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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 so home, and made my boy read to me part of Dr Wilkins's new book of the " Character", and so to bed.' (Book purchased 15 May)John WilkinsAn essay towards a real character, and a philosoph...Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and my wife to read to me; and then with much content to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and there begun to read Potters discourse upon 666, which peases me mightily; and then broke off, and to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys Francis PotterAn interpretation of the number 666Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and there Pelling hath got me W. Pen's book against the Trinity; I got my wife to read it to me, and I find it so well writ, as I think it too good for him ...Elizabeth Pepys William PennThe sandy foundation shaken: or, Those so generall...Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and there spent the evening making Balty read to me; and so to supper and to bed.'Balthasar St Michael [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and there to write down my Journall, and so to supper and to read and so to bed - mightily pleased with my reading Boyles book of Colours today; only, troub...Samuel Pepys Robert BoyleExperiments and considerations touching coloursPrint: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and there with pleasure to read and talk'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and with W. Hewer with me, to read and talk'William Hewer [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, I reading all the way to make an end of "The Bondman" (which the oftener I read, the more I like), and begin "The Duchesse of Malfy", which seems a good pla...Samuel Pepys Philip MassingerThe BondmanPrint: Book
1600-1699'and so home, I reading all the way to make an end of "The Bondman" (which the oftener I read, the more I like), and begin "The Duchesse of Malfy", which seems a good pla...Samuel Pepys John WebsterThe Duchesse of MalfyPrint: Book
1600-1699'and so home, where got my wife to read to me, and so after supper to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And so home, where I fell to read "The fruitlesse precaution" (a book formerly recommended by Dr Clerke at sea to me), which I read in bed till I had made an end of it a...Samuel Pepys Paul ScarronThe Fruitlesse PrecautionPrint: Book
1600-1699'and so home, with much pleasure talking and then to reading; and so to supper and to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And so I home to dinner, and thence abroad to Pauls churchyard and there looked upon the second part of "Hudibras", which I buy not but borrow to read, to see if it be a...Samuel Pepys Samuel ButlerHudibrasPrint: Book
1600-1699'And so I home, and sat late up, reading of Mr Selden. And so to bed.'Samuel Pepys John SeldenMare ClausumPrint: Book
1600-1699'and so I left them with him and went with Mr Moore to Grayes Inne to his chamber, and there he showed me his old Cambdens "Brittannia", which I intended to buy of him an...Samuel Pepys William CamdenBritanniaPrint: Book
1600-1699'and so I walked away homeward, and there reading all the evening; and so to bed'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And so in to solace myself with my wife, whom I got to read to me, and so W. Hewer and the boy'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And so it growing night, I away home by coach, and there set my wife to read'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so left the table and went up to read in Mr Selden till church time;'Samuel Pepys John SeldenMare ClausumPrint: Book


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