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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 after reed and praied, and then I went to dinner'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so, after priuat praers, I Reed a whill and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'when I Came in, I wrought and reed tell 5 a cloke'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after diner, I went about a whill, hard Mr Rhodes Read, and then I went to priuat examenation and praier'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I did eate, read a whill, and then went to church'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'Shelley reads Tacitus and I read Curt.'Mary Godwin Quintus Curtius Rufus[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'Shelley reads Plutarch in Greek - Lord B - comes down & stays here an hour - I read a novel in the evening'Percy Bysshe Shelley Plutarch[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'After dinner read some of Madme Genlis novels - Shelley reads Milton'Percy Bysshe Shelley [John] Milton[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'finish Hermann d'Unna and write - Shelley reads Milton - After dinner Lord Byron comes down and Clare and Shelley go up to Diodati - Read Rienzi'.Percy Bysshe Shelley [John] Milton[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'Read Curt. finish the "noveaux novelles" de Mad. de Genlis'Mary Godwin Quintus Curtius Rufus[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'All but the times of my ordenarie exercises of praier and readinge I was busie takinge order for my going to london, and packinge of thinges'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praers I reed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'Read Curtius and work - Read the memoirs of the Prinsse of Bareith aloud.'Mary Godwin Quintus Curtius Rufus[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after I Came home I hard Mr Ardington Read of Grenhame vnto me'Mr Ardington Richard Greenham[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I reed of Mr Ardington's booke, and then did eate my breakfast'Margaret Hoby Ardington[unknown]Unknown
1800-1849'Read Clarendon and Curtius - walk with Shelley - S. read Tasso'.Mary Godwin Quintus Curtius Rufus[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'S. writes & reads Montaigne & Lucian & walks'.Percy Bysshe Shelley Lucian[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'He set me down at Mr Gawden's, where nobody yet come home... So I took a book and into the gardens and there walked and read till dark - with great pleasure'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier and readinge a whill I went to the church ... then dined: after, I talked [with] some of my neighbours and then reed againe ... I went againe to the ...Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I went to work and hard readinge'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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