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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 I to my office and there made an end of the books of Proposicions; which did please me mightily to hear read, they being excellently writ and much to the purpose, an...Tom Edwards [?] [unknown][Report of the reforming commission of 1618]Unknown
1600-1699'and so spent the whole morning with W. Hewer, he taking little notes in short-hand, while I hired a clerk to read to me about twelve or more several rolls which I did ca... [unknown][documents on the history of the Navy]Manuscript: Roll
1600-1699'So home, and did get my wife to read, and so to supper and to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'At night, my wife to read to me and then to supper'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, where got my wife to read to me, and so after supper to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'So home, and there to my chamber and got my wife to read to me a little'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so away, back by water home, and after dinner got my wife to read'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849R.A., alias J.F.: 'He [uncle] sent me to an excellent school where I stayed two years. After leaving school I perused a vast number of novels and romances. I hardly ever ...R.A. [unknown][unknown]Print: Book, Serial / periodical
1800-1849
1850-1899		S.G., transport convict writing from Portsmouth: 'During my stay at Pentonville I was, comparatively speaking, comfortable ... Mr Kingsmill was particularly kind in lendi...S.G. [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849Extracts from the journal of Joseph Kingsmill: 30 October: 'A very deaf prisoner was allowed a visit today from his friends in the same room. I permitted the visit to ...anon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849Visit from cell to cell: '2. A vagrant tumbler, and low thief - naturally very shrewd, but from his habits of life, and some bad falls on his head, very odd - approach...anon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849Visit from cell to cell: '15. A farm labourer, of good capacity, who, having mastered here the alphabet and the art of reading, had from the library an account of our ...anon [unknown][book on the Protestant martyrs]Print: Book
1800-1849Causes of their own crime, stated by convicts: '37. I became acquainted with some young fellows who had less regard for Sunday than I had been accustomed to. By degree...anon [unknown][novels]Print: Book, Serial / periodical
1800-1849Causes of their own crime, stated by convicts: '41. Low company, a harsh schoolmaster, attending theatres, reading novels, romances, etc.'anon [unknown][novels and romances]Print: Book, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics Reading Room for a short time but could not compose my mind to profit much by the Books or Papers.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I saw by the Bills that The Stranger was to be played to-night and as in duty bound I went to fulfil my promise to Mrs Poole.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][playbill]Print: Handbill, Poster, playbill
1850-1899'Before returning home I went to the Reading Room of the Mechanics Institute where after indulging in a little very light reading I returned home.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Peeped in at the Mechanics and read a book for half an hour.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Mather called about 7 o clock, went with him to get a cup of coffee at Purcells, and afterwards he accompanied me to the Mechanics where we read for a short time.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Mather called about 7 o clock, went with him to get a cup of coffee at Purcells, and afterwards he accompanied me to the Mechanics where we read for a short time.' [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown


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