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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'After I had praied I went about the house, then I hard Mr Rhodes read, took a lecture, praied, wrought, and went to dinner'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'I praied and dined, and then I talked with my Mother and reed to hir'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, I reed, praied, and dined'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After I had praied I brake my fast: after, I hard Mr Rhodes read, and wrought tell allmost dinner time'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After I was readie and had praied, I went about the house, wrought a whill, reed, and praied'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I reed a whill and then did eate my breakfast'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'read tell diner time'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After I hard Mr Rhodes Read of a good mans book, who proueth against Bis: Bilson that Christ suffered in soule the wrath of god and that he desended not into hell ... an...Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'[editor's words] Previous to her arrival in Stirlingshire she had learnt to read with distinctness and propriety; and, under the tuition of Mrs Marshall, became an adept...Elizabeth Hamilton [unknown][A history of England]Print: Book
1700-1799'[editor's words] Previous to her arrival in Stirlingshire she had learnt to read with distinctness and propriety; and, under the tuition of Mrs Marshall, became an adept...Elizabeth Hamilton [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Looked in at the Athenaeum & read the papers then came home to tea, in the evening read to Harry & heard him read, he got sulky after a time & went off to bed'John Buckley and Harry Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'Her reading as a child was voracious, although her late start in learning to read for herself left her with a cosy taste for being read to. Her governess hads read aloud...Elizabeth Bowen [unknown][Story of Perseus]Print: Book
1900-1945'The only above-board children's stories for grown-ups, she thought, were detective stories, and those she read for pure pleasure all her life'.Elizabeth Bowen [unknown][detective stories]Print: Book
1700-1799'When she [Katherine Hamilton, sister of Elizabeth] is not employed about something necessary and useful, she entertains herself with a book for the improvement of her mi...Katherine Hamilton [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'and from thence came home and reed of Grenhame, and hard Megg Rhodes read'Margaret Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899[having been given a rum and peppermint liqueur for a migraine] 'We went to the Railway waiting-room, which was all quiet and nicely-lighted up; so Flossy began to read a...Florence Elizabeth Gaskell [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'I'll change my tactics [from trying to persuade Blackwood to give her a copy of "Adam Bede" out of generosity] and say you owe me compensation for an article {of} under ...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [unknown]Blackwood's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Yes! I found the American cookery books here when we got home, (Decr 20th) and many many thanks. we can't understand all the words used - because, you see, [italics] we ...Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell [unknown][American cookery books]Print: Book
1850-1899'Meta is turning out such a noble beautiful character - Her intellect and her soul, (or wherever is the part in which piety & virtue live) are keeping pace, as they shoul...Margaret Emily Gaskell [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'I forgot to tell you that Meta reads with & teaches Elliot every night'Margaret Emily Gaskell [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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