Switch to English Switch to French

The Open University  |   Study at the OU  |   About the OU  |   Research at the OU  |   Search the OU

Listen to this page  |   Accessibility

the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

Reading Experience Database UK Historical image of readers
 
RED International logo

 
 
 

Advanced Search results:



Any results shown below can be ordered in a variety of ways simple by clicking on the column header. To view an individual entry click on the 'Evidence' data.

 

You searched for:




To search again: Click 'Search' in the navigation menu above or use the web browser 'back' button.

30503 records found. (displaying 20 per page)



  

Click check box to select all entries on this page:

 

Go to page: [1]   383 384 385 386 387  388  389 390 391 392 393   [1526]

 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899'In the evening I called at the Mechanics and after reading for a little time went upstairs and heard a lecture by Dr Palmer on the Education of the Masses.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening spent a very pleasant hour in the Reading Room of the Mechanics looking over the Magazines that arrived by the "Blue Jacket".'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][magazines]Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Spent the evening at the Mechanics, read a Review in Blackwood of Barnum's work "The Life of a Showman" the critic shows no mercy & really the book is such an impudent a...John Buckley Castieau [unknown]Blackwood's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Read for an hour at the Mechanics.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Rather a dirty day, it being a holiday out of doors I felt lazily inclined myself & did nothing but read during the day.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read for an hour at the Mechanics Institute in the evening & afterwards went over the New Theatre.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I read for half an hour at the Mechanics. This was the first part of the evening.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Felt in a very miserable mood during the evening, took a stroll had a peep into the library of the Mechanics Institution & then went to the Hall of the Criterion Hotel w...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read for a time at the Mechanics Institute had some soup at William's restaurant & went to bed about ten o clock.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read for a short time at the Mechanics, afterwards met Mr Read went home with him and chatted for an hour or so then came back and got to bed before ten o clock.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read the papers at the Mechanics Institute.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Came home took tea read a little thought a little yawned a great deal and then spite of the rain went out.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read the papers at the Mechanics.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After I had been in bed two or three hours I woke finding the room shaking very much. I at first fancied some one was walking across the adjacent apartment & then that s...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Read for half an hour at the Mechanics.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read for an hour at the Mechanics Institution, walked round the town & got home to bed before ten o clock.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read the papers at the Mechanics Institution.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After Tea I took a stroll called in at the Mechanics Institution & read the Papers, went down to the Royal, met Day & had a chat with him.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After four o clock took a stroll, read the papers at the Mechanics & then called at Joe's Office.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][newspapers]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Saw Mr Mather, he told me there's (sic) was a letter in the Argus about my establishment. I went with him to his quarters to see the paper, and got home about eleven o c...John Buckley Castieau [unknown]ArgusPrint: Newspaper


Go to page: [1]   383 384 385 386 387  388  389 390 391 392 393   [1526]



  

Click check box to select all entries on this page:

 

OU logo
   
AHRC logo
   
Green Turtle Web Design