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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'This day in the barge I took Berchensha's translation of Alsted his "Templum"; but the most ridiculous book, as he hath translated it, that I ever saw in my life; I decl...Samuel Pepys John BirchenshaTemplum MusicumPrint: Book
1600-1699'This day in the gazette was the whole story of defeating the Scotch Rebells, and of the creation of the Duke of Cambridge Knight of the Guarter.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]London GazettePrint: Newspaper
1600-1699'This day in the news-booke, I find that my Lord Buckhurst and his fellows have printed their case as they did give in, upon examinacion, to a Justice of the peace.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]The Kingdomes IntelligencerPrint: Newspaper
1600-1699'this day it pleased god to blesse my reading and medetation, and, in the afternone my hearinge of Mr Vrpith: after, I Came home and Caused Mr Stillington to Read of Gren...Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'this day it pleased god to blesse my reading and medetation, and, in the afternone my hearinge of Mr Vrpith: after, I Came home and Caused Mr Stillington to Read of Gren...Mr Stillington Richard Greenham[unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'This day made an end of instructing Miss Day. Read part of "The Spectator"; prodigiously admire the beauties pointed out in the eighth book of Milton's "Paradise Lost" b...Thomas Turner The SpectatorPrint: Serial / periodical
1600-1699'This day Mrs Turner did lend me, as a rarity, a manuscript of one of Mr Wells, writ long ago, teaching the method of building a ship; which pleases me mightily. I was at...Samuel Pepys John Wells[manuscript on ship building]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'This day my wife showed me bills printed, wherein her father, with Sir John Collidon and Sir Edwd. Ford, hath got a patent for curing of smoking chimnys. I wish they may...Samuel Pepys [unknown][bills advertising a cure for smoking chimneys]Print: Handbill
1700-1799'This day read in the "Gazette" of the 20th instant that the King of Prussia had on the 6th instant gained a complete victory over the whole combined forces of Austria (n...Thomas Turner The London GazettePrint: Newspaper
1600-1699'This day the first of the "Oxford Gazettes" came out, which is very pretty, full of news, and no folly in it - wrote by Williamson.'Samuel Pepys Sir Joseph WilliamsonOxford GazettePrint: Newspaper
1600-1699'This day the News-book (upon Mr Moores showing Lestrange Captain Ferrers letter) did do my Lord Sandwich great right as to the late victory.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]The NewesPrint: Newspaper
1600-1699'this day was rainie so that I Could nor durst goe abroad but exersised in the house, with prainge and reading and singing psa[lms], and Conferinge'Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'this day, for prainge, readinge and workinge, I Continewed my ordenarie exercises, with much Comfort and peace of Conscience, I thanke god, hauinge Learned some thing fr...Margaret Hoby [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'this day, for prainge, readinge and workinge, I Continewed my ordenarie exercises, with much Comfort and peace of Conscience, I thanke god, hauinge Learned some thing fr...Richard Rhodes [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'This dream I knew not what to make of but I took some encouragement from it and the next day I was reading in pilgrims progress and was by a quotation directed to the 33...Joseph Mayett John BunyanPilgrim's progressPrint: Book
1800-1849'This dream I knew not what to make of but I took some encouragement from it and the next day I was reading in pilgrims progress and was by a quotation directed to the 33...Joseph Mayett [n/a]Book of JobPrint: Book
1900-1945'This enclosed article is the third of yours that I have read. The first (about modelling) was about the most impersonal thing I ever came across. The second (spiders) ...Arnold Bennett Thomas Lloyd Humbertstone[article]Manuscript: Sheet
1700-1799'This Epitaph [on 'Philips, a musician'] is so exquisitely beautiful that I remember even Lord Kames, strangely prejudiced as he was against Dr Johnson, was compelled to ...Henry Home, Lord Kames Samuel JohnsonEpitaph on Philips, a MusicianPrint: Unknown
1850-1899'this eve I read the Joyful News which I enjoyed very much ...'James Bennetts Williams [n/a] [n/a]The Joyful NewsPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'This evening after I had had my dinner I went to the Athenaeum & stayed reading for an hour'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical


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