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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 tea...[on a Sunday, my father]...liked to read aloud to us from books that sounded quite well, but afforded some chance of frivolity.'Molly Vivian William Shakespeare Print: Book
1850-1899'After tea...[on a Sunday, my father]...liked to read aloud to us from books that sounded quite well, but afforded some chance of frivolity.'Molly Vivian Richard Harris BarhamThe Ingoldsby LegendsPrint: Book
1850-1899'After tea...[on a Sunday, my father]...liked to read aloud to us from books that sounded quite well, but afforded some chance of frivolity.'Molly Vivian The Misadventures at MargatePrint: Unknown
1850-1899'After tea...[on a Sunday, my father]...liked to read aloud to us from books that sounded quite well, but afforded some chance of frivolity.'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes Charles DickensThe Pickwick PapersPrint: Book
1850-1899'After tea...[on a Sunday, my father]...liked to read aloud to us from books that sounded quite well, but afforded some chance of frivolity.'Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerPrint: Book, Unknown
1600-1699'After that home and to bed - reading myself asleep while the wench sat mending my breeches by my bedside.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'After that I read Voltaire's "Candide", and at 12 o'clock adjourned for a pint to the local pub. Switched on the wireless again at 2.0 for the same reason as before, and... VoltaireCandidePrint: Book
1900-1945'After that I read Voltaire's "Candide", and at 12 o'clock adjourned for a pint to the local pub. Switched on the wireless again at 2.0 for the same reason as before, and...Pat SloanSoviet DemocracyPrint: Book
1500-1599'after that I walked abroade, then I Cam in and wrought, hard Mr Rhodes read, then I praied with Mr Rhodes'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'After that Kitty made a proposition very pleasant to me, that we should sit together all the afternoon and read "Pilgrim's Progress" and work; and we sat snugly over the...Elizabeth Gurney John BunyanPilgrim's ProgressPrint: Book
1600-1699'after that, I hard him read tell all most night'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after that, I reed of perkins, hauinge som further Conference with my Cossine'Margaret Hoby William Perkins[unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'after that, praied priuatly, hauinge reed a Chapter of the bible, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1700-1799'After the breakdown of her marriage in 1752, Sarah Scott read voraciously and eclectically, the "history of Florence" and Lord Bacon's essays, and the Old Plays, Christi...Sarah Scott Francis Lord BaconessaysPrint: Book
1700-1799'After the breakdown of her marriage in 1752, Sarah Scott read voraciously and eclectically, the "History of Florence" and Lord Bacon's essays, and the Old Plays, Christi...Sarah Scott Michel de MontaigneEssaysPrint: Book
1700-1799'After the breakdown of her marriage in 1752, Sarah Scott read voraciously and eclectically, the "History of Florence" and Lord Bacon's essays, and the Old Plays, Christi...Sarah Scott Niccolo MachiavelliHistory of FlorencePrint: Book
1700-1799'After the breakdown of her marriage in 1752, Sarah Scott read voraciously and eclectically, the "History of Florence" and Lord Bacon's essays, and the Old Plays, Christi...Sarah Scott an account of the government in VenicePrint: Book
1700-1799'After the breakdown of her marriage in 1752, Sarah Scott read voraciously and eclectically, the "History of Florence" and Lord Bacon's essays, and the Old Plays, Christi...Sarah Scott Thomas Randolphhis answer to Christianity not founded on argumentPrint: Book
1700-1799'After the breakdown of her marriage in 1752, Sarah Scott read voraciously and eclectically, the History of Florence and Lord Bacon's essays, and the Old Plays, Christian...Sarah Scott Sarah FieldingDavid SimplePrint: Book
1900-1945'After the examination, when we were expected to feel free as hares, we all flopped with reaction. There seemed just nothing that we wanted to do. There were no lessons, ...Norman Nicholson H.G. WellsKippsPrint: Book


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