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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 for a short time at the Mechanics, afterwards met Mr Read went home with him and chatted for an hour or so then came back and got to bed before ten o clock.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read the papers at the Mechanics Institute.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Came home took tea read a little thought a little yawned a great deal and then spite of the rain went out.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read for half an hour at the Mechanics.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read for an hour at the Mechanics Institution, walked round the town & got home to bed before ten o clock.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Came home, read from my new purchases for an hour & went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Sat Reading till twelve o clock then went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Neild took tea with me & sat talking & reading during the evening.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Neild took tea with me & sat talking & reading during the evening.'Mr Neild [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'We went for a stroll about nine & continued walking till a little past ten. Came home then & after reading a short time went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Had very little work to do to day & employed myself in Reading & writing.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Spent the evening at home in reading & writing.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Spent the evening at home doing nothing except lazily read & write.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening I read a little & so got bedtime to come round.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Stayed at home and amused myself with reading & sleeping at intervals during the evening. Went very early to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Spent the evening at home, amused myself with reading.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Transacted ordinary business during the day & spent the evening at home lazily reading a book.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening walked as far as Martin's with Mr Murphy. Returned read while & then went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'came back to Beechworth saw all was right in the Gaol, and sat down quietly to read a Book.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'read 2 Canto's of Dante with Shelley - he reads Livy and Winkhelmann aloud'Mary and Percy ShelleyDante Alighieri[unknown]Print: Book


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