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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 had then to enter a drawing room full of company to receive numbers of foreigners, and our ambassador Lord William Russell, and many others in and out. After some went...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'In the evening we had a very large party to our reading and worship. I should think nearly a hundred persons ... we had a very solemn time after our reading in the morni...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'after priuat praers I did read of the bible, brake my fast, and then went to church'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-189915 Oct 1855 Meeting Minutes: Report from Elizabeth Fry Refuge - 'One of them Eliza Salmon was a Roman Catholic and has often told the Matron that until she came to this R...Eliza Salmon [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Daily entry in journal, reads the Scriptures to the female convicts on board the 'Cadet' every morning and evening.R.W. Gibbs [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Thurs 16 November 1848: 'Visited an invalid in hospital, conversed with her on her everlasting concern, read and expounded portions of Scripture applicable to her state o...R.W. Gibbs [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Mon 20 November 1848: 'After service conversed with Ellen Hinds and Anne Wheatcroft who appeared truly contrite, read a portion of Scripture, concluded with prayer'R.W. Gibbs [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Tues 21 November 1848: 'After service conversed apart with Anne Wheatcroft who indicated a very favourable state of mind - read and expounded a portion of Scripture suita...R.W. Gibbs [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-184927 Nov 1848 to 17 Apr 1849: visits the inmates in ship hospital to read Scriptures to them every morning.R.W. Gibbs [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Tues 27 Mar 1849 - Sat 31 Mar 1849: chaplain had accident on board ship, Matron reads Scriptures to convicts every morning and evening [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Fri 19 Jan 1849: 'After service instructed a class of Bible readers - improving much'female convicts [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Fri 31 Jan 1849: 'After service instructed a class of Bible readers - desirous to improve'female convicts [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849Fri 10 Mar 1849: 'After service instructed a class of Bible readers - improving in Scripture knowledge'female convicts [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'Polly read the Australasian till she was tired & then went to bed'Polly Castieau [n/a]AustralasianPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'In the evening my father brought two friends with him and Lawrence Candler. As I was reading to my children in the laundry, my father brought them all in; when I had fin...Elizabeth Gurney [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'After breakfast, I believed it better to propose reading in the Bible, but I felt doing it, particularly as my brother William was here; not liking the appearance of you...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book
1800-1849'After breakfast, I believed it better to propose reading in the Bible, but I felt doing it, particularly as my brother William was here; not liking the appearance of you...Joseph Fry [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book
1800-1849'I rather felt this morning it would have been right for me to read the Bible again, and stop George Dilwyn and Joseph reading something else. Now stopping G.D. was a dif...Joseph Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I again felt some difficulty at reading the Bible, however, I got through well. George Dilwyn encouraging me, by saying he thought I portioned the reading well.'Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'George Dilwyn said, for our encouragement this morning, that he had seen, since he had been with us, the efficacy of reading in the Bible the first thing: he thought it ...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book


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