Reading Experience Database
1450-1945

Listing for Reader: William Upcott

 

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1800-1849'E- being called out for a few hours in the morning I attempted to amuse myself with Marmontel's Tales- it was but an ...William Upcott Jean Francois MarmontelMoral TalesPrint: Book
1800-1849'Seeing the Bible on the table, I took it up & by his desire, read the whole history of Joseph. In parts of it he poin...William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Abt 4 - I returned - and the time until 7 was taken up in reading "Gregory's Legacy"- He is one of my favorite author...William Upcott John GregoryA Father's Legacy to His DaughtersPrint: Book
1800-1849'finished the day in reading a few chapters of the New Testament.'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'The evening was devoted to the perusal of the life of the most extraordinary genius this country has produced- need I...William Upcott George GregoryThe Life of T. Chatterton or The Works of T. ChattPrint: Book
1800-1849'The evening until one was [frittered?] away in reading the 'Monk' for the fourth time at least.... In the second volu...William Upcott Matthew G. LewisThe MonkPrint: Book
1800-1849'In the evening I read the whole of "Love and Madness"- not on account of the amorous epistles of Hackman, but with a ...William Upcott James HackmanLove and Madness; a Story Too True in a Series of...Print: Book
1800-1849'From 9 till 11 was idly spent in looking thro a Volume of the British Critic.'William Upcott n/aThe British CriticPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I took from my pocket the volume of "Love and Madness" which I had amused myself with a few evenings since- ...I read...William Upcott James HackmanLove and MadnessPrint: Book
1800-1849'[Returns after afternoon reading session] to renew the subject from a more enlarged account of this wonder of the 18t...William Upcott Robert SoutheyThe Works of Thomas Chatterton, Containing his LifePrint: Book
1800-1849'the rest of the evening when I returned home was devoted to the Bible.'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Before I arose- read 10 chapters of St. Matthew- still laboured at my new task [studying heraldry] but made less prog...William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Went to bed at 11- but previous to it, read 10 more chapters of St. Matthew.'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Previous to leaving my chamber, I read several Chapters of St. Mark.'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I took up my little volume of Heraldry- and already can take up a pep from a chevron.'William Upcott n/a[volume on Heraldry]Print: Book
1800-1849'My time was occupied till 6 with the Bible.'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I devoted the rest of the night to the Bible- so upon the whole I think, a sabbath has been more unprofitably spent...'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I got thro 6 chapters of Count Fathom- about an hours undertaking- and this has been the way thro my whole readings- ...William Upcott Tobias George SmollettThe Adventures of Ferdinand Count FathomPrint: Book
1800-1849'Rose at seven, purposely to proceed in Gibbon's Miscell. Works- which I began yesterday. - read the whole of his own ...William Upcott Edward GibbonMiscellaneous Works ... With Memoirs of His LifePrint: Book
1800-1849'The finishing of the first volume of Gibbon is all I have been able to accomplish comfortably from my last memoranda....William Upcott Edward GibbonMiscellaneous Works ... With Memoirs of His LifePrint: Book

 

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