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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'To their church in the afternoon, and in Mrs Turner's pew my wife took up a good black hood and kept it. A stranger preached a poor sermon, and so I read over the whole ...Samuel Pepys [n/a]Book of TobitPrint: Book
1600-1699'This morning I lay long abed; then to my office, where I read all the morning my Spanish book of Rome.'Samuel Pepys [unknown]Las cosas maravillosas della sancta ciudad de RomaPrint: Book
1600-1699'...and back to Pauls churchyard, where I stayed reading in Fullers history of the Church of England an hour or two...'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'...and with them to Marshes at Whitehall to drink, and stayed there a pretty while reading a pamphlet, well-writ and directed to Generall Monke in praise of the form of ...Samuel Pepys Roger L'Estrange [? probably]A plea for limited monarchy, as it was established...Print: Pamphlet
1600-1699'In the afternoon upon the Quarter-deck, the Doctor told Mr North and me an admirable story called "The Fruitlesse Precaution": an exceeding pretty story and worth my get...Paul ScarronThe Fruitless PrecautionPrint: Book
1600-1699'My Lord and the ship's company down to Sermon. I stayed above to write and look over my new song-book, which came last night to me from London in lieu of that that my Lo...Samuel Pepys [Playford]Select ayres and dialoguesPrint: Book
1600-1699'This morning the King's proclamacion against drinking, swearing and debauchery was read to our ships' companies in the fleet; and indeed it gave great satisfaction to al...Samuel Pepys [King] [Charles II]A proclamation against debauched and profane perso...Print: Broadsheet
1600-1699'Home, and at night had a chapter read; and I read prayers out of the Common Prayer book, the first time that ever I read prayers in this house. So to bed.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'Home, and at night had a chapter read; and I read prayers out of the Common Prayer book, the first time that ever I read prayers in this house. So to bed.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]Common Prayer BookPrint: Book
1600-1699'Up to my chamber to read a little, and write my Diary for three or four days past.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'I had the boy up tonight for his sister to teach him to put me to bed, and I heard him read, which he doth pretty well.'Wayneman Birch [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'In the evening to the office, where I fell a-reading of Speeds geography for a while.'Samuel Pepys John SpeedA prospect of the most famous parts of the worldPrint: Book
1600-1699'And before supper I read part of the Maryan persecution in Mr Fuller.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'And so home, where I fell to read "The fruitlesse precaution" (a book formerly recommended by Dr Clerke at sea to me), which I read in bed till I had made an end of it a...Samuel Pepys Paul ScarronThe Fruitlesse PrecautionPrint: Book
1600-1699'but went home again by water, by the way reading of the other two stories that are in the book that I read last night, which I do not like so well as that.'Samuel Pepys Paul ScarronThe Fruitlesse PrecautionPrint: Book
1600-1699'So after supper and reading of some chapters, I went to bed.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'To Westminster-hall and bought, among other books, one of the Life of our Queene. Which I read at home to my wife; but it was so sillily writ that we did nothing but lau...Samuel Pepys John DaunceyThe history of the thrice illustrious Princess Hen...Print: Book
1600-1699'In Pauls churchyard I called at Kirton's; and there they had got a Masse book for me, which I bought and cost me 12s. And when I came home, sat up late and read in it - ...Samuel Pepys [unknown]Masse BookPrint: Book
1600-1699'At night Mr Moore came and sat with me, and there I took a book and he did instruct me in many law=notions, in which I took great pleasure.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][law book?]Print: Book
1600-1699'Home and fell a-reading of the tryalls of the late men that were hanged for the King's death; and found good satisfaccion in reading thereof.'Samuel Pepys [unknown]An exact and most impartial accompt of the ... tri...Print: Book, Pamphlet


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