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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'In the evening I read the whole of "Love and Madness"- not on account of the amorous epistles of Hackman, but with a view to make myself more acquainted with the fate of...William Upcott James HackmanLove and Madness; a Story Too True in a Series of....Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I read to the youngsters out of Peter [Parley?] & then heard Harry read a Page of Macauley. Went into the office & looked over some of the pages of my las...Harry Castieau Thomas Babington MacaulayHistory of EnglandPrint: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I read to the youngsters out of Peter [Parley?] & then heard Harry read a Page of Macauley. Went into the office & looked over some of the pages of my las...John Buckley Castieau Peter Parley [pseud.][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I read to the youngsters out of Peter [Parley?] & then heard Harry read a Page of Macauley. Went into the office & looked over some of the pages of my las...John Buckley Castieau John Buckley CastieaudiaryManuscript: Codex
1850-1899'In the evening I read to the youngsters until it was time for them to go to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I read until the children & Miss McDermott went to bed, then I smoked away until ten o'clock went to bed shortly after'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'In the evening I sat down to read "the Vicar's Daughter" & got so interested in it that I began to read tit bits aloud. Polly who was very tired got interested also & pr...John Buckley Castieau George MacDonaldThe Vicar's DaughterPrint: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I stayed at home & read "Gil Blas" till it was time to go to bed'John Buckley Castieau Alain-Rene Le SageGil BlasPrint: 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'In the evening I strolled down to the Mechanics & had a glance at the pictures in the English comic periodicals. The Reading Room was very hot & I could not bring my m...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - comic periodicals]Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'In the evening I strolled down to the Mechanics & had a glance at the pictures in the English comic periodicals. The Reading Room was very hot & I could not bring my m...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown- periodicals]Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'In the evening I tried the reading powers of Walter & Godfrey with a chapter in the testament, both of the boys have lost their front teeth & were not able to speak plai...Castieau children [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I was very lazily inclined & sat over "Gil Blas" for some time'John Buckley Castieau Alain-Rene Le SageGil BlasPrint: Book
1850-1899'in the evening I went into town, called at the Yorick & looked at the Weeklies'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening I went to "the Yorick" & had a look at the papers. Came home & went on reading Vanity Fair.'John Buckley Castieau William Makepeace ThackerayVanity FairPrint: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I went to "the Yorick" & had a look at the papers. Came home & went on reading Vanity Fair.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening I went to the "Yorick" & had a look over the newspapers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening I went to the Club & after reading the papers started to keep an appointment I had made with Polly & Mrs Mathews.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening I went to the Club & had a long read, got home by about nine o'clock'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical


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