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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
 
1850-1899'then went to the Club. Read for a time & then came home to tea, the Herald had a Paragraph pointing out the stupidity of having the Court at the Insolvent Court House.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening I went to the Yorick & read quietly for a time.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Marcus Clarke commenced in this day's Weekly Times a series of articles under the title of "The Wicked World" or Melbourne [?] & Melbourne Life. The Article to-day descr...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Weekly TimesPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'after four o'clock went to the Club. Read a lot of papers there & got home in good time for tea'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1600-1699'After I was readie, had praied and broake my fast, I reed of the bible'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praers and my breakfast, I reed of the bible'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'After priuat I stoudied my lecture and, after, I I took a newe, wrought, and hard Mr Rhodes read of the bible'Richard Rhodes [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'after diner I talked of the sarmon, and reed of the bible with some Gentlewemen that were with me'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'The Argus contained a full Report of a Lecture delivered the night previous at the Independent Church by the Church of England Bishop "on the Bible". His Lordship treate...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]ArgusPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Mustered in the afternoon & then worked in the office for a couple of hours, employing myself first with my Diary & afterwards in reading a Prison Report from which I in...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1600-1699'after I Came home I praied, reed of the bible, and dined'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praers I tooke order for diner and then reed of the bible'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'reed a Chapter of the testement, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'In the papers this morning there was a melancholy account of the suicide of a man named Lennon'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Looked in at the Athenaeum & read the papers then came home to tea, in the evening read to Harry & heard him read, he got sulky after a time & went off to bed'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Stayed for some time at the Athenaeum reading through the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1900-1945'Elizabeth worked hard for the lessons she liked, and instead of preparation for the ones she didn't like she read poetry, the Bible, and checked out the facts of life in...Elizabeth Bowen [n/a]EncyclopaediaPrint: Book
1900-1945'Elizabeth worked hard for the lessons she liked, and instead of preparation for the ones she didn't like she read poetry, the Bible, and checked out the facts of life in...Elizabeth Bowen [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1700-1799'Some time ago I left off the pamphlet shop in the passage to the Temple Exchange Coffee-house, and took "The North Briton" from the publisher of it, Mr Kearsley in Ludga...James Boswell [n/a]The North BritonPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Read piece of St John. "Before Abraham was, I am." The closing verse - "passing through the midst of them" - in its vacant stupidity is a mere trial of faith.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (John)Print: Book


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