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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
 
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for burglary: Robinson: "I was reading the newspaper..."James Robinson  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849Witness statement in trial for theft: John Wiffin: "On the 1st of August, I was reading the newspaper at the Northumberland Arms, Grafton-street, ...during the time I ...John Wiffin  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849prisoner's statement in trial for theft: Thomas Vaughan: "I got up in the morning to breakfast along with the man's wife. I never went out of the parlour, only through...Thomas Vaughan  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for forgery: Robert Eddington: "we occasionally read the newspaper, I suppose we sat for half an hour..."Robert Eddington  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: Charles Fenn: "I went into Mrs Bow's public house, the sign of the Wheat-sheaf, Holywell-street. I put my bankers book on the tab...Charles Fenn  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: Mr Hanley: "About eleven o'clock it rained very hard. I stopped at the public house, reading the newspaper..." Hanley  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849prisoner's statement in trial for theft: Brown: "I was going to the West India Dock, I had a newspaper in my handing reading of it, and when I got into the court I was...William Brown  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: Samuel Leigh: "I lodge at the Elephant and Castle, Holborn. On the 12th of October I was sitting in the tap-room breakfasting...a...Samuel Leigh  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft/ receiving stolen goods: William de Roach: "In the middle of August I was in Pollard's Parlour, Pollard was reading the newspaper,...John Pollard  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft/ receiving stolen goods: William de Roach: "Then the week following Mrs Rippen came down several times and asked what such stones ...John Pollard  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: William Pocock: "On the night of the 8th of January I was at the King's Head... I took up the newspaper, and while I was reading ...William Pocock  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for murder: Henry Bracken: "I caused hom to be apprehended. I read the description of him in the newspaper and caused him to be taken up"Henry Bracken  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for deception/forgery: John Dougan: "I was going to the West Indies, in pursuance of that my business. I had occasion for an interpreter; I ...Anthony McKenrott  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: Michael McNally: "Jack brought a newspaper to me, and read a statement that Cooper was apprehended upon this, and he said that Me...John (Jack) Winter  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for burglary: Ralph Hope: "[Spencer] was apprehended and committed for examination. In about a fortnight after, I saw an advertisement in th...Ralph Hope Morning AdvertiserPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849witness statement in trial for theft: George Nash: "I was never in the house before... I only staid while I drank my beer -I looked at the newspaper. I was not there a...George Nash  Print: Newspaper
1800-1849From John Wilson Croker's Journal of 1818: 'December 16th. -- Before dinner His Royal Highness told me he had been reading Walter Scott's edition of Swift, which, an...George Augustus Frederick Prince of Wales Jonathan Swiftworks (including correspondence)Print: Book
1800-1849From John Wilson Croker's Journal of 1818: 'December 7th. [...] The Duchess[of York]'s life is an odd one; she seldom has a female companion, she is read to all nigh...Duchess of York unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1800-1849"My Brother has read Mr Price's Book on the picturesque ... "William Wordsworth Uvedale PriceEssay on the PicturesquePrint: Book
1800-1849Henry Mayhew's interview with a seller of street stationery: 'I read "Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper" on a Sunday, and what murders and robberies there is now!' [n/a]Lloyd's Weekly NewspaperPrint: Newspaper


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