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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
 
1800-1849'Yesterday I went to the workhouse to spend the evening with the children; a prospect I have had in view for some time... I took them things for tea: I dreaded going on m...Elizabeth Fry Frederick Smith[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849ms journal of Sophia de C-, one of the ladies of the Visiting Society for Newgate, entry dated 1 May 1817: '[school room] about twenty young women rose on our entrance an...Sophie de C [n/a][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849E. Fry writes to her husband and daughter, Rachel, of the death of her sister, Priscilla Gurney, dated 25 Mar 1821: 'In the morning she appeared very full of love - put o...Priscilla Gurney Isaac Watts[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849Visit to France, 1838, accompanied by Joseph Fry, friend Josiah Forster, and Lydia Irving. Letter to children, Abbeville, 28 Jan 1838: 'We left Boulogne yesterday morning...Elizabeth Fry [n/a][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'The following particulars relating to a poor woman named Amelia Roberts, who has hanged for robbing her master's house, are so instructive both to masters and servants.....Amelia Roberts [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Remained at home in the evening amused myself with Reading.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Played Cricket in the afternoon. Attended a Lecture at the Mechanics Institute. Afterwards Read a little & then went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read at home in the evening till nearly eleven Then went down the Street.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Dined at Hall's. Came home & Read until I went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Went to bed at ten o clock. Got up in the night & Read could not sleep.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Went for a little walk with Polly in the evening. Read & then went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read in the morning.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899' Read at home during the evening.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read at home in the evening.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Seemed to dread going to bed, everything smelling hot & stuffy, laid down for a time on the sofa, then got up & read till I was tired then went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read & idled during the afternoon till Telford made his appearance'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'After tea I went for a walk, a very quiet stroll indeed, did not meet a soul I knew & did not open my mouth to speak. Came home read, smoked & went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'The rest of the day I was mostly reading or playing with the children.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'in the evening I did a little reading & went to bed early'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Had some reading with Harry & Dotty, Dotty went to sleep but Harry joined me in a Piece & listened to my reading another.'Castieau family [unknown][unknown]Print: Book



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