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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
 
1800-1849'... I did this [looking over the newspaper], as usual, while I took my breakfast, which meal I now procured at a coffee shop in Bear-Street, Leicester-Square. Here I fou...Thomas Carter [n/a][daily newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'So it is you who send me the "Pall Mall"! I shall read it with yet more pleasure now I know... It is a very instructive and interesting paper - so unl...Harriet Martineau [n/a]Pall Mall Gazette, ThePrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Fan Arnold lends me the "Spectator", and at first I thought it a treat in its way: but I am getting as tired of it as some other people are. Its smartness is degeneratin...Harriet Martineau [n/a]Spectator, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849[Letter from Lord Byron to Annabella Milbanke, Feb 15 1814]. 'In my letter of ye 12th in answer to your last I omitted to say that I have not for several years looked int...George Gordon, Lord Byron [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Dr. Walcot went into the shop of Mr Wright, where Mr. Giffard was seated reading a newspaper; he asked him if his name was not Giffard? He replied in the affirmative. Up...Mr Giffard [n/a][newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'The boy was reading a play bill, when the prisoner went up to him and struck him, knocking out one of his teeth.' [n/a][playbill]Print: Advertisement, Poster, playbill
1800-1849'On looking in at the shop window, which was well stocked and elegant, we perceived a notice announcing that a Riblic dinner was to take place at the Swan Hotel, July 1st...John Cole [n/a][notice]Print: Advertisement, Poster, Notice on shop window
1850-1899'in the evening I went into town, called at the Yorick & looked at the Weeklies'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Mustered in the afternoon & then went to the Yorick where I read the papers.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1700-1799'At other times we studied Shakespeare, Milton and some other English poets as well as some of the Italians. We took long walks and often drew from nature. We read with g...Elizabeth Smith [n/a]New TestamentPrint: Book
1800-1849'We had each seen the "Derbyshire Patriot" (I for the first time) of that day- Westminster election on Wednesday the people would not hear Hobhouse speak but pelted him w...Joseph Jenkinson [n/a]The Derbyshire PatriotPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'We had each seen the "Derbyshire Patriot" (I for the first time) of that day- Westminster election on Wednesday the people would not hear Hobhouse speak but pelted him w...Mr Hollingsworth [n/a]The Derbyshire PatriotPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'We had each seen the "Derbyshire Patriot" (I for the first time) of that day- Westminster election on Wednesday the people would not hear Hobhouse speak but pelted him w...Mr Dobb [n/a]The Derbyshire PatriotPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'We had each seen the "Derbyshire Patriot" (I for the first time) of that day- Westminster election on Wednesday the people would not hear Hobhouse speak but pelted him w...Mr Ward [n/a]The Derbyshire PatriotPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Went with E. Allen to the Swan to see a London paper, saw one and learnt from it that Col. Evans was return'd to Westminster ... a sad shock to the Ministry- Bells - in ...Joseph Jenkinson [n/a]Bells Weekly MessengerPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Read an important letter of Mr E. Elliot's to the editor of the "Morning Chronicle also an extract from the "Parliamentary Review" on the state of the public mind and th...Joseph Jenkinson [n/a]The Morning ChroniclePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Read an important letter of Mr E. Elliot's to the editor of the "Morning Chronicle also an extract from the "Parliamentary Review" on the state of the public mind and th...Joseph Jenkinson [n/a]The Parliamentary ReviewPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Saw an advertisement that Mr Berry was to preach at South Street on the following Sunday and at once determined (health and circumstances permitting) to hear him. [Berr...Joseph Jenkinson [n/a][advertisement / poster for next week's preacher]Print: Advertisement, Poster
1800-1849'Sent for a pot of porter. J.I. and myself drank it, I smoked a pipe read a little in an old "Sheffield Iris"- then wrote this paragraph.'Joseph Jenkinson [n/a]The Sheffield IrisPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Trade awfully bad the money market depressed and deplorable accounts from the manufacturing districts ... says the "Morning Chronicle"'.Joseph Jenkinson [n/a]The Morning ChroniclePrint: Newspaper


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