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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899'Heard Dotty read to-night & was quite pleased at finding she was very much improved & able to read easy words without any trouble'Dotty Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Received a number of Ovens & Murray Advertisers this morning which however contained little of any consequence that I had not heard before'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Ovens and Murray AdvertiserPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'There was a notice on the Board that baths could be had at the Club at a charge of 3d each to pay for towells &c. I called the Secretary quietly & pointed out that only ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][sign]Manuscript: Sheet
1850-1899'There was a little rain before I got back to the Gaol, then I had dinner & read the Pickwick Papers till about nine o'clock'John Buckley Castieau Charles DickensPickwick PapersPrint: Book
1850-1899'This brought the time to past ten o'clock. Read, smoked, fidgetted & passed the time away till half past eleven, then went across to Dr Robertson's & rang the bell'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'then went to the Club & read the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the Evening paper this evening an account was given of two large fires at Sydney this morning, one of which destroyed the Prince of Wales Theatre & occasioned loss of...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Got home about ten, sat reading till about twelve, & then went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the Evening Herald, of this night, there was a Report of an Argument before the Supreme Court with respect to Parkin who had been arrested on a Fraud Summons & commit...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'I went into town & read some of the papers at the Club, came home & soon went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After tea went with Polly into town & there heard a great commotion in the crowd & number of boys selling the Argus Extraordinary, "Arrival of the English Mail", one vag...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]The Extraordinary (Argus)Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'By the Argus we found that the Mail had been telegraphed at midnight. The Prince had been most dangerously ill but the last telegrams represented him to be apparently re...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]ArgusPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Could not muster to-day but laid myself down on the Sofa & read'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'in the evening I went to the Club & had a look at Melbourne Punch & one or two of the papers.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]PunchPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'In the evening went to the Club & on the Road called in at the Albion as I wanted to see the Ovens & Murray Advertiser & my letter if it had been published. After some t...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Ovens and Murray AdvertiserPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'The English mail was telegraphed this afternoon ... Extraordinaries were being sold when we were coming home. I bought one & was glad to see the Prince of Wales was ... ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]The Extraordinary (Argus)Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'in the evening went to the Club & after reading the papers took a walk & then came home'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening went as usual to the Club & after skimming some of the English periodicals went for a little stroll with Duerdin'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - periodicals]Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'In the evening I went to the Club & after reading the papers started to keep an appointment I had made with Polly & Mrs Mathews.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'The ladies did not retire till after eleven & then I laid myself down on the sofa & tried to sleep. The mosquitoes however would'ent allow anything of the kind & so afte...John Buckley Castieau Alexandre DumasMemoirs of a physicianPrint: Book


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