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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
 
1800-1849Yesterday... reading the Bible and Pope, and looking at prints of Paris. Cholera is reported in Philadelphia...William Richard Grahame n/a[Newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'In Ireland from an extract from the Dublin Evening Post that I read yesterday, it appears, as far as I can remember, that the disease had killed upwards of 3,000 people ...William Richard Grahame n/aDublin Evening PostPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'I drove into town ... with Miss Greaves and read the English papers which came [by ship]. Oh! the injustice shown the Irish by the House of Lords ... Oh! the injustice ...William Richard Grahame n/aThe Morning ChroniclePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'there is no news of the New York ship in yesterday's National Gazette of Philadelphia'.William Richard Grahame n/aNational Gazette (Philadelphia)Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'I went to town with Miss Greaves and read the English papers to the 16 August, which had just arrived...'William Richard Grahame n/a['The English Papers']Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'I went to town with Miss Greaves and read the English papers to the 16 August, which had just arrived. I read Sir Jonah Barrington in the Monthly Review.'William Richard Grahame n/aThe Monthly ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'At the Athenaeum I read the papers and ... Advice to a Young Man and Padre.'William Richard Grahame n/a['the papers']Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'Saw the death of Sir S. Romilly by his own hand in a feverish frenzy in the "St James' Chronicle" this morning, in consequence of the loss of his wife.'Benjamin Newton n/aSt James' ChroniclePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'The thermometer never being above 80 or under 69 and the "St James' Chronicle" says today that while British troops were storming a fort in the E Indies the thermometer ...Rev Benjamin Newton n/aSt. James' ChroniclePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'the papers announce the death of the King of Wurtemberg'.Benjamin Newton n/a[newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'Seeing the Bible on the table, I took it up & by his desire, read the whole history of Joseph. In parts of it he pointed out several fine subjects for pictures.'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'finished the day in reading a few chapters of the New Testament.'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'From 9 till 11 was idly spent in looking thro a Volume of the British Critic.'William Upcott n/aThe British CriticPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'the rest of the evening when I returned home was devoted to the Bible.'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Before I arose- read 10 chapters of St. Matthew- still laboured at my new task [studying heraldry] but made less progress than on Thursday.'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Went to bed at 11- but previous to it, read 10 more chapters of St. Matthew.'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Previous to leaving my chamber, I read several Chapters of St. Mark.'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I took up my little volume of Heraldry- and already can take up a pep from a chevron.'William Upcott n/a[volume on Heraldry]Print: Book
1800-1849'My time was occupied till 6 with the Bible.'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I devoted the rest of the night to the Bible- so upon the whole I think, a sabbath has been more unprofitably spent...'William Upcott n/aBiblePrint: Book


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