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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'I was much disturbed this morning & was up reading at two o'clock the mosquitoes not allowing me to get to sleep'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the Evening Herald published to night it was stated that Mr Dunn now Crown Prosecutor was to be made a County Court Judge in place of Judge Maceboy who is to retire i...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'The Case of Blair V Clarson was commenced in the Supreme Court to day & from what I saw in The Herald the details are likely to satisfy the most prurient of readers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'After tea went to the Club where I ... read for a time then took a walk through the town & came home'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I mustered in the afternoon & in the evening went to the Club, where I stayed & read for some time'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Was very pleased this evening at hearing the children read. They sat round their mamma & read verse about a chapter of the bible. They have all a very good idea of readi...Harry Castieau [n/a]BiblePrint: Book, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Was very pleased this evening at hearing the children read. They sat round their mamma & read verse about a chapter of the bible. They have all a very good idea of readi...Sissy Castieau [n/a]BiblePrint: Book, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Was very pleased this evening at hearing the children read. They sat round their mamma & read verse about a chapter of the bible. They have all a very good idea of readi...Dotty Castieau [n/a]BiblePrint: Book, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Mustered in the afternoon, in the evening went to the Club & had a good look over the English Punches & Illustrated & Papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]PunchPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'In the evening went to the Club where I stayed for some time reading the Saturday Review. There was a capital article in one of the numbers on the republication of Mrs A...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Saturday ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Look here, my fame is even more complete than I had dreamed of. Get the "Spectators" for August 5th and 12th; and you will see how the poor Spectatorists were puzzled an...Robert Louis Stevenson anonReview article; and 'Husbands and Wives'.Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'While out to-night we purchased Whitford's stories of "Under the Dray". There is not much in them but they are decidedly readable & very good for sixpence. Harry commenc...Harry Castieau WhitfordThe Larrikin's StoryPrint: Book
1850-1899'In the Leader this evening was published an autobiography of John Wallace & his portrait was given away with each copy of the paper. The likeness was a very good one & I...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]LeaderPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'I had all the youngsters in my own charge. We got on however capitally for I found a nice story in Chatterbox which I read much to the edification of us all & after that...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]ChatterboxPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I had all the youngsters in my own charge. We got on however capitally for I found a nice story in Chatterbox which I read much to the edification of us all & after that...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Bible (New Testament)Print: Book
1850-1899'I had all the youngsters in my own charge. We got on however capitally for I found a nice story in Chatterbox which I read much to the edification of us all & after that...Harry Castieau [n/a]Bible (New Testament)Print: Book
1850-1899'I had all the youngsters in my own charge. We got on however capitally for I found a nice story in Chatterbox which I read much to the edification of us all & after that...Dotty Castieau [n/a]Bible (New Testament)Print: Book
1850-1899'I had all the youngsters in my own charge. We got on however capitally for I found a nice story in Chatterbox which I read much to the edification of us all & after that...Sissy Castieau [n/a]Bible (New Testament)Print: Book
1850-1899'I had all the youngsters in my own charge. We got on however capitally for I found a nice story in Chatterbox which I read much to the edification of us all & after that...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'I bought "The Age" as to-day it published a paper larger than "The Argus" for a penny & announced the intention of doing so every Saturday. The paper is really a wonderf...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]The AgePrint: Newspaper


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