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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'After I had gone about some busenes I praied priuatly, and after reed and took a lecture'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and, when I Came in, I reed a litle of humanitie, and then went to priuat examenation and praier'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'In looking over my note I find that I have not half said all I think of the admirable manner you treat the subject of your book in the preface. Did you ever read any of ...Mary Shelley Francisco Gomez de Quevedo y Villegas[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praers I did read, eate, and went to the church'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After I had praied and reed, some of my freinds came, with whom I talked'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praers I reed, talked with my phesition and som other gentlewemen, and so went to dinner'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'We formed a book-club amongst ourselves, chose and purchased some special favourite, or one which we heard praised, read it in turn, and then sold it by auction'Elizabeth Missing Sewell and school friends [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'The elements of botany on the Linnaean system was another of my attempted acquirements, but I am afraid my studies were very superficial: I knew nothing perfectly, but I...Elizabeth Missing Sewell Walter Scott[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'The elements of botany on the Linnaean system was another of my attempted acquirements, but I am afraid my studies were very superficial: I knew nothing perfectly, but I...Elizabeth Missing Sewell George Gordon, Lord Byron[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'We were at the old vicarage, which had then only one sitting room, or at least only one which we could use, for the floor of the other room was covered with Mr Heathcote...Elizabeth Missing Sewell William Shakespeare[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Awoke early & as it was too soon to get up read for an hour in bed. Did not go to town to-day, read & wrote in the morning'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Went to bed after reading for a long while'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I wrote up my Diary & read in the evening'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'after priuat praier and reading of the bible I did eate: then I hard M. Doman read'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then wrought, reed, and wrett tell diner tim'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, dined: and then I talked and reed to some good wiffes that was with me'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After praers I did goe about the house and, hauing dune som busenes, I did eate a litle, read, and lastly dined'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After I had praied I wrought, hearinge Mr Rhodes read tell dinner time'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I took order for supper and read abroad with Mr Hoby'Thomas and Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'I had some books to read & when I could get anything at all like an easy position in bed I stayed satisfied.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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