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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'This night I went to bed at ten o'clock. Polly stayed down stairs reading'Polly Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening I read a good deal to myself & then read with Dotty & afterwards with Harry'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I must not forget however I read out of "Good Words" a very amusing sketch of a Dutchman's troubles in London from the difficulties of the English language. He gave the ...Harry Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'spent the evening at home reading'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Spent the evening reading with Harry & Sissy, both of these youngsters have some idea of dramatic reading & like very much to show off their capabilities. Sissy & I read...Castieau familyWilliam Shakespeare[unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I read a good deal to myself & then read with Dotty & afterwards with Harry'Castieau family [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'read in the evening & went to bed early'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read during the evening & went to bed at about eleven'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening I read until the children & Miss McDermott went to bed, then I smoked away until ten o'clock went to bed shortly after'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening read away for some time & had some words with Polly on a very disagreeable subject'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Harry importuned me to play Bezique, so we had a game & after it was over I took my book & Harry went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I went to the Club & had a long read, got home by about nine o'clock'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1600-1699'then I hard the sarmon and after reed of a good book tell supper time'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I did eate, read, and was busie deliueringe some monie'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I did eate, read, and obsarued mine accustomed exercises tell night'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praer I did read, break my fast, and then went with Mr Hoby to the Garden'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'reed a whill of another good book, and then went to priuat medetations and praier'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'all the followinge I went about and hard Mr Rhodes Read tell my time of priuat examenation and praier'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'I hate to be tantalized in such a way [referring to erratic correspondence]. - It is like being condemned to eat green pease, one by one, with a tooth-pick, a meth...Sarah Harriet Burney Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'gott Mr Hoby to Read some of perkines to me, and, after diner, I red as Longe as I Could my selfe'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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