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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'then I took order for supper and read abroad with Mr Hoby'Thomas and Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I walked a whill and hard one read'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'then I walked, and took a Lector, and read tell Lector time: then I hard that, and so went to supper: ... and, after, reed a whill, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'then I walked, reed of the bible, praied, and so went to dinner'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'then I was busie and hard Mr Rhodes Read his Catechismie tell 5'Richard Rhodes [n/a]CatechismPrint: Book
1600-1699'then I was busie in the kitchine allmost all the after none, and then I reed of the bible, and so went to priuat examenation and praier'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'then I went a little about the house and reed of the diatt of the soul tell 5:, and then returned to priuat praier and medetacion, and so to readinge of the bible and wa...Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'then I went a little about the house and reed of the diatt of the soul tell 5:, and then returned to priuat praier and medetacion, and so to readinge of the bible and wa...Margaret Hoby [unknown]Diet of the SoulPrint: Book
1600-1699'then I went about a whill, and reed a praier, and then went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][prayer]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I went about the house, and, after I had reed of the bible and praied'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'then I went into town & called in at the Yorick to read the papers. Recently a youthful individual with innumerable buttons & very tight clothes has appeared at the Club...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1600-1699'then I went to priuatt prairs and medetation and readinge'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I went to Read a whill and, when I had praied, I went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'then I went to the Club where I stayed & read an Article in Blackwood then came home'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Blackwood's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1600-1699'then I went to work and hard readinge'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1900-1945'Then I woke up, switched on the light, & began to read Venus & Adonis. It's pretty stuff - rather like the Death of Procris'.Katherine Mansfield William ShakespeareVenus and AdonisPrint: Book
1600-1699'then I wrought and hard Mr Rhodes read of Grenhame'Richard Rhodes Richard Greenham[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I wrought and hard Mr Rhodes read'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'then I wrought and reed tell dinner time'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'Then into the garden to read my weekly vowes.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][vowes]Unknown


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