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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
 
1800-1849'We formed a book-club amongst ourselves, chose and purchased some special favourite, or one which we heard praised, read it in turn, and then sold it by auction'Elizabeth Missing Sewell and school friends [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was wofully ignorant. Such books as Russell's "History of Modern Europe" and Robertson's "Charles the Fifth", I read, and al...Elizabeth Missing Sewell [unknown][History of Venetian Doges]Print: Book
1800-1849'I taught myself besides to read Spanish - for having found a Spanish "Don Quixote" lying about, which no-one claimed, I took possession of it, bought a grammar and dicti...Elizabeth Missing Sewell [unknown][a Spanish grammar]Print: Book
1800-1849'I taught myself besides to read Spanish - for having found a Spanish "Don Quixote" lying about, which no-one claimed, I took possession of it, bought a grammar and dicti...Elizabeth Missing Sewell [unknown][a Spanish dictionary]Print: Book
1800-1849'The elements of botany on the Linnaean system was another of my attempted acquirements, but I am afraid my studies were very superficial: I knew nothing perfectly, but I...Elizabeth Missing Sewell [unknown][Linnaean botany book]Print: Book
1850-1899'Awoke early & as it was too soon to get up read for an hour in bed. Did not go to town to-day, read & wrote in the morning'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Went to bed after reading for a long while'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1800-1849'My sisters and I had a volume of the sermons given by an Oxford friend of our brother William; but it was with the caution that there were two sermons which it was bette...Elizabeth M. Sewell and her sisters [unknown][Oxford Movement sermons]Print: Book
1800-1849'We had a wet day yesterday, and amused ourselves with reading aloud "The Life of Stephen Langton" in "The Lives of the English Saints" (These lives were small biographie...Elizabeth Missing Sewell [unknown]Life of Stephen LangtonPrint: Book
1850-1899'I have written a little, and read a good deal, - the second volume of "Sir Charles Metcalfe's Life", which makes me look upon him as more of a hero than many whom Carlyl...Elizabeth Missing Sewell [unknown][pamphlets and magazines]Print: Pamphlet, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Bought ["Life of Sarah Barnham"?] (Sara Bernhardt). (See entry for 24 August.) It is villanously scandalous & makes the great actress out to be little better than a beas...John Buckley Castieau [unknown]Sarah BarnhamPrint: Book
1850-1899'I wrote up my Diary & read in the evening'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1600-1699'after priuat praier and reading of the bible I did eate: then I hard M. Doman read'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then wrought, reed, and wrett tell diner tim'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, dined: and then I talked and reed to some good wiffes that was with me'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After praers I did goe about the house and, hauing dune som busenes, I did eate a litle, read, and lastly dined'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After I had praied I wrought, hearinge Mr Rhodes read tell dinner time'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I took order for supper and read abroad with Mr Hoby'Thomas and Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'I had some books to read & when I could get anything at all like an easy position in bed I stayed satisfied.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'This night I went to bed at ten o'clock. Polly stayed down stairs reading'Polly Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown


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