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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'After priuat praier I went to the Church when I had reed and eaten somethinge ... and when I had reed a whill, I went to priuat examenation and praier'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'was so ill that I Could not goe to the publecke exercises, but Mr Hoby reed in the morninge to me and praied with me'Thomas Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'this day I Continewed my orderarie exercises of praier and readinge'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'write - read old voyages.'Mary Godwin [unknown][old voyages]Print: Book
1600-1699'Thence to the Exchange, that is, the New Exchange, and looked over some play-books, and entended to get all the late new plays.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'Anon to Sir W. Penn to bed, and made my boy Tom to read me asleep.'Tom [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'I to dinner, and thence to my chamber to read, and so to the office'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so to supper and to read, and so to bed'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening Harry & the girls went to Church, Polly & I sat reading by the fire till it was toddy time, then we had our tot & went off to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'and then I home to supper, and to read a little and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so after supper and reading a little, and my wife's cutting off my hair short, which is grown too long upon the crown of my head, I to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and I read the petty-warrants all the day till late at night, that I was very weary, and troubled to have my private business of my office stopped to attend this - but m...Samuel Pepys [unknown][petty-warrants]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and so to my chamber, having little left to do at my office, my eyes being a little sore by reason of my reading a small printed book the other day after it was dark'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so after supper to read and then to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so a little at the office and home, to read a little and to supper and bed'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and at noon all of us to Kent's at the Three Tun tavern and there dined well at Mr Gawden's charge. There the constable of the parish did show us the picklocks and dice ...Samuel Pepys [unknown][table-book]Manuscript: table-book
1600-1699'and so to supper, and after a little reading, to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'Read Pliny - work - Shelley read[s] Hist. French Revolution.'Percy Bysshe Shelley [unknown][History of the French Revolution]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, I reed, praied, was busie about waxe lights, and then I dined'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and, after I had reed a whill, I went to priuat examenation and praier: then to supper'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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