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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'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'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
1600-1699'reed of my bible, studeed my Lector, and so dined'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'One day Maud stood in front of Grandfather's bookshelves in the parlour and made up her mind that she would read every book on them. There weren't all that many, even th...Alexander Macneill BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'after, I reed of the bible, and walked alone'Margaret Hoby [n/a]Bible Print: Book
1500-1599'and then, walkinge a litle and readinge of the bible in my Chamber, went to supper'Margaret Hoby [n/a]Bible Print: Book
1500-1599'After priuat prairs I went about the house and read of the bible and wrought tell dinner time'Margaret Hoby [n/a]Bible Print: Book
1500-1599'that don, I walked tell praiers, then hard Mr Rhodes read a chapter, and so went to bed'Richard Rhodes [n/a]Bible Print: Book
1500-1599'and after I had broken my fast ... read some thinge in the bible, and so to work'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'and, after I retourned home, I praied priuatly, read a chapter of the bible, and wrought tell dinner time'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'and after I had read 2 chapters of the Bible, I went to dinner'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I rose with a heavy heart on the Sunday morning, and read mechanically a chapter in the little Bible in which my mother had blotted my name upon the title page: but my t...Charles Manby Smith [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Then we met in-doors for supper, with the home-made loaf and the cambray cheese; and then came the old family Bible and the worn-out ... prayer-book, and the ... voice o... [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1700-1799'While their [her daughters'] Father's Life preserv'd my Authority entire, I used it [italics] all & only [end italics] for their Improvement; & since it expired with him...Hester Lynch Thrale and her daughters Hester, Susanna and Sophia BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'When I had been in school about twelve months, he resolved that one of the boys should read a chapter from the New Testament every Sunday after the opening prayer. I was...Christopher Thomson [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1700-1799?My Godmother sone [sic] provided me a testament but my mother not being able to Read the first Chapter of St Matthews Gospel I began the second and read it through as we...Joseph Mayett [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I left off swearing and prodigality and took to reading my Bible and attending divine workship and in doing this I laid hold of some of the promises of the gospel and ap...Joseph Mayett [n/a]BiblePrint: Book


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