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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
 
1850-1899'Read a little, drank a little & smoked a good deal'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I went to "the Mechanics" & when I returned I amused myself with reciting & reading aloud'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'went to the Yorick Club & read for a time'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'After muster I sat at home & read ... After tea I went into town & called at the "Mechanics" & afterwards at the "Yorick". Saw in the Evening Paper that a Bank Accounta...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read all the evening & did not attempt to go out at all'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'My foot was bad again to-day & I was obliged to be careful with it consequently I stayed at home & read nearly the whole of the time.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read & smoked till about half past ten o clock, then went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Came home to tea & as the weather was wet in the evening did not stir out but stayed at home & read till bed time'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I was left by myself & spent the time pretty comfortably reading some sketches by "Yates", then smoking & thinking for a change'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read & smoked till about half past ten then went to bed & went sulkily to sleep feeling very miserable & dissatisfied with myself & the world in general'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I stayed at home amusing the children by reading a fairy tale to them. They seemed to take great interest inn the narrative & after I had finished it Flory went [smiling...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][fairy tales]Print: Book
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics in the evening & changed some books came home & read.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Mustered in the afternoon & then went to the Yorick where I did a little reading ... Came home soon & after a read & a smoke went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I read with horror of the brutual exhibitions of the Romans with their gladiators pitted against one another or opposed to wild beasts & wonder how the populace could de...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][Roman history]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Came home sat down to read & did so for some time, then I went in for smoking & for gin & water'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Went into Melbourne after tea & changed a book at the Mechanics, then came home, read a novel for some time smoked a pipe & then went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'I did not go out at all this evening but after tea sat reading till I was tired when Harry & I read together & then I [spouted?] for his & my amusement. From a Telegram ...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I went to the Club in the evening & read the papers for some time, then took a stroll & returned home'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Mustered this afternoon, then sat & read till tea time. After tea had more than an hour with the youngsters reading to them from Grimm's Goblins.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Went to the Yorick Club in the evening & stayed there chatting & reading until nearly ten o'clock'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical


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