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√	Century of Experience	Evidence	Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group	Author of Text	Title of Text	Form of Text

	1850-1899	'Read the Argus at the Mechanics Reading Room & came home to bed before ten.'	John Buckley Castieau	[n/a]	Argus	Print: Newspaper
	1850-1899	'Mr Stoddart read prayers and delivered an address to the Protestant prisoners'	Mr Stoddart		prayers	Print: Book
	1850-1899	'Read for a time at the Mechanics Institute had some soup at William's restaurant & went to bed about ten o clock.'	John Buckley Castieau	[unknown]	[unknown]	Print: Unknown
	1850-1899	'Read for a short time at the Mechanics, afterwards met Mr Read went home with him and chatted for an hour or so then came back and got to bed before ten o clock.'	John Buckley Castieau	[unknown]	[unknown]	Print: Unknown
	1850-1899	'The Presbyterian Minister read prayers to the prisoners.'	anon		prayers	Print: Book
	1850-1899	'Read the papers at the Mechanics Institute.'	John Buckley Castieau	[unknown]	[unknown]	Print: Unknown
	1850-1899	'Came home took tea read a little thought a little yawned a great deal and then spite of the rain went out.'	John Buckley Castieau	[unknown]	[unknown]	Print: Unknown
	1850-1899	'Read the papers at the Mechanics.'	John Buckley Castieau	[unknown]	[newspapers]	Print: Newspaper
	1850-1899	'After I had been in bed two or three hours I woke finding the room shaking very much. I at first fancied some one was walking across the adjacent apartment & then that s...	John Buckley Castieau	[unknown]	[newspapers]	Print: Newspaper
	1850-1899	'Read for half an hour at the Mechanics.'	John Buckley Castieau	[unknown]	[unknown]	Print: Unknown
	1850-1899	'Spent a good deal of to day in reading "The Heir at Law" a Comedy proposed to be played by the Garrick Club. I have expressed an opinion that it is very suitable.'	John Buckley Castieau	George Coleman	The Heir at Law	Print: Book
	1850-1899	'Read for an hour at the Mechanics Institution, walked round the town & got home to bed before ten o clock.'	John Buckley Castieau	[unknown]	[unknown]	Print: Unknown
	1850-1899	'Read the papers at the Mechanics Institution.'	John Buckley Castieau	[unknown]	[newspapers]	Print: Newspaper
	1850-1899	'After Tea I took a stroll called in at the Mechanics Institution & read the Papers, went down to the Royal, met Day & had a chat with him.'	John Buckley Castieau	[unknown]	[newspapers]	Print: Newspaper
	1850-1899	'Mr Corrie the Presbyterian minister read prayers to & addressed the prisoners.'	Mr Corrie		prayers	Print: Book
	1850-1899	'After four o clock took a stroll, read the papers at the Mechanics & then called at Joe's Office.'	John Buckley Castieau	[unknown]	[newspapers]	Print: Newspaper
	1850-1899	'Saw Mr Mather, he told me there's (sic) was a letter in the Argus about my establishment. I went with him to his quarters to see the paper, and got home about eleven o c...	John Buckley Castieau	[unknown]	Argus	Print: Newspaper
	1850-1899	'Mr Stoddart read prayers & preached to the prisoners.'	Mr Stoddart		prayers	Print: Book
	1850-1899	'Mr Stoddart read prayers and delivered an address to the prisoners, in my estimation I would be better to have no clergyman at all than to provide such as this gentleman...	Mr Stoddart		prayers	Print: Book
	1850-1899	'Went home with Messrs Reed & then got back to my quarters. Studied a little of my part in the Heir at Law, saw all was right in the Gaol & then went to bed.'	John Buckley Castieau	George Coleman	Heir at Law	Print: Book

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