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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 home to supper and read a little, and to bed.'Samuel Pepys unknown[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'making the boy read to me the life of Julius Caesar and Des Cartes book of music - the latter of which I understand not, nor think he did well that writ it, though a mos...Clement Edmonds'Life' prefaced to 'The commentaries of C. Julius ...Print: Book
1600-1699'making the boy read to me the life of Julius Caesar and Des Cartes book of music - the latter of which I understand not, nor think he did well that writ it, though a mos...Renatus DescartesCompendium: Renatus DesCartes excellent compendium...Print: Book
1600-1699'So home, and there to talk and my wife to read to me, and so to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'In the evening, he gone, my wife to read to me and talk, and spent the evening with much pleasure; and so to supper and to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, with much pleasure talking and then to reading; and so to supper and to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'So home and to supper and read'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and there with pleasure to read and talk'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so my wife and I spent the rest of the evening in talk and reading, and so with great pleasure to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and to dinner and then to read and talk, my wife and I alone'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home and to supper and read'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home with my wife, who read to me late; and so to supper and to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and there to read and talk with my wife, and so to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so to read and to supper, and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so took my wife home, and there to make her to read, and then to supper and to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and home, my wife to read to me'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home to supper with my wife, and to get her to read to me.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and there hired my wife to make an end of Boyles book of Forms tonight and tomorrow'Elizabeth Pepys Robert BoyleThe origin of formes and qualitiesPrint: Book
1600-1699'and I spent all afternoon with my wife and W. Battelier talking and then making them read, and perticularly made an end of Mr Boyl's book of Formes, which I am glad to h...Elizabeth Pepys Robert BoyleThe origin of formes and qualitiesPrint: Book
1600-1699'and I spent all afternoon with my wife and W. Battelier talking and then making them read, and perticularly made an end of Mr Boyl's book of Formes, which I am glad to h...William Battelier Robert BoyleThe origin of formes and qualitiesPrint: Book


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