| √ | Century of Experience | Evidence | Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group | Author of Text | Title of Text | Form of Text | | |
| 1700-1799 | 'The Persons who have seen [the manuscript of "Clarissa"], and whom I could not deny, are Dr Heylin, and his Lady, bot... | Edward Young | Samuel Richardson | Clarissa | Manuscript: Unknown, early MS version |
| 1700-1799 | 'Dr Young once told me, that Dr Hartley's Two Volumes on Man were the Most Original of any thing he had seen published... | Dr (Edward?) Young | David Hartley | Observations on Man | Print: Book |
| 1700-1799 | 'I have seen some volumes of Dr Young's copy of "The Rambler", in which he has marked the pasages which he thought par... | Edward Young | Samuel Johnson | Rambler, The | Print: Book, Serial / periodical |
| 1700-1799 | Edward Young to Samuel Richardson, 8 May 1749:
'When I was in town, I ask'd you if you had read Dr Hartley's book. ... | Edward Young | Hartley | | Print: Book |