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√	Century of Experience	Evidence	Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group	Author of Text	Title of Text	Form of Text

	1900-1945	'Read Arethusa'	Verena Vera Pennefather	F. Marion Crawford	Arethusa	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'Went out for a short time before lunch. Read "Sheaves". Washed my hair.'	Verena Vera Pennefather	E.F. Benson	Sheaves	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'Took Sommy's watch to Asprey's after lunch. Finished "The Wages of Sin."'	Verena Vera Pennefather	Lucas Malet	The Wages of Sin	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'Read "Alice for Short". Stayed in all day'	Verena Vera Pennefather	William de Morgan	Alice for Short	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'After lunch read The Times & then went to see Mrs Tucker's new baby.'	Verena Pennefather		The Times	Print: Newspaper
	1900-1945	'Read "3 Sisters". Went down to Oakwood Court to see Mother.'	Verena Pennefather	May Sinclair	Three Sisters	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'After lunch sat under the trees with the children & read "Held Fast for England" to them, they put on their bathing gowns & played in the garden after tea.'	Verena Pennefather	G. A. Henty	Held Fast for England	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'After lunch the children went up to the Round Pond with Marcus to sail boats. Read "Held Fast for England" to them after tea.'	Verena Pennefather	G.A. Henty	Held Fast for England	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'After lunch read the Paper & wrote some letters.'	Verena Pennefather	n/a n/a	[newspaper]	Print: Newspaper
	1900-1945	'Babs better kept him quiet in bed all day & read King Solomon's Mines to him & Dick.'	Verena Pennefather	Henry Rider Haggard	King Solomon's Mines	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'Kept Dick in bed all day. Read "King Solomon's Mines" to him & worked with Tub at the Dutch garden.'	Verena Pennefather	Henry Rider Haggard	King Solomon's Mines	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'Read "She" to Roley after tea.'	Verena Pennefather	Henry Rider Haggard	She	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'Roley back from school about 4. Told him to come early, as I was afraid of his being out late with his chill. Read "She" to him.'	Verena Pennefather	Henry Rider Haggard	She	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'Babs made a garden for himself. Read Enoch Arden to Babs before tea.'	Verena Pennefather	Alfred, Lord Tennyson	Enoch Arden	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'Read "A Christmas Carol" to the Babs, and Evie finished it to him.'	Verena Pennefather	Charles Dickens	A Christmas Carol	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'Read "A Tale of Two Cities" to the Babs after tea.'	Verena Pennefather	Charles Dickens	A Tale of Two Cities	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'Finished reading "A Tale of Two Cities" to Babs after tea & washed my hair.'	Verena Pennefather	Charles Dickens	A Tale of Two Cities	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'After lunch Tub played golf. Dick caddied for him. I read Ivanhoe to the Babs and we went to the Post for stamps.'	Verena Pennefather	Walter Scott	Ivanhoe	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'Read "Arethusa" to Dick and Babs, then they went to a party at the Hales.'	Verena Pennefather	Percy Bysse Shelley	Arethusa	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'We went to Walton and then to Cullens to get "tuck" for Dick. After lunch packed Dick's box. Then read "Arethusa". Babs coughed nearly all night until I gave him a...	Verena Pennefather	Percy Bysse Shelley	Arethusa	Print: Book

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