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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 made the boy read to me' [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so my wife and I spent the rest of the evening in talk and reading, and so with great pleasure to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so parted and to bed - after my wife had read something to me (to save my eyes) in a good book.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so parted at the New Exchange, where I stayed reading Mrs Phillips's poems till my wife and Mercer called me to Mrs Pierce's by invitation to dinner'Samuel Pepys Katherine PhillipsPoemsPrint: Book
1500-1599'and so read tel supper Came'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'And so she plunged into early Spanish literature and history, working at it in the Bodeleian with the fervour that comes from knowing that your subject is your very ...Mary Augusta Ward [Spanish poems and chronicles]Print: Book
1850-1899'And so she plunged into early Spanish literature and history, working at it in the Bodeleian with the fervour that comes from knowing that your subject is your very ...Mary Augusta Ward [Latin and German writings about early Spanish lit...Print: Book
1850-1899'And so she plunged into early Spanish literature and history, working at it in the Bodeleian with the fervour that comes from knowing that your subject is your very ...Mary Augusta Ward El Cantar de Mio Cid Print: Book
1600-1699'and so spent the whole morning with W. Hewer, he taking little notes in short-hand, while I hired a clerk to read to me about twelve or more several rolls which I did ca... [unknown][documents on the history of the Navy]Manuscript: Roll
1600-1699'and so the women and W. Hewer and I walked upon the Downes, where a flock of sheep was, and the most pleasant and innocent sight that ever I saw in my life; we find a sh...anon [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'and so to bed, after hearing my wife read a little.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so to Deptford to enquire after a little business there; and thence by water back again, all the way coming and going reading my Lord Bacon's "Faber Fortunae", which...Samuel Pepys Francis BaconFaber FortunaePrint: Book
1600-1699'And so to dinner alone, having since church-time heard my boy read over Dryden's reply to Sir R Howard's answer about his "Essay of Poesy" - and a letter in answer to th...John DrydenA defence of an essayPrint: Book
1600-1699'And so to dinner alone, having since church-time heard my boy read over Dryden's reply to Sir R Howard's answer about his "Essay of Poesy" - and a letter in answer to th...Richard Flecknoe [?]A letter from a gentleman to the Hon. Ed. Howard, ...Print: Book
1600-1699'And so to hear my boy read a little, and supper and to bed.' [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so to my chamber and read the history of 88 in Speede, in order to my seeing the play thereof acted tomorrow at the King's House.'Samuel Pepys John SpeedThe history of Great BritainePrint: Book
1600-1699'and so to my chamber, and got her to read to me for saving of my eyes'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so to my chamber, having little left to do at my office, my eyes being a little sore by reason of my reading a small printed book the other day after it was dark'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so to my office and to read in Rushworth; and so home to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys John RushworthHistorical CollectionsPrint: Book
1600-1699'and so to my office, practising arthmetique alone and making an end of last night's book, with great content, till 11 at night; and so home to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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