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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'In the evening I amused myself with reading while Polly amused or instructed herself at the piano.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening I began the "Life of Charlotte Bronte" aloud. Deeply interesting.'George Eliot (pseud) Elizabeth GaskellLife of Charlotte BrontePrint: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I called at the Mechanics and after reading for a little time went upstairs and heard a lecture by Dr Palmer on the Education of the Masses.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'in the evening I did a little reading & went to bed early'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1800-1849'In the evening I finish Curtius. S. reads & finishes Plutarchs life of Alexander. After tea S. reads the XXth chapter of Gibbon to me'Mary Godwin Quintus Curtius Rufus[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'In the evening I finish Curtius. S. reads & finishes Plutarchs life of Alexander. After tea S. reads the XXth chapter of Gibbon to me'Percy Bysshe Shelley Plutarch[Life of Alexander]Print: Book
1800-1849'In the evening I finish Curtius. S. reads & finishes Plutarchs life of Alexander. After tea S. reads the XXth chapter of Gibbon to me'Percy Bysshe Shelley Edward GibbonHistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empir...Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I heard Harry read. He could not however get on very well & so I turned him over to his mother & played first "Beggar my neighbour" with Dotty'Harry Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I played a game of bagatelle with Dotty & a game of Bezique with Sissy & with that & "Monte Christo" managed to get through the evening until Polly went t...John Buckley Castieau Alexandre DumasThe Count of Monte CristoPrint: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I read a good deal to myself & then read with Dotty & afterwards with Harry'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening I read a good deal to myself & then read with Dotty & afterwards with Harry'Castieau family [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I read a little & so got bedtime to come round.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the Evening I read a story from the Arabian Nights, then played a game of Bezique with Dotty.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Arabian Nights, ThePrint: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I read aloud a short speech of Bright's on Ireland, delivered 20 years ago, in which he insists that nothing will be a remedy for the woes of that country...George Eliot [pseud] John Bright[speech on Ireland and Church Establishment]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I read aloud a short speech of Bright's on Ireland, delivered 20 years ago, in which he insists that nothing will be a remedy for the woes of that country...George Eliot [pseud] [n/a]Spectator, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'In the evening I read aloud Charlie's compositions, which show very good sense in their effort to arrive at exactness of expression about common things'.George Eliot [pseud.] Charles Lewes[compositions]Manuscript: Unknown, compositions
1850-1899'In the evening I read aloud von Sybel's Lectures on the Crusades'George Eliot [pseud] Heinrich von SybelHistory and Literature of the CrusadesPrint: BookManuscript: Unknown
1850-1899'in the evening I read G.'s article on Grote's Plato'.George Eliot [pseud.] George Henry Lewes[article on Grote's Plato]Manuscript: Unknown, ms of article
1850-1899'In the evening I read some little tit bits from Dr [Syntax?] to the youngsters'John Buckley Castieau [unknown]Dr SyntaxPrint: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I read the papers & went to bed before ten o'clock.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper


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