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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
 
1850-1899Mustered in the afternoon & spent the evening reading & disagreeing'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening went to "the Yorick" where I read the papers. Then came home & read till Polly came in'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'the youngsters spent a great deal of their time in the parlor & in the evening their mamma read them a number of stories out of some Sunday books. then Sissy, Dotty & Wa...Polly Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'the youngsters spent a great deal of their time in the parlor & in the evening their mamma read them a number of stories out of some Sunday books. then Sissy, Dotty & Wa...Walter Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'the youngsters spent a great deal of their time in the parlor & in the evening their mamma read them a number of stories out of some Sunday books. then Sissy, Dotty & Wa...Sissy Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'the youngsters spent a great deal of their time in the parlor & in the evening their mamma read them a number of stories out of some Sunday books. then Sissy, Dotty & Wa...Dotty Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening read for a while, then played Bezique with Mrs Castieau'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'after Muster wrote a page in my Diary & read until nearly five o'clock'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Stayed at home this evening & did nothing else but read. Mrs Robertson stayed till about eight o'clock but I did not see much of her as she & Polly left me in the dining...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'when I went into the house after Muster I found that Polly had gone away to Elsternwick with Harry, Sissy & Dotty so I sat & read till tea time. After tea I read again t...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Mustered in the afternoon & read "Gil Blas" till tea was ready. After tea went to "the Yorick", read for a while & chatted a little, then came away home'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Stayed at home this evening & after doing a little reading & visiting the pigs played Bezique with Polly till it was time to go to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Heard Dotty read to-night & was quite pleased at finding she was very much improved & able to read easy words without any trouble'Dotty Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'This brought the time to past ten o'clock. Read, smoked, fidgetted & passed the time away till half past eleven, then went across to Dr Robertson's & rang the bell'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Got home about ten, sat reading till about twelve, & then went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Could not muster to-day but laid myself down on the Sofa & read'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I was much disturbed this morning & was up reading at two o'clock the mosquitoes not allowing me to get to sleep'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'After tea went to the Club where I ... read for a time then took a walk through the town & came home'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I mustered in the afternoon & in the evening went to the Club, where I stayed & read for some time'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Came home, drank a bottle of beer, smoked ever so many pipes, read a book, & built castles in the air till Polly & the youngsters returned which they did at about eleven...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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