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√	Century of Experience	Evidence	Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group	Author of Text	Title of Text	Form of Text

	1850-1899	'Received two Ovens & Murray Advertisers. They however contained very little new'	John Buckley Castieau	[n/a]	Ovens and Murray Advertiser	Print: Newspaper
	1900-1945	'[the father of Harry Burton] 'an irregularly employed housepainter, liked a "stirring novel" but nothing more challenging than Conan Doyle: "He had no use whatever for a...		[n/a]	The Daily Chronicle	Print: Newspaper
	1850-1899	'Went to the Athenaeum & read the papers.'	John Buckley Castieau	[n/a]	[unknown - newspaper]	Print: Newspaper
	1500-1599	'and, sonne after, when I had reed of the Bible, I dined'	Margaret Hoby	[n/a]	Bible	Print: Book
	1850-1899	'Went to the Athenaeum & had a look at the papers. In the evening read for a while & played a couple of games of cribbage with Dotty'	John Buckley Castieau	[n/a]	[unknown - newspaper]	Print: Newspaper
	1500-1599	'after the sarmon, I walked, and read and talked with Mrs Ormston of that was deliuered'	Margaret Hoby	[n/a]	Bible?	Print: Book
	1500-1599	'After priuat prairs I did eate my breakfast, and then I did read of the Testament, and so went to church'	Margaret Hoby	[n/a]	Bible	Print: Book
	1500-1599	'after, I did breake my fast, then I went about the house and, after, read of the bible'	Margaret Hoby	[n/a]	Bible	Print: Book
	1500-1599	'then I praied and read of the bible, and so went to dimer'	Margaret Hoby	[n/a]	Bible	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'"The Syonan Times" says that M. Egle, the Red Cross representative, entertained to dinner by the Nipponese in Shanghi, said, "Your kindness (to the prisoners-of-war) has...	Thomas Kitching	[n/a]	Syonan Times	Print: Newspaper
	1900-1945	'"The Syonan Times" says that the Raffles statue is being moved to a museum.'	Thomas Kitching	[n/a]	Syonan Times	Print: Newspaper
	1500-1599	When he was ordained, the Bishop (who in those days was primus Presbyter, or Praeses) seeking to oppose him, asked him this Question, Have you read the Bible through? Yes...	John Carter	[n/a]	Old Testament	Print: Book
	1500-1599	When he was ordained, the Bishop (who in those days was primus Presbyter, or Praeses) seeking to oppose him, asked him this Question, Have you read the Bible through? Yes...	John Carter	[n/a]	New Testament	Print: Book
	1500-1599 1600-1699	For his carriage and deportment in his Family, it was sober, grave, and very Religious. He there offered up the Morning and Evening Sacrifice of Prayer, and praise conti...	John Carter	[n/a]	Scriptures	Print: Book
	1500-1599	'I Came home, where I did litle good but talked of many maters, litle concerning me, with Mrs Ormston, to whom a read a whill of the Bible'	Margaret Hoby	[n/a]	Bible	Print: Book
	1500-1599	'then I reed a chapter of the Bible to my mother'	Margaret Hoby	[n/a]	Bible	Print: Book
	1500-1599	'after, I had reed of the bible, after to lector, and then to bed'	Margaret Hoby	[n/a]	Bible	Print: Book
	1500-1599	'after I wrett my notes in my testement and reed of the bible, then to dinner'	Margaret Hoby	[n/a]	Bible	Print: Book
	1900-1945	'I am forming my opinions mainly from what I read in books on economies, politics, history, etc. I read the daily papers, but I do not take a lot of notice of what I read...		[n/a]	[daily newspapers]	Print: Newspaper
	1700-1799	[Betsey]:'The gazettes from France were read this evening there was nothing remarquable in them. We began again "Les Precieuses Ridicules" but had no time to for supper w...	Eugenia Wynne	[n/a]	[Gazettes / newspapers from paris]	Print: Newspaper

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