Measure for Measure
Title
Measure for Measure
Text Read
Measure for Measure
Author
Shakespeare, William. ed. Alexander Chalmers
Original Source
London: Bohn, 1854. The Complete Works of Shakespeare with a Memoir. pp. 158-75
Digitized by
Internet Archive
Publication Date
1854
Date(s) of Reading
- 1855-01-[14]
- 1855-01-[17]
Evidence
1855-01-[14]: "Sunday. Stahr. Spinoza. We had a delightful two hours' walk in the frosty air towards Charlottenburg. Talked about Spinoza. Read Hamburgische Briefe at dinner about Voltaire'sM erope. Read G's MS. Measure for Measure." Diary 1854-1861 43
1855-01-[17]: "Wednesday. Stahr. Little done at Spinoza, as I was not well and went to have a bath. We walked in the Thiergarten and being too late for our usual dining place went into a new one in the Charlotten Strasse. Finished the poetry of the West-tliche Divan. Finished Measure for Measure." Diary 1854-1861 43
1855-01-[17]: "Wednesday. Stahr. Little done at Spinoza, as I was not well and went to have a bath. We walked in the Thiergarten and being too late for our usual dining place went into a new one in the Charlotten Strasse. Finished the poetry of the West-tliche Divan. Finished Measure for Measure." Diary 1854-1861 43
Citation
Shakespeare, William. ed. Alexander Chalmers, Measure for Measure, George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57159