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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
 
1800-1849'Newspaper Miracles Wonders Curiositys etc under these heads I shall insert anything I can find worth reading and laughing at' [quotes 2 stories from the 'Stamford Mercur...John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849[quotes from 4 separate stories] 'Stamford Mercury' '"A black birds nest with four young ones was found a few days ago in Yorkshire" - "Stamford Mercury"'John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Saw a reciept to mend broken china in the "Stamford Mercury" [...] news papers have been famous for hyperbole and the "Stamford Mercury" has long been one at the head of...John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'News paper wonders - "There is now living at Barton an old lady of the name of Faunt who has nearly attaind the great age of 105 years - she has lately cut new teeth to ...John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Extracts from the "Stamford Mercury"' [copies two stories]John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'At a meeting of florists held at the Old Kings Head at Newark last week prizes were adjudged as follows' [quotes results published in 'Stamford Mercury']John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'News paper odditys [quotes article on salt mine in Poland] "Stamford Mercury"'John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Parish officers are modern savages as the following fact will testifye - Crowland Abbey "Certain surveyors have lately dug up several foundation stones of the Abby [...]...John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'"The Lingfield and Crowhurst Choir sung several select pieces from Handel in the cavity of a yew tree [continues for whole of report]" "Stamford Mercury"'John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Saw in the Stamford paper that the lost leaf of "Dooms day book" was found and had no time to copy out the account'John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'A salmon near ['near' in italics] 20 lbs weight ...' 'Stamford Mercury'John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'The catholics have lost their bill once more [they] shoud when one beholds the following sacred humbugs [...] From "Nugents Travels" [1768][Clare quotes list of relics q...John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'"A hive of bees natives of New South Wales [...] The bees are very small and have no sting but their honey is peculiarly fine" "Stamford Mercury"'John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'a newspaper lye of the first order - "Mr Gale of Holt in the parish of Bradford Witts has at present a Pear of the jagonel kind in his possession which was taken [...] 4...John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'More wonders from the "Mercury" "A clergyman of the established church name Benson now attracts larger congregations [...] then the celebrated Mr Irving [.] 211 stage co...John Clare [n/a]Stamford MercuryPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster went to "The Yorick" & had a peep at some of the English papers "War" "War" "War" is the burden of them all Ordinary, Illustrated or Comic. "War" is the ins...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]StandardPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'I kept my hours conscientiously, but when I had no work to do I read continuously. I read parts of "The Times", the "Standard" and the "Morning Post" ever day. The theat...Zoe Procter [n/a]StandardPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'My first English reading was the "Standard" newspaper, and my first acquaintance by the ear with it was in the speech of fishermen, shipwrights and sailors of the East...Joseph Conrad StandardPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Stanzas'. 'Moore'. [Transcription of poem]'Go, let me weep there's bliss in tears /...'.Mary Groom Thomas MooreStanzasUnknown
1800-1849'I would I were a careless child, ...' 'Early Poems'Bowly groupGeorge Gordon, Lord ByronStanzasUnknown


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