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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
 
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: Thomas Watts: "...there was a gentleman in the house reading a newspaper and I shewed it [the case] to him..." Anon  Print: Newspaper
1700-1799Witness statement in trial for theft: William Aldus: "I am a servant to Mr Salkeld; I produce four table-cloths, and twelve napkins, which I received from the prisoner...William Aldus  Print: Handbill
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: William Dowlman: "I am a cheesemonger. The bacon is mine -I was reading the newspaper in the shop when it was taken."William Dowlman  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: William Gilbert: "I saw the Times newspaper on the 22nd of March, and in consequence of an advertisement I came to London that ni...William Gilbert The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: William Olley: "On Thursday the 7th of May, about ten in the morning, I was sitting at the top of the shop reading a newspaper, o...William Olley  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: William Owens: "I saw him [Peacock] at our house on Saturday evening the 6th of March... I know it was the 6th of March from my s...William Owens The TimesPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: William Pocock: "On the night of the 8th of January I was at the King's Head... I took up the newspaper, and while I was reading ...William Pocock  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: William Taylor: "I did not know he [Crane] was committed [for trial] till I saw it in the newspaper"William Taylor  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: Benjamin Murray: 'I first saw the account of this robbery in the Dispatch newspaper, and afterwards saw handbills, which induced m...Benjamin Murray [n/a]Weekly DispatchPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: Benjamin Murray: 'I first saw the account of this robbery in the Dispatch newspaper, and afterwards saw handbills, which induced m...Benjamin Murray [n/a][handbill]Print: Handbill
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: Catherine Stewart: 'I remember the night of Shrove Tuesday—he was at home with me that very night reading the newspaper—we went to...William Keep [n/a][newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: Charles Blakeley Brown: 'On the 3rd of December, I read this advertisement in the "Times" newspaper—(looking at it)—in consequence...Charles Blakeley Brown [n/a]The TimesPrint: Advertisement, Newspaper
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: Dennis Power: 'Q. Do you ever read the "Weekly Dispatch" newspaper? A. I do not think any thing of it—I do read it occasionally—I ...Edward Smith [n/a]Weekly DispatchPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: Edmund Fargens: 'I afterwards saw a paragraph in the newspaper, in consequence of which I went and gave information of what I had ...Edmund Fargens [n/a][newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: Edward Smith: 'On the 17th of June I was at the Feathers public-house, in Oxford-street, between two and three o'clock—I had a box ...Edward Smith [n/a][newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: Eliza Warr: 'Q. What did the prisoner do there from one o'clock till after three? A. Waiting for his boots—I was in the room, sitti...Eliza Warr [n/a][newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: Esther Lane: 'she had had half a pint of beer, and been reading the newspaper'Jane Barnett [n/a][newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: Frederick Shaw: 'Q. Were there any persons at the tap? A. There was one person at the bar reading a newspaper—I never lost sight o... [n/a][newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: George Dawson: 'Campbell was in my house on that Saturday, from three to four o'clock—he read the newspaper—he said he had been to...Joseph Campbell [n/a][newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: George Gordon Chitlock: 'both these bags were in the booking-office—the prisoner came to take his ticket some time after the prosec...Samuel Game [n/a][newspaper]Print: Newspaper


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