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Lady Eleanor Butler

 

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 : Melanges d'Histoire et de Litterature

"Reading - finished Melanges d'Histoire et de Litterature which had been my Night lecture."

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

Metastasio : Betulia Liberata

" Read Betula (sic) Liberata to my beloved. Explained all the difficult passages."

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

Davila : ? [ History of the French Civil Wars]

" Read Davila." "Read...and Davila"

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Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      

  

Davila : ? [ History of the French Civil Wars]

" Read Davila." "Read...and Davila"

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Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      

  

Charlotte Smith : Emmeline

" Finished reading that Emmeline, a Trumpery novel in four volumes. If I can answer for myself I will never again undertake such a tiresome nonsensical piece of business."

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

Jean Jacques Rousseau : 

" reading Rousseau to my Sally."

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Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      

  

Jean Jacques Rousseau : 

" From one till three reading Rousseau to the joy of my Life."

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Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      

  

Jean Jacques Rousseau : 

" From five till Ten read Rousseau (finished the 7th tome) to my Sally.

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Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      

  

Samuel Richardson : The Rambler

" I read to my beloved no 97 of the Rambler written by Richardson, author of those inimitable books Pamela, Clarissa and Sir Charles Grandison."

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Serial / periodical

  

Petrarch : Sonatto di Petrarca

" Read Six Sonatto di Petrarca"

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

 : The Tatler

" Finished The Tatler"

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Serial / periodical

  

 : The Spectator

" began the Spectator"

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Serial / periodical

  

Madame de Maintenon : Les Memoires de Madame de Maintenon

" Began Les Memoires de Madame Maintenon. I doubt whether the vulgarity of stile (sic), absurd anecdotes and impertinent reflections will permit me to read it."

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

Madame de Maintenon : Les Memoires de Madame de Maintenon

" Nine till twelve in the Dressing room reading-finished Les Memoires de Maintenon. Began her letters"

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

Swinburne : Travels through Spain

" finished Swinburne's Travel Through Spain to My Love."

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

A.R. Lesage : Gil Blas

Went again to the shrubbery-brought our books namely Gil Blas and Madame de Sevigne with us.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

 : Tab. de la Suisse

" From two till three I read Tab. de la Suisse."

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Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      

  

Madame de Metterniche : Memoires

Listed under "Books read since April the first 1789"

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

Jean Baptiste Poquelin Moliere : 

Listed under "Books read since April the first 1789"

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

Corneille : Theatro du Grand Corneilles

Listed under "Books read since April the first 1789"

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

Racine : Theatro et oevres de Racine

Listed under "Books read since April the first 1789"

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

Dante : La Divina Commedia

Listed under "Books read since April the first 1789"

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

Pietro Metastasio : opera (16 Tom)

Listed under "Books read since April the first 1789"

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

Gilpin : Northern Tour

Listed under "Books read since April the first 1789"

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

  

Thomas Gray : Works

Listed under "Books read since April the first 1789"

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Lady Eleanor Butler      Print: Book

 

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