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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
 
1600-1699'so home to dinner with my poor wife; and after dinner read a lecture to her in Geography, which she takes very prettily, and with great pleasure to her and me to teach h...Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then through Bedlam (calling by the way at an old bookseller's, and there fell into looking over Spanish books and pitched upon some, till I thought of my oath when ...Samuel Pepys [unknown][Spanish books]Print: Book
1600-1699'So home, reading all the way a good book;'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and after supper, to read a lecture to my wife upon the globes, and so to prayers and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][lecture on the globes]Print: Book
1850-1899'The favourite literary pabulum of us boys at school, however, was less classical: "penny bloods" and other Weeklies issued in penny sheets, such as "Sweeny Todd the Barb...Thomas Okey [unknown]Dick TurpinPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'The favourite literary pabulum of us boys at school, however, was less classical: "penny bloods" and other Weeklies issued in penny sheets, such as "Sweeny Todd the Barb...Thomas Okey [unknown]Spring-heeled JackPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'The favourite literary pabulum of us boys at school, however, was less classical: "penny bloods" and other Weeklies issued in penny sheets, such as "Sweeny Todd the Barb...Thomas Okey [unknown]Claude DuvalPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'The favourite literary pabulum of us boys at school, however, was less classical: "penny bloods" and other Weeklies issued in penny sheets, such as "Sweeny Todd the Barb...Thomas Okey [unknown]Edith the CaptivePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'The favourite literary pabulum of us boys at school, however, was less classical: "penny bloods" and other Weeklies issued in penny sheets, such as "Sweeny Todd the Barb...Thomas Okey [unknown]Edith HeronPrint: Serial / periodical
1600-1699'Thence walked with Mr Coventry to St James's and there spent by his desire the whole morning reading of some old Navy books given him of old Sir John Cookes by the Arch-...Samuel Pepys [unknown][books about the Navy]Unknown
1600-1699'So stayed within all day, reading of two or three good plays.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][plays]Print: Book
1600-1699'After supper I up to read a little, and then to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'At night home to supper, weary and my eyes sore with writing and reading - and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1600-1699'and there fitted myself and took a hackney-coah I hired (it being a very cold and fowle day) to Woolwich, all the way reading in a good book touching the Fishery; and th...Samuel Pepys [unknown]Ichthyothera; or the royal trade of fishing [proba...Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home and with her [wife] all the evening, reading and at musique with my boy, with great pleasure; and so to supper, prayers and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699The boy is 'discontented ... because I cannot understand that which I reade'. The Devil Magirus 'expounded the places that were difficult', and for this reading expertise...anon [a boy] [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'at night home to look over my new books, and so late to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so we set out for Chatham - in my way overtaking some company, wherein was a lady, very pretty, riding single, her husband in company with her. We fell into talk, an...Samuel Pepys [unknown][copy of verses]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'At night to read, being weary with this day's great work.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and after supper to read melancholy alone, and then to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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