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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'and then did get Sir W. Batten, J. Mennes and W. Penn together, and read it [Pepys's report on the case of Mr Carcasse] over with all the many papers relating to the bus...Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'And by and by to Sir W. Batten, and there he and I and J. Mennes and W. Penn did read and sign with great liking'Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'And by and by to Sir W. Batten, and there he and I and J. Mennes and W. Penn did read and sign with great liking'Sir William Batten Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'And by and by to Sir W. Batten, and there he and I and J. Mennes and W. Penn did read and sign with great liking'Sir William Penn Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'And by and by to Sir W. Batten, and there he and I and J. Mennes and W. Penn did read and sign with great liking'Sir John Minnes Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'I presented our report about Carcasse to the Duke of York, and did afterwards read it, with that success that the Duke of York was for punishing him, not only with turni...Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[report on the case of Mr Carcasse]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'I took leave of him, and directly by water home; and there to read the Life of Mr Hooker, which pleases me as much as anything I have read in a great while'Samuel Pepys Isaak WaltonLife of Richard Hooker in an edition of Hooker's W...Print: Book
1600-1699'They being gone, I to my book again and made an end of Mr Hooker's life, and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys Isaak WaltonLife of Richard Hooker in an edition of Hooker's W...Print: Book
1600-1699'and so to supper, and after a little reading, to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home to my wife, who is not well with her cold, and sat and read [a] piece of "Grand Cyrus" in English by her'Samuel Pepys Madeleine de ScuderiArtamene, ou Le grand CyrusPrint: Book
1600-1699'then I was busie in the kitchine allmost all the after none, and then I reed of the bible, and so went to priuat examenation and praier'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'after, I reed, praied, was busie about waxe lights, and then I dined'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and, after I had reed a whill, I went to priuat examenation and praier: then to supper'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, I reed abroad'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after I dined, I wrought, walked and reed tell allmost night'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, I wrought and hard Mr Genking Read tell 4 a cloke'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After I was readie, I praied, went about the house, took a lecture, reed of the bible, praied, and went to dinner'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I wrett notes in my testement, reed a whill, and went to the church'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then I went to work and hard Mr Rhodes read'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I went to Read a whill and, when I had praied, I went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book


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