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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 home, where I made my boy to finish the reading of my manuscript; and so to supper and to bed.'Tom Edwards Samuel Pepys[work on naval history]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and so with W. Hewer to the Cock, and there he and I dined alone with great content, he reading to me, for my memory sake, my late collections of the history of the Navy...William Hewer Samuel Pepys[work on naval history]Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'and so home, where got my wife to read to me, and so after supper to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and there, by and by being called in, Mr Williamson did read over our paper, which was in a letter to the Duke of York, bound up in a book with the Duke of York's book o...Samuel Pepys[defence of the existing constitution of the Navy ...Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'So home, and there to my chamber and got my wife to read to me a little'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home and got my wife to read to me again in "The Nepotisme", which is very pleasant, and so to supper and to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys Gregorio LetiIl nipotismo di Roma: or The history of the Popes ...Print: Book
1600-1699'and so away, back by water home, and after dinner got my wife to read'Elizabeth Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'So home and to supper; and my wife to read, and Tom, my "Nipotisme", and then to bed.'Elizabeth Pepys Gregorio LetiIl nipotismo di Roma: or The history of the Popes ...Print: Book
1600-1699'So home and to supper; and my wife to read, and Tom, my "Nipotisme", and then to bed.'Tom Edwards Gregorio LetiIl nipotismo di Roma: or The history of the Popes ...Print: Book
1600-1699'and then to her, and she read to me the "Epistle of Cassandra", which is very good endeed, and the better to her because recommended by Sheres. So to supper, and I to be...Elizabeth Pepys La Calpren?deCassandraPrint: Book
1600-1699'But I will find time to get it read to me - and I did get my wife to begin a little tonight in the garden, but not so much as I could make any judgement on it.'Elizabeth Pepys Silas TaylorThe Serenade, or DisappointmentManuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'in the evening, my wife and I all alone, with the boy, by water up as high as Putney almost with the tide, and back again, neither staying, going nor coming; but talking...Elizabeth Pepys Robert WildUpon the rebuilding the city ... the Lord Mayor an...Print: Unknown
1600-1699'after, I reed of the bible tell all most Church time'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I went to my booke, and wrett a letter to Mr Rhodes: then I dined ... and after I went to my booke: then to supper'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after, I was busie in the house, and walkinge and reading tell supper time'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praers, I reed of the bible and walked about before dinner'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I went to worke tell dinner time: after, I wrought and reed, and was accompened with Mr Edward Gatt and after with Mistress Mari. Gatt'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I brake my fast and wroug, reed of the bible, and then praied and dined'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'After priuat praier I went to my booke, and after I dined'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I praied, reed of the bible, and went to diner'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book


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