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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 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 [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After Muster went into town & read the Papers at the Mechanics'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'after Muster went into town & read the papers at the Yorick'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster went to "The Yorick" & had a peep at some of the English papers "War" "War" "War" is the burden of them all Ordinary, Illustrated or Comic. "War" is the ins...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster went to "The Yorick" & had a peep at some of the English papers "War" "War" "War" is the burden of them all Ordinary, Illustrated or Comic. "War" is the ins...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]StandardPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster went to the Mechanics & had a look at the Evening Herald & at Melbourne Punch nothing startling in either of the papers excepting that some clothes were fou...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster went to the Mechanics & had a look at the Evening Herald & at Melbourne Punch nothing startling in either of the papers excepting that some clothes were fou...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Melbourne PunchPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'After muster went to the Mechanics & had a look at the Evening Herald & at Melbourne Punch nothing startling in either of the papers excepting that some clothes were fou...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'After muster went to the Mechanics & read the evening Herald brought some periodicals away & got home in time for tea. In the evening I stayed at home helped Harry with...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster went to the Mechanics & read the evening Herald brought some periodicals away & got home in time for tea. In the evening I stayed at home helped Harry with...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Blackwood's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'After Muster went to the Yorick & read the papers until tea time'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After Muster went to the Yorick & read the papers, nothing very ... or interesting'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After Muster went to the Yorick & read the papers, then came home to tea.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster went to the Yorick Club & peeped at the papers came home to dinner'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'after Muster wrote a page in my Diary & read until nearly five o'clock'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'After my accustomed prairs I did eate and read'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After my praier and readinge I went into the feedles with Mistress Thornbrow ... and, after she was gone, I went to priuat praier and readinge, and so to supper'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'After my visit to Mrs [-], I returned home, and read Miss Seward's Letters. I think them very entertaining, though the style is much too laboured and affected for letter...Charlotte Bury Anna SewardLettersPrint: Book
1600-1699'After piruatt praier I went about the house, and hard Mr Rhodes read'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'After poor John's funeral, I wished the servants, and those who attended, and were disposed to do so, to come and read with us, believing it might afford opportunity for...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]Bible (New Testament)Print: Book


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