| √ | Century of Experience | Evidence | Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group | Author of Text | Title of Text | Form of Text | | |
| 1800-1849
1850-1899 | Elizabeth Morrison, "Serial Fiction in Australian Colonial Newspapers": " ... the short novel A Woman's Friendship ...... | Ada Cambridge | William Dean Howells | | Print: Unknown |
| 1850-1899 | Henry James to Henry James Sr, 14 January 1870: "I read in the last Atlantic Lowell's poem and Howells's Article." | Henry James | William Dean Howells | "A Pedestrian Tour" | Print: Serial / periodical |
| 1850-1899 | Henry James to William Dean Howells, 22 June 1873: "I heard from my mother a day or two since that your book is having... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | A Chance Acquaintance (fifth part) | Print: Book |
| 1850-1899 | Henry James to William Dean Howells, 9 September 1873, regarding Howells's A Chance Acquaintance (just published): "I ... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | A Chance Acquaintance | Print: Book |
| 1850-1899 | Henry James to William Dean Howells, 19 or 26 March 1875: "I read this morning your notice of A Passionate Pilgrim ...... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | review of Henry James, A Passionate Pilgrim | Print: Serial / periodical |
| 1850-1899 | Henry James to Wiliam Dean Howells, 7 December 1886: "The last thing I did before leaving London three days and a half... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | The Minister's Charge | Print: Book |
| 1850-1899 | Henry James to William James, 5 October 1887 (in letter begun 1 October 1887): "I hadn't seen ... [W. D. Howells's] 't... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | article | Print: Serial / periodical |
| 1850-1899 | Henry James to William Dean Howells, from Milan, 17 May 1890: " ... I have been reading the Hazard of New Fortunes ...... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | A Hazard of New Fortunes vol 1 | Print: Book |
| 1850-1899 | Henry James to William Dean Howells, from Milan, 17 May 1890: " ... I have been reading the Hazard of New Fortunes ...... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | A Hazard of New Fortunes vol 2 | Print: Book |
| 1850-1899 | Henry James to W. D. Howells, 7 April 1879: "The amazingly poor little notice of your novel in the last (at least my l... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | The Lady of the Aroostook | Print: Book |
| 1850-1899 | Henry James to Wiliam Dean Howells, 20 July 1880; "I am much obliged to you for the pretty volume of the Undiscovered,... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | The Undiscovered Country | Print: Book |
| 1900-1945 | Henry James to William Dean Howells, 29 June 1900: '[...] I've been, of late, reading you again as continuously as pos... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | Ragged Lady | Print: Book |
| 1900-1945 | Henry James to William Dean Howells, 29 June 1900: '[...] I've been, of late, reading you again as continuously as pos... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | Their Silver Wedding Journey | Print: Book |
| 1900-1945 | Henry James to William Dean Howells, 29 June 1900: '[...] I've been, of late, reading you again as continuously as pos... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | 'Pursuit of the Piano' (short story) | Print: Unknown |
| 1900-1945 | Henry James to William Dean Howells, 10 August 1901: 'Ever since receiving and reading your elegant volume of short ta... | Henry James | William Dean Howells | A Pair of Patient Lovers | Print: Book |
| 1850-1899 | 'In another letter Arthur praises William Dean Howells's "A Modern Instance" as "a owerful novel - bare, blank, utterl... | Arthur Symons | William Dean Howells | A Modern Instance | Print: Book |
| 1900-1945 | 'Hence I give myself the pleasure of writing to you in order to acknowledge your "Easy Chair" article in this month?s ... | Arnold Bennett | William Dean Howells | 'Easy Chair' column | Print: Serial / periodical |
| 1850-1899 | 'I believe I have not written to you since I saw the end of the Undiscovered Country.' | Robert Louis Stevenson | William Dean Howells | Undoscovered Country | Print: Book |