XmlReader.ReadInnerXml reads all the content, including markup, as a string.

   

using System;
using System.Xml;

public class Sample
{
    public static void Main()
    {

        XmlReaderSettings settings = new XmlReaderSettings();
        settings.IgnoreWhitespace = true;
        using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create("books.xml"))
        {

            // Moves the reader to the root element.
            reader.MoveToContent();

            // Moves to book node.
            reader.Read();

            Console.WriteLine("Read the first book using ReadInnerXml...");
            Console.WriteLine(reader.ReadInnerXml());

            Console.WriteLine("Read the second book using ReadOuterXml...");
            Console.WriteLine(reader.ReadOuterXml());

        }
    }
}

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XmlReader.ReadInnerXml reads all the content, including markup, as a string. : XML Read « XML « C# / C Sharp

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