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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
 
1600-1699'at night my wife read "Sir H. Vanes trial" to me, which she begun last night, and I find it a very excellent thing, worth reading, and him to have been a very wise man.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown]The tryal of Sir Henry Vane, Kt., at the Kings Ben...Print: Unknown
1600-1699'at night my wife read "Sir H. Vanes trial" to me, which she begun last night, and I find it a very excellent thing, worth reading, and him to have been a very wise man.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown]The tryal of Sir Henry Vane, Kt., at the Kings Ben...Print: Unknown
1700-1799'at night snug time reading after the rest of the family were in bed'Elizabeth Gurney [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'At night to my chamber to read and sing; and so to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'At night to read, being weary with this day's great work.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'at Night went to priuatt praier, after Mr Hoby had reed vnto me some notes of Mr Egertons Lecturs'Thomas Hoby Egerton[lectures]Unknown
1600-1699'At night, my wife to read to me and then to supper'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'At Nismes we found a large party at one of the Pasteurs, where we had some further conversation on District Societies, Prisons, etc and ended with a Scripture reading'Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'At noon dined well, and my brother and I to write over once more with my own hand my Catalogue of books, while he reads to me.'John Pepys Samuel Pepys[Catalogue of books]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'At noon my brother John came to me, and I corrected as well as I could his Greek speech against the Apposition, though I believe he himself was as well able to do it as ...Samuel Pepys John Pepys[speech]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'At noon my brother John came to me, and I corrected as well as I could his Greek speech against the Apposition, though I believe he himself was as well able to do it as ...Samuel Pepys [unknown]Pontificale romanum Clementis VIII, part 2Print: Book
1600-1699'At noon my physic having done working, I went down to dinner. And then he [Mr Creede] and I up again and spent the most of the afternoon reading in Cicero and other book...Samuel Pepys Cicero[unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'At one end of the shop stood the foreman's little glass office, from which he could observe all that was going on through the windows in front of him. To obstruct his vi...Vero Walter Garratt Thomas CarlyleSartor ResartusPrint: Book
1850-1899'At one o'clock [Neil] Munro and I went into the street. We talked. I had read up "The Lost Pibroch" which I do think wonderful in a way.'Joseph Conrad Neil MunroThe Lost Pibroch and Other Sheiling StoriesPrint: Book
1900-1945'At one of the three occupied tables by the windows sat two women, one about thirty, the other probably no more than 18. They were talking and laughing excitedly. The eld... [n/a][periodical]Print: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'At one of the three occupied tables by the windows sat two women, one about thirty, the other probably no more than 18. They were talking and laughing excitedly. The eld... [n/a][newspaper cutting]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'At one of these sales I bought a copy of "Bloomfield's Poems", but not so cheaply as to encourage me to combine my biddings. I read Bloomfield with much interest, as I a...Thomas Carter Robert Bloomfield[Poems]Print: Book
1800-1849'At one of these sales I bought a copy of "Bloomfield's Poems", but not so cheaply as to encourage me to combine my biddings. I read Bloomfield with much interest, as I a...Thomas Carter James MontgomeryWanderer in Switzerland, and other PoemsPrint: Book
1900-1945'At one poetical evening [at Wilfrid Blunt's home Crabbet Park], when the guests included A. E. Housman and Desmond MacCarthy ... Wilfrid [Meynell] was requested to read ...Wilfrid Meynell George MeredithModern LovePrint: Book
1850-1899'At one time I knew entire pages of "Madame Bovary" by heart. But if "Madame Bovary" is a masterpiece "Salammbô" is close to a miracle. I well remember that when I was wr...Joseph Conrad Gustave FlaubertMadame BovaryPrint: Book


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