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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'In the evening the ladies went to St Peters church I staid at home & did Harry's sums then amused myself by reading aloud some pieces from Bells Elocutionist...When the ...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics & read the papers before tea, went again after tea & exchanged some books, came home & read till I was tired then smoked away & talked to Polly til...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the afternoon I read a story out of Grimm's Goblins to the little girls & after Muster as the weather was wet I stayed at home & read ... In the evening I went to the...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the afternoon I mustered & then sat reading till tea time. In the evening I went as usual to the Mechanics & read the papers'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'After muster went to the Mechanics & had a look at the Evening Herald & at Melbourne Punch nothing startling in either of the papers excepting that some clothes were fou...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read a little, drank a little & smoked a good deal'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I went to "the Mechanics" & when I returned I amused myself with reciting & reading aloud'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'went to the Yorick Club & read for a time'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'After muster I sat at home & read ... After tea I went into town & called at the "Mechanics" & afterwards at the "Yorick". Saw in the Evening Paper that a Bank Accounta...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read all the evening & did not attempt to go out at all'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'My foot was bad again to-day & I was obliged to be careful with it consequently I stayed at home & read nearly the whole of the time.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read & smoked till about half past ten o clock, then went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Came home to tea & as the weather was wet in the evening did not stir out but stayed at home & read till bed time'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I was left by myself & spent the time pretty comfortably reading some sketches by "Yates", then smoking & thinking for a change'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read & smoked till about half past ten then went to bed & went sulkily to sleep feeling very miserable & dissatisfied with myself & the world in general'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'went to the "Yorick" there was however no one there so I read for a time & then left'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics in the evening & changed some books came home & read.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'looked in at the Yorick, there was no one at all there however I stayed & read for some time came home had some toddy & then went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Went to the Yorick Club in the afternoon & read for some time'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'then went to the Yorick where I stayed for a short time & had a look at the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper


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