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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 after I had praied I went to readinge'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'at Night I went to priuatt readinge and praier'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and towardes night went to priuatt readinge and praier'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'priuat Readinge'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699[from chapter entitled 'Aphra Behn'] 'One thing is certain, pure her mind was not, but tainted to the very core. She loved grossness for its own sake, because it w...Aphra Behn Mademoiselle de Scudery Print: Book
1600-1699[from chapter entitled 'Aphra Behn'] 'One thing is certain, pure her mind was not, but tainted to the very core. She loved grossness for its own sake, because it w...Aphra Behn Madame de la Fayette Print: Book
1600-1699She would every yeare read over the whole Bible in an ordinary course, which course she constantly observed for the space of fifteene yeares together, beginning her t...Mary Gunter The BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'When I came out of ye pulpit I read a letter from Mr Harlakenden wherein he writes excellent news from Scarborough taking by storme the sand, Church, 120 ships, 32 pie...Ralph Josselin Richard Harlakenden[letter]Manuscript: Letter
1600-1699'This weeke I saw ye Directory, and an Ordinance of Parliamt [sic] to take away ye heavy burden of ye booke of Common prayer in all ye parts of ye same'Ralph Josselin [n/a] [n/a]A Directory for the Publique Worship of God throug...
1600-1699'This weeke after a long restraint, God was pleased to sett mee at liberty againe; I went abroad now commonly againe to any of my friends & neighbours houses; in my r...Ralph Josselin Joseph MedeClavis ApocalypticaPrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Marginalia]: 4 lines of ms notes on the binding page are now rubbed and difficult to decipher but appear to be notes of references to specific pages eg ;'joys 96, 95-6 t...George BurderEarly piety: or, memoirs of children eminently ser...Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849
1850-1899		[Marginalia]: a few pencil marginal marks (in form of bracketed lines of text eg p 79 has lines 203-7 bracketed), plus some ms notes in ink on binding page. The ink note...James ThomsonSeasons, ThePrint: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'She read sermons and other religious books, her favourite sermons being "professedly practical", without too much "Regeneration and Conversion", especially Sherlock's'.Jane Austen Thomas Sherlock[sermons]Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		[Austen and her family were] 'great novel readers and not ashamed of being so'.Jane Austen unknown[novels]Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'Austen read especially novels by women, including Mary Brunton, Frances and Sarah Harriet Burney, Maria Edgeworth, Charlotte Lennox, Lady Morgan, Ann Radcliffe, Regina M...Jane Austen Maria Edgeworth[novels]Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'Austen read especially novels by women, including Mary Brunton, Frances and Sarah Harriet Burney, Maria Edgeworth, Charlotte Lennox, Lady Morgan, Ann Radcliffe, Regina M...Jane Austen Ann Radcliffe[Gothic novels]Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'Austen read especially novels by women, including Mary Brunton, Frances and Sarah Harriet Burney, Maria Edgeworth, Charlotte Lennox, Lady Morgan, Ann Radcliffe, Regina M...Jane Austen Regina Maria Roche[novels]Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'Austen read especially novels by women, including Mary Brunton, Frances and Sarah Harriet Burney, Maria Edgeworth, Charlotte Lennox, Lady Morgan, Ann Radcliffe, Regina M...Jane Austen Charlotte Smith[novels]Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'Austen read especially novels by women, including Mary Brunton, Frances and Sarah Harriet Burney, Maria Edgeworth, Charlotte Lennox, Lady Morgan, Ann Radcliffe, Regina M...Jane Austen Laetitia Matilda Hawkins[novels]Print: Book
1700-1799
1800-1849		'Austen read especially novels by women, including Mary Brunton, Frances and Sarah Harriet Burney, Maria Edgeworth, Charlotte Lennox, Lady Morgan, Ann Radcliffe, Regina M...Jane Austen Jane West[novels]Print: Book


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