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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[Marginalia]Samuel Taylor Coleridge [unknown]Declaration of PrinciplesPrint: Book
1600-1699'after I Cam home I was pained in the toothach which Continewed with me 4 days after, in which time I exercised prainge and readinge as I was able'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		[Marginalia]Samuel Taylor Coleridge [unknown]Sammlung vorzuglich schoner Gedichte...Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I did read, eate, and so went to Church'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I went about a whill, and reed a praier, and then went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][prayer]Print: Book
1850-1899'Had dinner & read until Muster time. After Muster read again till tea-time.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I stayed at home & read. In the afternoon I mustered & then sat for the rest of the day reading over the fire.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1500-1599'and so read tel supper Came'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'then I Came home and reed to Mrs Ormstone'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'then I praied with Mr Rhodes and reed tell supper time: after, I hard publect prairs, and Reed of the testement'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'after, hard him read, then praied, and so went to bed'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'after supper, hard Mr Rhodes read, and then went to priuat praier'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'then I did read a while to my workwemen, and then to the Lector'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'then I walked, and took a Lector, and read tell Lector time: then I hard that, and so went to supper: ... and, after, reed a whill, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'At tea time however I came down stairs & after reading a while went into the office & attended to some duty'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1500-1599'After priuat praier I did eate my breakfast, Read a Longe Letter and wret an other'Margaret Hoby [unknown][letter]Manuscript: Letter
1500-1599'after, hard Euerill Read, and then praied, so went to supper'Euerill Aske [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849Statement of juvenile offender: "When I left school I went to Mr Banks, bookseller, two years. I had good opportunities of reading then, voyages and such; read the Lif...J.H. [unknown][books about voyages]Print: Book
1500-1599'After priuat praier and breakfast I did read a whill for beinge not well, partly through myne owne folly'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Went to the Athenaeum & had a look at the papers. In the evening read for a while & played a couple of games of cribbage with Dotty'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown


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