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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
 
1800-184914/1/1827 ? 'I read "Galt?s Life of Wolsey" with interest. To be thankful, and rather better, could only read a psalm to the servants.'Amelia Opie [n/a]PsalmPrint: Book
1800-1849'It was at this time that I read the remaining seven volumes of the "Spectator"; to which I added the "Rambler", the "Tatler", and some others of the "British Essayists"....Thomas Carter [n/a]The RamblerPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'It was in this state of feeling that I first got hold of a little volume called "The Wreath", containing a collection of poems by various authors. Among these pieces was...Thomas Carter [n/a]The WreathPrint: Book
1800-1849'It was at this time that I read the remaining seven volumes of the "Spectator"; to which I added the "Rambler", the "Tatler", and some others of the "British Essayists"....Thomas Carter [n/a]The SpectatorPrint: Serial / periodical
1500-1599'when I had praied priuatly I did read of the Bible allmost vntell dinner time'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'In the morninge, after priuat praier, I brake my fast: soon after that I hard som chapters of the bible read'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'then I went a little about the house and reed of the diatt of the soul tell 5:, and then returned to priuat praier and medetacion, and so to readinge of the bible and wa...Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Went to the Athenaeum & read before tea time. In the evening smoked & read until it was time to go to bed'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1500-1599'then I was busie and hard Mr Rhodes Read his Catechismie tell 5'Richard Rhodes [n/a]CatechismPrint: Book
1500-1599'after priuat praier I reed of the bible and wrought tell dinner time, before which I praied; and, after dinner, I continewed my ordenarie Course of working, reading, and...Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'In the morninge, after priuat praier, I Reed of the bible, and then wrought tell 8: a clock'Margaret Hoby [n/a]Bible Print: Book
1800-1849?They [wife and child] had been at prayers, and were reading the Testament before retiring to rest?. Samuel Bamford's wife and child [n/a]The TestamentPrint: Book
1800-1849 [Mary Shelley's Reading List for 1815. Only those titles not mentioned in journal entries are given separate database entries. xs denote books also read by Percy Shelle...Percy Bysshe Shelley [n/a]New Testament, ThePrint: Book
1900-1945'Derek Davies could not recall that his mother had ever read a book. His father, a die-caster in an automobile factory, read only local and sports papers and two novels a... [n/a][local and sports papers]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'Derek Davies could not recall that his mother had ever read a book. His father, a die-caster in an automobile factory, read only local and sports papers and two novels a...Derek Davies [n/a][local and sports papers]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'Derek Davies could not recall that his mother had ever read a book. His father, a die-caster in an automobile factory, read only local and sports papers and two novels a...Derek Davies [n/a]The WizardPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Derek Davies could not recall that his mother had ever read a book. His father, a die-caster in an automobile factory, read only local and sports papers and two novels a...Derek Davies [n/a]The HotspurPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'Derek Davies could not recall that his mother had ever read a book. His father, a die-caster in an automobile factory, read only local and sports papers and two novels a...Derek Davies [n/a][books on model railways]Print: Book
1900-1945'Charlie Chaplin was a classic autodidact, always struggling to make up for a dismally inadequate education, groping haphazardly for what he called "intellectual manna".....Charles Spencer Chaplin [n/a][a Latin-English Dictionary]Print: Book
1600-1699'After I had praied I reed of the Testement and did eate: after, I walked and did medetate of that I had reed'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book


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