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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
 
1850-1899'Read a good deal during the day, and worked a Couple of hours at French.'Albert Battiscombe [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'Back I went by Mr Downing's order, and stayed there till 12 a-clock in expectation of one to come to read some writings; but he came not, so I stayed all alone reading t...Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'In the morning up early and wrote another [character], my wife lying in bed and reading to me'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1600-1699'Up to my chamber to read a little, and write my Diary for three or four days past.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'I had the boy up tonight for his sister to teach him to put me to bed, and I heard him read, which he doth pretty well.'Wayneman Birch [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'So we parted, and I and Mr Creed to Westminster-hall and looked over a book or two, and so to My Lord's...'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After that home and to bed - reading myself asleep while the wench sat mending my breeches by my bedside.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'And then I up to my chamber to read.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and after a little reading, to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'Having writ letters into the country and read something, I went to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And then came home with us Sir W. Pen and drank with us and then went away; and my wife after him to see his daughter that is lately come out of Ireland. I stayed at hom...Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And so home by Coach and I late reading in my Chamber; and then to bed, my wife being angry that I keep the house up so late.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'Hence home and to read; and so to bed, but very late again.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'so home - to read - supper and to prayers; and then to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'I up to my chamber to read and write, and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'At night to my chamber to read and sing; and so to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'Up earely; and after reading a little in Cicero, I made me ready and to my office - where all the morning busy.'Samuel Pepys Cicero[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'He being gone, I to my study and read; and so to eat a bit of bread and cheese and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: 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
1850-1899'This Evening was rather a lazy one. I read & afterwards played a game of Bezique with Polly, then went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown


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