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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 away, back by water home, and after dinner got my wife to read'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849R.A., alias J.F.: 'He [uncle] sent me to an excellent school where I stayed two years. After leaving school I perused a vast number of novels and romances. I hardly ever ...R.A. [unknown][unknown]Print: Book, Serial / periodical
1800-1849William McCarty, convicted for burglary, sentenced to seven years' transportation: 'As regards my religious character, before I came to this place I used to boast of my i...William McCarty Tom Paine[unknown]Print: Book
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1850-1899		S.G., transport convict writing from Portsmouth: 'During my stay at Pentonville I was, comparatively speaking, comfortable ... Mr Kingsmill was particularly kind in lendi...S.G. [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849Extracts from the journal of Joseph Kingsmill: 30 October: 'A very deaf prisoner was allowed a visit today from his friends in the same room. I permitted the visit to ...anon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849Visit from cell to cell: '2. A vagrant tumbler, and low thief - naturally very shrewd, but from his habits of life, and some bad falls on his head, very odd - approach...anon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'Read 7 Canto's of Dante - Begin to translate A.[lfieri] - Read Cajo Graccho of Monti & Measure for Measure'Mary Shelley Dante Alighieri[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics Reading Room for a short time but could not compose my mind to profit much by the Books or Papers.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Before returning home I went to the Reading Room of the Mechanics Institute where after indulging in a little very light reading I returned home.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Peeped in at the Mechanics and read a book for half an hour.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'Read Livy - Manfredi of Monti - Shelley writes - Read 8 Canto of Dante'Mary Shelley Dante Alighieri[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Mather called about 7 o clock, went with him to get a cup of coffee at Purcells, and afterwards he accompanied me to the Mechanics where we read for a short time.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Mather called about 7 o clock, went with him to get a cup of coffee at Purcells, and afterwards he accompanied me to the Mechanics where we read for a short time.' [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening I called at the Mechanics and after reading for a little time went upstairs and heard a lecture by Dr Palmer on the Education of the Masses.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read for an hour at the Mechanics.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Rather a dirty day, it being a holiday out of doors I felt lazily inclined myself & did nothing but read during the day.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read for an hour at the Mechanics Institute in the evening & afterwards went over the New Theatre.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I read for half an hour at the Mechanics. This was the first part of the evening.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Felt in a very miserable mood during the evening, took a stroll had a peep into the library of the Mechanics Institution & then went to the Hall of the Criterion Hotel w...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read for a time at the Mechanics Institute had some soup at William's restaurant & went to bed about ten o clock.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown


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