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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'and thence home, where to supper and then to read a little; and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And so home and there to the office a little; and thence to my chamber to read and supper, and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'This day I read (shown me by Mr Gibson) a discourse newly come forth, of the King of France his pretence to Flanders; which is a very fine discourse, and the turth is, h...Samuel Pepys [unknown]A dialogue concerning the rights of His Most Chris...Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home to my chamber to read and write; and then to supper and to bed.' Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'Fen read me an order of council passed the 17th instant, directing all the Treasurers of any part of the King's revenue to make no payments but such as shall be approved... [unknown][order of council]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and Creed did also repeat to me some of the substance of letters of old Burleigh in Queen Elizabeth's time which he hath of late read in the printed "Cabbala", which is ...John Creed [unknown]Cabala, sive Scrinia SacraPrint: Book
1600-1699'and so we home to supper, and I read myself asleep and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home to supper and to read myself asleep, and then to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then to my chamber to read, and so to bed'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home and to my chamber to read; and then to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and I home to supper and to read a little and then to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and after some little reading in my chamber, to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home and to my chamber to read'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'Finish copying the Cenci'Mary Shelley [unknown]Relazione della morte famiglia Cenci sequita in Ro...Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'Some time ago I left off the pamphlet shop in the passage to the Temple Exchange Coffee-house, and took "The North Briton" from the publisher of it, Mr Kearsley in Ludga...James Boswell [unknown][novels]Print: Book
1600-1699'and, after, I hard a good booke reed by Mr Vrpeth, and sonne after I went to supper'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so to my chamber, and got her to read to me for saving of my eyes'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'Here I also saw a printed account of the examinations taking touching the burning of the City of London, showing the plots of the papists therein; which it seems hath be...Samuel Pepys [unknown]London's Flames, or The discovery of such evidence...Print: Book
1600-1699'and so parted and to bed - after my wife had read something to me (to save my eyes) in a good book.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'In the evening read [a] good book, my wife to me'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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