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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'Commenced work again to day in earnest - read some of the [following page missing]' Albert Battiscombe [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1850-1899'I am going to try & commence work again, having done nothing since entering the sick list, except read a few novels and that class of books'Albert Battiscombe [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Read a good deal during the day, and worked a Couple of hours at French.'Albert Battiscombe [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'At noon my brother John came to me, and I corrected as well as I could his Greek speech against the Apposition, though I believe he himself was as well able to do it as ...Samuel Pepys [unknown]Pontificale romanum Clementis VIII, part 2Print: Book
1600-1699'Back I went by Mr Downing's order, and stayed there till 12 a-clock in expectation of one to come to read some writings; but he came not, so I stayed all alone reading t...Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'I called at St Paul's churchyard, where I bought Buxtorfes Hebrew Grammar and read a declaration of the gentlemen of Northamptonshire - which came out this afternoon.'Samuel Pepys [unknown]The humble address and hearty desires of the gentl...Print: Broadsheet
1600-1699'In the morning up early and wrote another [character], my wife lying in bed and reading to me'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1600-1699'This morning I lay long abed; then to my office, where I read all the morning my Spanish book of Rome.'Samuel Pepys [unknown]Las cosas maravillosas della sancta ciudad de RomaPrint: Book
1600-1699'Up to my chamber to read a little, and write my Diary for three or four days past.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'I had the boy up tonight for his sister to teach him to put me to bed, and I heard him read, which he doth pretty well.'Wayneman Birch [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'In Pauls churchyard I called at Kirton's; and there they had got a Masse book for me, which I bought and cost me 12s. And when I came home, sat up late and read in it - ...Samuel Pepys [unknown]Masse BookPrint: Book
1600-1699'At night Mr Moore came and sat with me, and there I took a book and he did instruct me in many law=notions, in which I took great pleasure.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][law book?]Print: Book
1600-1699'Home and fell a-reading of the tryalls of the late men that were hanged for the King's death; and found good satisfaccion in reading thereof.'Samuel Pepys [unknown]An exact and most impartial accompt of the ... tri...Print: Book, Pamphlet
1600-1699'Home by Coach and read late in the last night's book of the Tryalls...'Samuel Pepys [unknown]An exact and most impartial accompt of the ... tri...Print: Book, Pamphlet
1600-1699'So we parted, and I and Mr Creed to Westminster-hall and looked over a book or two, and so to My Lord's...'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After that home and to bed - reading myself asleep while the wench sat mending my breeches by my bedside.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'The Australasian & the Age. Then read a little to the youngsters & at ten o'clock went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][stories]Print: Book
1600-1699''This day the parson read a proclamacion at church for the keeping of Wednesday next, the 30th of January, a fast for the murther of the late King.'anon [unknown]A proclamation for observation of the thirtieth da...Print: Handbill
1600-1699'And God forgive me, did spent it in reading some little French Romances.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][French Romances]Print: Book
1600-1699'and I home and stayed there all day within - having found Mr Moore, who stayed with me till at night, talking and reading some good books.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][Good books]Print: Book


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