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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
 
1600-1699'and after went to readinge and medetation'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and after, when I had praied and reed of the bible, I dined'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'and againe took order of for supper and hard one of my wemen read of perkins'Margaret Hoby William Perkins[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and all the day, as I was at leisure, I did read in Fuller's "Holy Warr" (which I have of late bought) and did try to make a Song...' Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe historie of the holy warrPrint: Book
1600-1699'and allmost all the afternone, I hard Mr Rhodes read'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'And another early serial of mine, which he [Tillotson] bought, is just beginning in La Sera, of Milan. I had the advertisement today.' Arnold Bennett  Print: Advertisement
1600-1699'and at night I went to priuatt readinge and praier'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and at night returned to priuat readinge and praier'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and at noon all of us to Kent's at the Three Tun tavern and there dined well at Mr Gawden's charge. There the constable of the parish did show us the picklocks and dice ...Samuel Pepys [unknown][table-book]Manuscript: table-book
1600-1699'and at the Dukes, with great joy, I received the good news of the decrease of the plague this week to 70, and but 253 in all; which is the least Bill hath been known the...Samuel Pepys [n/a]Bill of mortalityPrint: Broadsheet, Handbill, Poster
1600-1699'and att night, I had read a letter that Came from Mr Rhodes'Margaret Hoby Richard RhodesletterManuscript: Letter
1600-1699'and away home myself, and there to read again and sup with Gibson; and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And before supper I read part of the Maryan persecution in Mr Fuller.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'And being in bed, made Will read and conster three or four Latin verses in the bible and chid him for forgetting the grammer.'Will Hewer [unknown]Paris Vulgate [or] Latin TestamentPrint: Book
1900-1945'And Bennett had now become a man of influence, largely through his "New Age" pieces. These articles, which he had begun in 1908, were widely read and admired . . . Ford...Ford Madox Ford Arnold BennettNew AgePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'And besides she [Mrs Cliffe] wd. lend me the first two vols of the mysteries of Udolpho before she had finished them herself ? a kind of generosity which quite dazzled m...Elizabeth Barrett Ann RadcliffeMysteries of UdolphoPrint: Book
1600-1699'and by and by comes a letter from Mr Coventry's own hand to him; which he never opened (which was a strange thing) but did give it me to open and read, and consider what...Samuel Pepys Sir William Coventry[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1600-1699'And by and by to Sir W. Batten, and there he and I and J. Mennes and W. Penn did read and sign with great liking'Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'And by and by to Sir W. Batten, and there he and I and J. Mennes and W. Penn did read and sign with great liking'Sir William Batten Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'And by and by to Sir W. Batten, and there he and I and J. Mennes and W. Penn did read and sign with great liking'Sir William Penn Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown


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