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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'when I went into the house after Muster I found that Polly had gone away to Elsternwick with Harry, Sissy & Dotty so I sat & read till tea time. After tea I read again t...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read some pieces of poetry to them this evening & was very pleased however to find how interested they were & how much they seemed to enjoy them.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][Poems]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I stayed at home, played "Snap" with Dotty & read some poetry & the Story of Le Fevre to please Harry'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][Poems]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I stayed at home, played "Snap" with Dotty & read some poetry & the Story of Le Fevre to please Harry'John Buckley Castieau [unknown]Le FevrePrint: Book
1850-1899'Stayed at home this evening & after doing a little reading & visiting the pigs played Bezique with Polly till it was time to go to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Heard Dotty read to-night & was quite pleased at finding she was very much improved & able to read easy words without any trouble'Dotty Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'This brought the time to past ten o'clock. Read, smoked, fidgetted & passed the time away till half past eleven, then went across to Dr Robertson's & rang the bell'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Got home about ten, sat reading till about twelve, & then went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Could not muster to-day but laid myself down on the Sofa & read'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I was much disturbed this morning & was up reading at two o'clock the mosquitoes not allowing me to get to sleep'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Came home, drank a bottle of beer, smoked ever so many pipes, read a book, & built castles in the air till Polly & the youngsters returned which they did at about eleven...John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Went into town in the evening & called at the Yorick. There I remained reading for some time then I took a walk as far as Spencer Street Railway Station'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Went to the Club again in the evening & had a look over the [Home?] papers. The Illustrated & Graphic are full of Engravings relating to "Thanksgiving Day" ... to the Ti...John Buckley Castieau [unknown]The GraphicPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'I read at Home to the little girls & boys till eight o'clock, then went to the Club'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'I read for a time to the little boys. They were very attentive & it was quite a pleasure to watch their earnest faces'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'I went to the Club where I looked through some of the ... Papers & then came away home. Stayed at home in the evening reading & trying to amuse the children.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'After tea I read some story books that Mrs Parkin had kindly sent over for the amusement of baby'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][story books]Print: Book
1850-1899'After tea I read with Harry some Dramatic [?]. Harry understands well what he reads, but is in too great a hurry & consequently leaves out little words which spoil the e...Harry Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'"Telo" one of the Age staff was hunting up material for an Article & spent the whole day in the prison. He had some lunch with us & also came in at tea time. We had some...Harry Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Heard Harry read & was much pleased with the understanding he shows though he is at times very careless with regard to little words'Harry Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown


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