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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
 
1850-1899The Weekly Return of Lessons repeated by Prisoners at Reading Gaol from 25 May to 1 June 1850. (Report of the schoolmaster to the gaol chaplain). J.P.: 'Repeat the Col...J.P. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899The Weekly Return of Lessons repeated by Prisoners at Reading Gaol from 25 May to 1 June 1850. (Report of the schoolmaster to the gaol chaplain). J.H.: 'Repeat the Col...J.H. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899The Weekly Return of Lessons repeated by Prisoners at Reading Gaol from 25 May to 1 June 1850. (Report of the schoolmaster to the gaol chaplain). W.R.: 'Repeat the Col...W.R. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899The Weekly Return of Lessons repeated by Prisoners at Reading Gaol from 25 May to 1 June 1850. (Report of the schoolmaster to the gaol chaplain). J.M.: 'Repeat the Col...J.M. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899The Weekly Return of Lessons repeated by Prisoners at Reading Gaol from 25 May to 1 June 1850. (Report of the schoolmaster to the gaol chaplain). W.C.: 'Repeat the Col...W.C. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899The Weekly Return of Lessons repeated by Prisoners at Reading Gaol from 25 May to 1 June 1850. (Report of the schoolmaster to the gaol chaplain). R.F.: 'Repeat the Col...R.F. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899The Weekly Return of Lessons repeated by Prisoners at Reading Gaol from 25 May to 1 June 1850. (Report of the schoolmaster to the gaol chaplain). B.C.: 'Repeat the Col...B.C. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899The Weekly Return of Lessons repeated by Prisoners at Reading Gaol from 25 May to 1 June 1850. (Report of the schoolmaster to the gaol chaplain). W.J.: 'Repeat the Col...W.J. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		J.M., convict sentenced to transportation, writing to Rev. Joseph: 'I am at present amongst sin and wickedness of the worst description; but thanks be to Almighty God, I ...J.M. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		P.C., transport convict, writing to Rev Joseph from Dartmoor prison, Devon: 'When I read over the Book of Joshua, I often think of the lectures we received from your lips...P.C. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849
1850-1899		W.B., transport convict writing to Rev Joseph from Portland Prison: 'by the blessing of God, after coming to this place, and receiving instruction from my dear chaplains ...W.B. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Case study, E.E.S., a Jew, young man of respectable German family, at first confined in a common prison where associated with other prisoners, before moved to Pentonville...E.E.S. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Extracts from the journal of Joseph Kingsmill: Wed 29 October: 'I was interrogated by several prisoners this evening on passages of Scripture, in the reading of which ...prisoners at Pentonville [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Extracts from the journal of Joseph Kingsmill: 30 October: Kingsmill visits man convicted for forgery on Austrian Government Bank; 'He had never read a page of Holy Sc...anon [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Visit from cell to cell: '9. A prizefighter. Under a false name he was convicted of highway robbery, innocent, he alleged, of that crime; however, has done bad, and wo...anon [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Visit from cell to cell: '25. A letter-carrier, for a post-office felony. A man of dissolute and drunken habits; a professed infidel; never read the Bible until he was...anon [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'after, I reed of the bible tell all most Church time'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'A prisoner on his admission could read but very imperfectly; his Bible he almost had never read before, and indeed knew little or nothing concerning it. At first he made...anon [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Extract from schoolmaster's journal: G.B., aged 30: 'on his admission, began by repeating several of the Psalms; he then commenced the gospel of St John, and repeated a ...G.B. [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Extract from the Governor's [Edward Hackett] Journal, 16 March 1845: 'I went through the male prison at 7:30pm, and looked in upon every prisoner through the inspection ...prisoners [n/a]BiblePrint: Book


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