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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
 
1700-1799'In the even, read some "Universal Magazines".'Thomas Turner Universal Magazine of Knowledge and PleasurePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'in the evening Miltons letter to Mr Hartlib on educations'.Mary Godwin John MiltonOf Education. To Master Samuel HartlibPrint: Book
1800-1849'In the evening a change came on, a slight thunderstorm, during which a beautiful rain-bow appeared, when we read Dr Belfrage's Essay on "The Rainbow" [underlined].' [f...John Cole BelfrageThe RainbowPrint: Book
1700-1799'In the evening a small bird of the noddy (Sterna) kind hovered about the ship, and at night settled on the rigging, where it was taken, and proved exactly the same bird ...Joseph Banks William Dampier"Voyage round the world" or "Voyage to New Holland...Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening after Mr & Mrs Hall were gone I went to the Yorick & read the papers then came home'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening after Muster I went into Melbourne & read the papers. The English ones were on the table. Got home before nine o clock'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening after tea I read a fairy tale to the Youngsters then went to the Mechanics & had a look at the Papers.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening after tea I read a fairy tale to the Youngsters then went to the Mechanics & had a look at the Papers.'John Buckley Castieau Brothers Grimm[fairy tales]Print: Book
1900-1945'In the evening all the boys came rushing excited to my terrace with baskets full of pots. They are rough and ugly, but they have pre-Islamic letters scratched on t...Freya Stark [Anon] [Anon][inscriptions]Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening began Macaulay's History of England. Richard III and G's M.S. on Goethe's scientific labours'. George Eliot [pseud] Thomas Babington MacaulayHistory of EnglandPrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening began Macaulay's History of England. Richard III and G's M.S. on Goethe's scientific labours'. George Eliot [pseud] George Henry Lewespart of the MS of his Life of GoetheManuscript: Unknown, MS of book
1850-1899'In the evening commenced reading again a book called Five years in Penal Servitude. The book refers to English prisons & professes to have been written by one who has se...John Buckley Castieau [unknown]Five Years in Penal ServitudePrint: Book
1850-1899'In the evening Dessoir came and read Hamlet'.[M.] Dessoir William ShakespeareHamletPrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening Harry & I did some Readings. It was a great night for Harry & he did'ent go to bed till after ten o'clock.'John Buckley and Harry Castieau [unknown][drama?]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening Harry & I read for a long time together while mamma amused herself with the piano.'John Buckley and Harry Castieau [unknown][dialogue?]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening Harry & the girls went to Church, Polly & I sat reading by the fire till it was toddy time, then we had our tot & went off to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the Evening Herald published to night it was stated that Mr Dunn now Crown Prosecutor was to be made a County Court Judge in place of Judge Maceboy who is to retire i...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the Evening Herald, of this night, there was a Report of an Argument before the Supreme Court with respect to Parkin who had been arrested on a Fraud Summons & commit...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'in the evening Hogg reads Gibbon to me (393)'.Thomas Jefferson Hogg Edward GibbonHistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empir...Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I amused myself by reading "Cast up from the Sea" a book written by Mr Baker the Explorer. It served well to wile away a couple of hours'John Buckley Castieau BakerCast up from the seaPrint: Book


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