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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
 
1850-1899'Then went to Ismal's house. The woman with whom he is living (and who wants to be baptized), though very unwell under the effects of a fever, came out of her house...Narramsamy [n/a] [n/a]Bible (Matthew)Print: Book
1850-1899'Then went to Ismal’s house. The woman with whom he is living (and who wants to be baptized), though very unwell under the effects of fever, came out of her house and s...David Fenn [n/a] [n/a]Bible (Matthew)Print: Book
1600-1699'then went to priuat praer and reed a whill, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'then went to the Club & read the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'then went to the Club. Read for a time & then came home to tea, the Herald had a Paragraph pointing out the stupidity of having the Court at the Insolvent Court House.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'then went to the Mechanics, read the Ovens & Murray of Saturday last which contained a Supplement with a first rate copy of a Photograph of Bismarck'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Ovens and Murray AdvertiserPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'then went to the Yorick where I stayed & read an article in Blackwood'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Blackwood's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'then went to the Yorick where I stayed for a short time & had a look at the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper
1600-1699'Then with Creed, and read over with him the Narrative of the late [fight], which he makes a very poor thing of, as endeed it is, and speaks most slightingly of that whol...Samuel Pepys John CreedThe victory over the fleet of the States General ....Unknown
1600-1699'then wrought and hard Mr Rhodes read tell 4 acloke'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Then your simile about the spider and the King?s palace is very grim and good; like a sort of Quarles emblem; and that sentence begins admirably, although its feet are o...Robert Louis Stevenson Francis QuarlesEmblemsPrint: Book
1850-1899'Then your simile about the spider and the King?s palace is very grim and good; like a sort of Quarles emblem; and that sentence begins admirably, although its feet are o...Robert Louis Stevenson Katharine de MattosunknownManuscript: Unknown
1900-1945'Then Yusuf, who is ten, read out the Gospel. He stood straight with the lighted candle in his hand, his face full of seriousness, an impressive little figure under...Freya Stark [n/a] [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'then, after diner, I ... Continewed to exercis my selfe in some busenes tell praier, hauing Mr Rhodes and Mr Ardington to read to me'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then, after diner, I ... Continewed to exercis my selfe in some busenes tell praier, hauing Mr Rhodes and Mr Ardington to read to me'Mr Ardington [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'then, after dinner, I walked, and hard Mr Rhodes Read'Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'Then, when I was twelve we had a really good poetry book which contained extracts from "The Excursion", part of "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage", "The Eve of Saint Agnes", "...Edwin Muir William WordsworthThe ExcursionPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'Then, when I was twelve we had a really good poetry book which contained extracts from "The Excursion", part of "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage", "The Eve of Saint Agnes", "...Edwin Muir George Gordon, Lord ByronChilde Harold's PilgrimagePrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'Then, when I was twelve we had a really good poetry book which contained extracts from "The Excursion", part of "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage", "The Eve of Saint Agnes", "...Edwin Muir John KeatsThe Eve of Saint AgnesPrint: Book
1850-1899
1900-1945		'Then, when I was twelve we had a really good poetry book which contained extracts from "The Excursion", part of "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage", "The Eve of Saint Agnes", "...Edwin Muir Percy Bysshe ShelleyAdonais: An elegy on the death of John KeatsPrint: Book


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