement intervened, it was one of her domestic regulations, that a book should be read aloud in the evening for general amusement; the office of reader commonly devolved on Miss Hamilton, who was thus led to remark that the best prose style was always that which could be longest read without exhausting the breath. These social studies were far from satisfying her avidity for information; and she constantly perused many books by stealth. Mrs Marshall, on discovering what had been her private occupation, expressed neither praise nor blame, but quietly advised her to avoid any display of superior knowledge by which she might be subjected to the imputation of pedantry. This admonition produced the desired effect, since, as she herself informs us, she once hid a volume of Lord Kames's Elements of Criticism under the cushion of a chair lest she should be detected in a study which prejudice and ignorance might pronounce unfeminine'.
