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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
 
1800-1849Activities listed by Byron, bored at wife's family home at Seaham, in letter to Thomas Moore, 2 March 1815, include 'trying to read old Annual Registers and the daily pap...George Gordon Lord Byron The Annual RegisterPrint: Serial / periodical
Activities listed by Byron, bored at wife's family home at Seaham, in letter to Thomas Moore, 2 March 1815, include 'trying to read old Annual Registers and the daily pap...George Gordon Lord Byron [daily newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Byron to John Hanson, 11 July 1815: 'Dear Sir -- I have called about my Will -- which I hope is nearly ready. -- I also wish to have the robe and sword sent up to my hous...George Gordon Lord Byron Byron family pedigreeUnknown
1600-1699for the most part reading histories, and such books of controversies as the tymes gave occastion for writingJohn Bramston various unknown [histories]Print: Book
1600-1699After my father had denied Crumwell he lived at great quiet, spending his tyme very much in reading the Bible, and good and godly tractsJohn Bramston The BiblePrint: Book
1700-1799"The habits and tastes of Mr Opie were, happily, very inexpensive... [he and his wife] spent the evening hours in converse ... reading with her books of amusement or inst...John Opie [various books, fiction in particular]Print: Book
1600-1699After my father had denied Crumwell he lived at great quiet, spending his tyme very much in reading the Bible, and good and godly tractsJohn Bramston various unknown [religious titles]Print: Book
1600-1699That was carried by Tymothie Code,a scrivenor in Chelmsford, to the coffeehouse, and there read by on Mr. Johnson, curat at that tyme of the parish, in presence of Thomas...  Print: Pamphlet
1600-1699He [The earl of Oxford] desired me (companie being with him) to take home the paper, and advise him what he was to do. When I had perused it, I wayted on him again. . .John Bramston InstructionsManuscript: Sheet
1600-1699In the year 1622 he was chosen reader, and read upon the statute 32 H.8, cap 2, concerning lymitations. . . .After the recept of the writreturnable the tearme following h...John Bramston Statute 32 Henry VIII cap. 2 and statute 13 Eliz. ...Manuscript: Codex
1700-1799Having studied my letters, the see-saw drone of the 'Primer, ' and waded through the 'Reading Made Easy, 'and 'Dyche's Spelling Book;' Iwas now turned over [to another te...Robert Anderson Reading Made EasyPrint: Book
1700-1799Having studied my letters, the see-saw drone of the 'Primer, ' and waded through the 'Reading Made Easy, 'and 'Dyche's Spelling Book;' Iwas now turned over [to another te...Robert Anderson [A Primer]Print: Book
1900-1945girls' school stories came in for heavy and sustained attack, and at one stage in my life I painfully hankered after them. There was one in particular, 'Ursula's Last Ter...Patricia Beer Ursula's Last TermPrint: Book
1900-1945Throughout our childhood, mother read aloud to us, usually at the kitchen table, but sometimes, as a treat, in the front room and sometimes, on warm summer evenings, in t...Harriet Beer Coming Through the RyePrint: Book
1800-1849Byron to John Murray, 22 July 1816, on advertisement falsely ascribing authorship of various poems to him: 'I enclose you an advertisement -- which was copied by Dr. P[ol...John Polidori advertisement for publicationsPrint: Advertisement
1800-1849Biographical Notices of Painters were eagerly sought at this period; but my reading, upon the whole, was of rather a desultory nature, being fond of variety; accordingly ...John Cole The EuropeanPrint: Serial / periodical, Magazine
1800-1849Biographical Notices of Painters were eagerly sought at this period; but my reading, upon the whole, was rather a desultory nature, being fond of variety; accordingly a v...John Cole  Print: Book
1800-1849Biographical Notices of Painters were eagerly sought at this period; but my reading, upon the whole, was rather a desultory nature, being fond of variety; accordingly a v...John Cole  Print: Book
1800-1849After tea procured 'The Hull Advertiser' and looked over the Advertisement of a Bookselling & Stationary Business to be disposed of at Scarborough.John Cole The Hull AdvertiserPrint: Advertisement, Newspaper
1800-1849My companions at the breakfast-table through this summer were many of our popular English Classics. Among these may be enumerated "The Death of Abel" which I read emphat...John Cole Elizabeth, or the Exile of SiberiaPrint: Book


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