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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 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 John Minnes Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'And by coach home, where I spent the evening in reading Stillingfleetes defence of the Archbishop, that part about Purgatory, a point I had never considered before what ...Samuel Pepys Edward StillingfleetA rational account of the grounds of Protestant re...Print: Book
1600-1699'And coming back I spent reading of the book of warrants of our office in the first Dutch war, and do find that my letters and warrants and method will be found another-g...Samuel Pepys [unknown][book of warrants in Cromwell's war, 1652-4]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and Creed did also repeat to me some of the substance of letters of old Burleigh in Queen Elizabeth's time which he hath of late read in the printed "Cabbala", which is ...John Creed [unknown]Cabala, sive Scrinia SacraPrint: Book
1900-1945'And first of all my tender thanks for the copy of the limited edition [...]. The reading of it was an absorbing experience.'Joseph Conrad Hugh WalpoleThe Young Enchanted: A Romantic StoryPrint: Book
1500-1599'and from thence came home and reed of Grenhame, and hard Megg Rhodes read'Margaret Hoby Richard Greenham[unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'and from thence came home and reed of Grenhame, and hard Megg Rhodes read'Margaret Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And God forgive me, did spent it in reading some little French Romances.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][French Romances]Print: Book
1850-1899'And going to bed, after a little thinking over the Land question in "Fortnightly Review", got for my verse Isaiah XLI 9 in Joan's Bible.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Isaiah)Print: Book
1850-1899'And going to bed, after a little thinking over the Land question in "Fortnightly Review", got for my verse Isaiah XLI 9 in Joan's Bible.'John Ruskin [n/a]Fortnightly ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1500-1599'and hard Auerill reed of Grenham, and then praied'Euerill Aske Richard Greenham[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and hard from my Cossine Arthur dakine: and so, in the afternone likewise, hard some readinge of a book he sent me'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'And have I read no books, then, save bad ones? That I have. Amongst those sent to me from home is an old Dublin copy of Rabelais, in four volumes, imprinted by Philip Cr...John Mitchel Francois Rabelais[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'And have I read no books, then, save bad ones? That I have. Amongst those sent to me from home is an old Dublin copy of Rabelais, in four volumes, imprinted by Philip Cr...John Mitchel Claudius Galen[unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'And here give me Leave to observe, that amongst the Ladies who have taken up the Pen, I never met with but two who deserved the Name of a [italics] Writer [end italics];...Laetitia Pilkington Anne Lefevre Dacier[translations of and notes on Homer]Print: Book
1700-1799'And here give me Leave to observe, that amongst the Ladies who have taken up the Pen, I never met with but two who deserved the Name of a [italics] Writer [end italics];...Laetitia Pilkington Katherine PhilipsPoems by the Most Deservedly Admired Mrs Katherine...Print: Book
1700-1799'And here give me Leave to observe, that amongst the Ladies who have taken up the Pen, I never met with but two who deserved the Name of a [italics] Writer [end italics];...Laetitia Pilkington Katherine Philips''in Memory of F.P. who died at Acton the 24 May 1...Print: Book
1700-1799'And here give me Leave to observe, that amongst the Ladies who have taken up the Pen, I never met with but two who deserved the Name of a [italics] Writer [end italics];...Laetitia Pilkington Abraham Cowley[Poems]Print: Book
1700-1799'And here I may add, that from the time I came from school, I read little, save religious books; and after I appeared in ministry, until late in life, reading even then w...Catherine Payton Phillips unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1600-1699'and here I read the Qu's to Knepp while she answered me, through all her part of "Flora's Figarys", which was acted today' [She = Nell Gwyn]Samuel Pepys Richard RhodesFlora's VagariesPrint: Book


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