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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
 
1850-1899Recognised among the prisoners a once eminent City merchant, sentenced to transportation for fraud: 'This person, we were told, found special consolation in the study of ...anon [unknown][French and German language books]Print: Book
1850-1899'A few of the men were reading, and never raised their eyes'prisoners at Coldbath Fields [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'In one of the yards we noticed...an old man of eighty, with hair as white as the prison walls themselves, and which was especially striking from the generality of prison...anon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'A big sailor-looking man with red whiskers growing under his chin, advanced to the hearer's desk. Not a word was spoken as the copy-book was handed in. The prison-tutor ...anon [unknown][unknown]Manuscript: Sheet
1850-1899'Another - a lad with a bandage round his face, and heavy, dingy-coloured eyes - was sent back for having too many blots and errors. This man, when repeating his lessons,...anon [unknown][unknown]Manuscript: Sheet
1850-1899'Once the head master had occasion to speak. A lad with ruddy skin, and light hair, had a defect in his speech, and could not pronounce his "r's", so that he read out: "W...anon [unknown][unknown]Manuscript: Sheet
1850-1899Sundays at Coldbath Fields Prison, only half the prisoners can attend chapel at one time: 'Those who are left behind are not, however, allowed to remain without religiou...prisoners at Coldbath Fields [n/a]The Penny Sunday ReaderPrint: Book
1850-1899Sundays at Coldbath Fields Prison, only half the prisoners can attend chapel at one time: 'Those who are left behind are not, however, allowed to remain without religiou...prisoners at Coldbath Fields [unknown][Religious Tracts]Print: Book
1850-1899Schoolroom for boy prisoners at Tothill Fields: 'At the time of our entry, the warder schoolmaster was hearing the boys read aloud from the Bible, the class standing in ...boys in prison [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899Schoolroom for boy prisoners at Tothill Fields: 'At the other end of the room the lads were making even greater havoc with the words; and though the lesson consisted of ...boys in prison [n/a][school textbook]Print: Book
1850-1899Schoolroom in the female prison at Tothill Fields: 'The warder, to let us see the acquirements of her scholars, bade one of them read a passage from the Bible, that each...anon [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'A young man sat in the corner of another cell with his cheek leaning on his hand and his elbow resting on the table. He appeared to be absorbed reading. The labour machi...anon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899Schoolroom for juvenile males at Wandsworth Prison: 'One little pale-faced boy was reading his lesson to his kind-hearted teacher... One boy had copied from a Bible, whi...anon [unknown][lesson: either Bible or school textbook]Print: Book
1850-1899Schoolroom for juvenile males at Wandsworth Prison: 'One little pale-faced boy was reading his lesson to his kind-hearted teacher... One boy had copied from a Bible, whi...anon [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899Adult (male) school at Wandsworth held in the prison chapel, 43 in the class, engaged in a Bible lesson: 'Others he commended in a kind spirit for the manner in which th...male prisoners at Wandsworth [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899Pictures from the cells at Wandsworth: 'Before leaving, on the third day of our visit, we visited the cell where the little girl was confined, whom we had seen in the pu...anon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899Juvenile schoolroom at Holloway Prison: 'Mr Barre, the teacher, [was] busy with a class of boys, who were reading their primers. The lessons consisted of monosyllables, ...juvenile male prisoners at Holloway [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899School for female prisoners at Holloway: 'On a subsequent day we visited the class with the matron, which was then engaged with the Bible lesson. Most of the prisoners ...female prisoners at Holloway [n/a][Bible]Print: Book
1850-1899Newgate Prison: Visiting the cells: 'We first went to Gallery B, occupied by penal servitude men. In one cell we saw a pleasant looking, dark-complexioned man of about 3...anon [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899Newgate Prison: Visiting the cells: 'In another cell we saw a respectable looking man in middle life, seated at his table with his head leaning on his hand, and copious ...anon [unknown][manuscripts]Manuscript: Sheet


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