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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'Tokk a little supper and afterwards read 28 pages of "Watts Logic". Now feel weary and am on the point of retiring with the hope that my evenings improvement will be a l...Joseph Jenkinson Isaac WattsLogick or the right use of reason in the enquiryPrint: Book
1800-1849'Now going to bed having completed my daily reading 12 o'clock -news today of Don Carlos quitting Spain and taking refuge in France.'Joseph Jenkinson Isaac WattsLogick or the right use of reason in the enquiryPrint: Book
1800-1849'Came home about half past 10 p.m. Read my stinted quantity of "Watts".'Joseph Jenkinson Isaac WattsLogick or the right use of reason in the enquiryPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read my usual quantity, and retired quite fatigued.'Joseph Jenkinson Isaac WattsLogick or the right use of reason in the enquiryPrint: Book
1800-1849'Did not read much tonight -but if all be well I intend to bring up the arears to morrow. (Sat 21 did not read my stated quantity. Friday 20: came into the sitting room a...Joseph Jenkinson Isaac WattsLogick or the right use of reason in the enquiryPrint: Book
1800-1849'Commenced reading at 7 p.m. and continued till half past 9. Made up for the last nights neglect and am now going to bed nearly 10 p.m.'Joseph Jenkinson Isaac WattsLogick or the right use of reason in the enquiryPrint: Book
1800-1849'The "Morning Chronicle" of this day announced the death of Henry Lord Brougham... The editor very kindly and very justly bewails his death.' [NB Brougham had not in fact...Joseph Jenkinson [n/a]The Morning ChroniclePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Noticed at dinner time the improper conduct of Mr Slyfield he having taken the paper and not reading aloud. I kindly requested him to read the city article and sat 1/4 o...Mr Slyfield [n/a][The Morning Chronicle?]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'The account of the money market rather more favourable.'Joseph Jenkinson [n/a][The Morning Chronicle?]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'Rose at 7 am wash'd looked over the paper etc.'Joseph Jenkinson [n/a][The Morning Chronicle?]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'Read the paper and smoked a pipe.'Joseph Jenkinson [n/a][The Morning Chronicle?]Print: Newspaper
1800-1849'Trade very dull - weather very wet and rather windy as predicted by Murphy'.Joseph Jenkinson Patrick MurphyThe Weather Almanack, 1838-39Print: Book, almanac
1800-1849'My Grandmother and Miss Haynes dined at our house. Read Reynolds' "Comedy of Notoriety"; I think it is fully equal to the dramatist.'Joseph Hunter Frederick ReynoldsNotoriety: A Comedy [Five Acts in Prose]Print: Book
1800-1849'In the "Ency. Bri." article Porto-Bello the same account is given. They sat it was given by Columbus.'Joseph Hunter [n/a]The Encyclopedia BritanicaPrint: Book
1800-1849'Returned Pratt's "Gleanings in England" to the [D.S?] library having only read a few of the letters which did not please me.'Joseph Hunter Samuel Jackson PrattGleanings in EnglandPrint: Book
1800-1849'Brought back [from the subscription? library] the Gents Mag for Feby 4 March. They have not yet done with the controversy with respect to the commencement of the century...Joseph Hunter [n/a]The Gentleman's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'In this weeks paper Dr M. advertises that he proposes to deliver 12 lectures on metal and metalurgy ...the subscription for which is one guinea.'Joseph Hunter [n/a][The Sheffield Iris]Print: Advertisement, Newspaper
1800-1849'In the "Iris" of this day Dr M advertises the subjects of the two next lectures ...Montgomery [the editor] is very careful of what he says about the riots; a burnt child...Joseph Hunter [n/a]The Sheffield IrisPrint: Advertisement, Newspaper
1800-1849[account of attending the lectures on metals advertised in the "Iris"] ...all this I had read before ... in the "Sup. Ency." [supplement to the "Encyclopedia Britanica"] ...Joseph Hunter George GregoryThe Economy of Nature Explained and IllustratedPrint: Book
1800-1849Harriet Martineau, Journal, 1 January 1840: 'Read Examiner [...] but could not write at all. Made a cap, therefore.'Harriet Martineau Leigh Hunt (ed)The ExaminerPrint: Serial / periodical


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