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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'A big sailor-looking man with red whiskers growing under his chin, advanced to the hearer's desk. Not a word was spoken as the copy-book was handed in. The prison-tutor ...anon [unknown][unknown]Manuscript: Sheet
1850-1899'Another - a lad with a bandage round his face, and heavy, dingy-coloured eyes - was sent back for having too many blots and errors. This man, when repeating his lessons,...anon [unknown][unknown]Manuscript: Sheet
1850-1899'Once the head master had occasion to speak. A lad with ruddy skin, and light hair, had a defect in his speech, and could not pronounce his "r's", so that he read out: "W...anon [unknown][unknown]Manuscript: Sheet
1850-1899Sundays at Coldbath Fields Prison, only half the prisoners can attend chapel at one time: 'Those who are left behind are not, however, allowed to remain without religiou...prisoners at Coldbath Fields [unknown][Religious Tracts]Print: Book
1850-1899'A young man sat in the corner of another cell with his cheek leaning on his hand and his elbow resting on the table. He appeared to be absorbed reading. The labour machi...anon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899Schoolroom for juvenile males at Wandsworth Prison: 'One little pale-faced boy was reading his lesson to his kind-hearted teacher... One boy had copied from a Bible, whi...anon [unknown][lesson: either Bible or school textbook]Print: Book
1850-1899Pictures from the cells at Wandsworth: 'Before leaving, on the third day of our visit, we visited the cell where the little girl was confined, whom we had seen in the pu...anon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899Juvenile schoolroom at Holloway Prison: 'Mr Barre, the teacher, [was] busy with a class of boys, who were reading their primers. The lessons consisted of monosyllables, ...juvenile male prisoners at Holloway [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899Newgate Prison: Visiting the cells: 'We first went to Gallery B, occupied by penal servitude men. In one cell we saw a pleasant looking, dark-complexioned man of about 3...anon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899Newgate Prison: Visiting the cells: 'In another cell we saw a respectable looking man in middle life, seated at his table with his head leaning on his hand, and copious ...anon [unknown][manuscripts]Manuscript: Sheet
1850-1899Horsemonger Lane Gaol - Visiting the cells: 'On looking into another cell, we saw a prisoner sentenced to penal servitude, engaged reading by his table, having just fini...anon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'Ever since I have read "Rudolph of Wertenberg" I have more pleasure when I walk round this country, as it makes me remember on all that has happen in former times in thi...Elizabeth (Betsey) Wynne [unknown]Rudolph of WertenbergPrint: Book
1900-1945'in the Army I spent most of my leisure reading in a desultory fashion anything that aroused my interest. Later on I bought or borrowed books on subjects not usually stud...Stuart Wood [pseud?] [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'After a wait of two months as a trial prisoner, during which I was able to do a considerable amount of reading, I was taken to the Guildhall for trial'. Stuart Wood [pseud?] [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'I had read about this country [China] with its forty centuries of history - more or less static, but which, at the present time, is passing through the most momentous tr...Stuart Wood [pseud?] [unknown][book on China]Print: Book
1900-1945'There was also a pretty good library on board [HMS Spartiate], and I suppose the chaplain, who had charge of it, had noticed that I chose books not usually read by stoke...Stuart Wood [pseud?] [unknown][unknown- various titles]Print: Book
1900-1945'I read the Bible because in my humble opinion it is one of the most difficult books in the language to read correctly, as many parsons would do well to realise; sermons,...Stuart Wood [pseud?] [unknown][sermons]Print: Book
1900-1945'I read the Bible because in my humble opinion it is one of the most difficult books in the language to read correctly, as many parsons would do well to realise; sermons,...Stuart Wood [pseud?] [unknown]Bampton lecturesPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read the Bible because in my humble opinion it is one of the most difficult books in the language to read correctly, as many parsons would do well to realise; sermons,...Stuart Wood [pseud?] [unknown]Gifford lecturesPrint: Book
1900-1945'I read the Bible because in my humble opinion it is one of the most difficult books in the language to read correctly, as many parsons would do well to realise; sermons,...Stuart Wood [pseud?] [unknown][lectures on art, drama, history, science and phil...Print: Book


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