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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'I fell a-reading in Fuller's "history of Abbys" and my wife in "Grand Cyrus" till 12 at night, and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'All evening at my book; and so to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'and I, before and after supper, to my Lute and Fullers "History", at which I stayed all alone in my Chamber till 12 at night; and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'At home I fell a-reading of Fullers "Church History" till it was late, and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: 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'Then to Pauls churchyard, and there I met with Dr: Fullers "Englands worthys" - the first time that I ever saw it; and so I sat down reading in it, till it was 2 a-clock...Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerHistory of the worthies of EnglandPrint: Book
1600-1699'My cold being increased, I stayed home all day, pleasing myself with my dining-room, now graced with pictures, and reading of Dr Fullers "Worthys".'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerHistory of the worthies of EnglandPrint: Book
1600-1699'At night fell to reading in the "Church History" of Fullers, and perticularly Cranmers letter to Queen Elizabeth, which pleases me mightly for his zeal, obedience and bo...Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerChurch-HistoryPrint: Book
1600-1699'Thence home and I spent most of the evening upon Fullers "Church History" and Barcklys "Argenis"; and so after supper to prayers and to bed'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerChurch HistoryPrint: Book
1600-1699'We spent the day in pleasant talk and company one with another (reading in Dr Fullers book what he says of the family of the cliffords and Kingsmils)'Samuel Pepys Thomas Fuller[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home, and my wife and I to read in Fullers "Church History", and so to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'and then home, and my wife and I to read in Fullers "Church History", and so to supper and to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'I home and there to read very good things in Fullers "Church History" and "Worthies", and so to supper'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'I home and there to read very good things in Fullers "Church History" and "Worthies", and so to supper'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerHistory of the worthies of EnglandPrint: Book
1600-1699'Then home and got my wife to read to me out of Fuller's "Church History"'Elizabeth Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'and there to save my eyes, got my wife at home to read again, as last night, in the same book, till W. Batelier came and spent the evening talking to us'Elizabeth Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699
1700-1799		[List of books read to Sir Thomas Browne by Elizabeth Lyttelton]. Headed in commonplace book: 'The books which my daughter Elizabeth hath read unto me at nights till she ...Elizabeth Lyttelton Thomas GageTravels in the New WorldPrint: Book
1800-1849[Marginalia]Samuel Taylor Coleridge Thomas GaisfordPoetae Minores GraeciPrint: Book
1800-1849'My Dear Sir, As you have long since ceased to be ?a colt? in the periodical paddock, you will not be surprised at my not having been able to find room in the next No. f...Charles Dickens Thomas GaspeyThe Grand JurorManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849'I do not rank this Maga very high but would like much to know who this new village poet is this juvenile Crab Coleridge's letter is great stuff but correspondence of the...James Hogg Thomas Gillespie[various pieces in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine,...Print: Serial / periodical


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