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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'Thence home and there with Mr Hater and W Hewer late, reading over all the Principal Officers' instructions in order to my great work upon my hand.'Samuel Pepys [unknown]Principal Officer's instructionsUnknown
1600-1699'and the Duke of York and Wren and I, it being now candle-light, into the Duke of York's closet in White-hall and there read over this paper of my Lord Keeper's; wherein ...Samuel Pepys [unknown][paper on the faults of the Navy]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and the Duke of York and Wren and I, it being now candle-light, into the Duke of York's closet in White-hall and there read over this paper of my Lord Keeper's; wherein ...Matthew Wren [unknown][paper on the faults of the Navy]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and the Duke of York and Wren and I, it being now candle-light, into the Duke of York's closet in White-hall and there read over this paper of my Lord Keeper's; wherein ...James, Duke of York [unknown][paper on the faults of the Navy]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and so W. Penn and Lord Brouncker and I at the lodging of the latter to read over our new draft of the victualler's contract'Samuel Pepys [unknown][draft of the victualler's contract]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and so W. Penn and Lord Brouncker and I at the lodging of the latter to read over our new draft of the victualler's contract'Sir William Penn [unknown][draft of the victualler's contract]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and so W. Penn and Lord Brouncker and I at the lodging of the latter to read over our new draft of the victualler's contract'Lord Brouncker [unknown][draft of the victualler's contract]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'And coming back I spent reading of the book of warrants of our office in the first Dutch war, and do find that my letters and warrants and method will be found another-g...Samuel Pepys [unknown][book of warrants in Cromwell's war, 1652-4]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'My boy was with me, and read to me all day' [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1600-1699'And so home and to my business, and to read again and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and away home myself, and there to read again and sup with Gibson; and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'So to supper, and the boy to read to me, and so to bed.' [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'So back home to supper, and made my boy read to me a while, and then to bed.' [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And so back to my chamber, the boy to read to me; and so to supper and to bed.' [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home to supper, and the boy to read to me; and so to bed.' [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And so to hear my boy read a little, and supper and to bed.' [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'So home to read and sup; and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then they gone, and my wife to read to me, and to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home and did get my wife to read to me'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'Thence with W. Penn home, and there to get my people to read and to supper and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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