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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
 
1500-1599'after supper, hard Mr Rhodes read, and then went to priuat praier'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after supper, I hard Mr Aston praie and reade, and so went to bed'Mr Aston [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After supper, I to read and then to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'After tea did Harry's sums & then went to the Mechanics a second time skimmed the Weeklys'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After tea Harry began to read & was pretty successful with his lesson for which he was duly rewarded a mark.'Harry Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'After tea he reads to us aloud some German stories translated by Gillies...'Elizabeth Wedgwood R. P. GilliesGerman Stories, selected from the works of Hoffman...Print: Book
1900-1945'After tea I completed my notes on this subject and then finished a book I was reading, "The Evolution of Love", by Emil Lucka. He treats the subject in a sort of histori...Emil LuckaEvolution of love, ThePrint: Book
1850-1899'After tea I read a fairy tale to the youngsters & then went to the Mechanics & read the papers.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After tea I read a fairy tale to the youngsters & then went to the Mechanics & read the papers.'John Buckley Castieau Brothers Grimm[fairy tales]Print: Book
1850-1899'After tea I read some goblin stories to the youngsters, then I went to the Mechanics & read the papers. "Touchstone" has come to life again. The first number of the ne...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After tea I read some goblin stories to the youngsters, then I went to the Mechanics & read the papers. "Touchstone" has come to life again. The first number of the ne...John Buckley Castieau Brothers Grimm[fairy tales]Print: Book
1850-1899'After tea I read some story books that Mrs Parkin had kindly sent over for the amusement of baby'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][story books]Print: Book
1850-1899'After tea I read to the youngsters & then went out for a walk, came back & read the Australasian'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][fairy tales?]Print: Book
1850-1899'After tea I read to the youngsters & then went out for a walk, came back & read the Australasian'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]AustralasianPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'After tea I read with Harry some Dramatic [?]. Harry understands well what he reads, but is in too great a hurry & consequently leaves out little words which spoil the e...Harry Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'After Tea I took a stroll called in at the Mechanics Institution & read the Papers, went down to the Royal, met Day & had a chat with him.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After Tea I took a stroll through the town and then went to Collingwood on my return I looked in at the Reading Room of the Mechanics, amused myself by waiting a conside...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]ArgusPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'After tea I went for a stroll & looked in at the Yorick Club, read some of the papers & Touchstone the last paper came out under difficulties this week, not being able t...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]TouchstonePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'After tea I went for a walk, a very quiet stroll indeed, did not meet a soul I knew & did not open my mouth to speak. Came home read, smoked & went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'After Tea I went into town & spent an hour at the Mechanics saw some of the English Comic Journals the other magazines had not been opened out.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][English comic periodicals]Print: Serial / periodical


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