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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'After Muster had tea & read the Evening Paper'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I sat at home & read ... After tea I went into town & called at the "Mechanics" & afterwards at the "Yorick". Saw in the Evening Paper that a Bank Accounta...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I sat at home & read ... After tea I went into town & called at the "Mechanics" & afterwards at the "Yorick". Saw in the Evening Paper that a Bank Accounta...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'After muster I went into town & spent a couple of hours at the Yorick reading "The Home News" particularly interesting in this war time.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]The Home NewsPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I went into town to the Mechanics & read the Papers, saw that the verdict against Draper had been upheld by the Judges & that his sentence would have to be ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After Muster I went to the Club & had a look at the Weekly Papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After Muster I went to the Club & stayed there reading for a short time, then came home to tea'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'After Muster I went to the Mechanics & had a look at the Evening paper. There was nothing however particular in it.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I went to the Mechanics & read the Herald then came back & stayed at home the whole of the evening'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I went to the Mechanics & read the Herald which was eagerly sought after for further intelligence concerning the fire, brought a Herald home for Polly & Har...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I went to the Mechanics & read the papers for an hour or two'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After Muster I went to the Mechanics & read the papers then strolled through the town ... Did not go out on Saturday evening but stopped at home & read the Australasian'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]AustralasianPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'After Muster I went to the Mechanics & read the papers then strolled through the town ... Did not go out on Saturday evening but stopped at home & read the Australasian'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I went to the Mechanics read the papers & got some Blackwood's Magazines ... when I got home Polly had gone out so I read my magazines by myself & smoked a ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I went to the Mechanics read the papers & got some Blackwood's Magazines ... when I got home Polly had gone out so I read my magazines by myself & smoked a ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Blackwood's Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'After Muster read "Gil Blas" for a while, then played "Bezique" with Polly.'John Buckley Castieau Alain-Rene Le SageGil BlasPrint: Book
1850-1899'After muster this afternoon I went into town & read the evening paper, Nothing particular in it, the newspaper boys were however calling out the arrival of the Mail so I...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster this afternoon I went to the Yorick Club & read some of the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster went into Melbourne & called at "the Yorick", had a look at Punch, there was a portrait of Dr Paley not a very flattering one but still a good likeness. Th...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]PunchPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'After Muster went into Town & read the papers at the Mechanics ... I stayed at home & finished “The Giraffe Hunters” then I smoked & drank gin & water'John Buckley Castieau Mayne ReidThe Giraffe HuntersPrint: Book


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