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| √ | Century of Experience | Evidence | Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group | Author of Text | Title of Text | Form of Text |
| 1700-1799 | Din'd and sup'd with Aunt. Play'd Pickett till past 9. Read some Tatlers. Bed 11. | Gertrude Savile | Tatler | Print: Serial / periodical | ||
| 1700-1799 | Read 'The travells of Cyrus' after supper. | Gertrude Savile | Andrew Michael Ramsay | The Travels of Cyrus | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Din'd in own room alone... Read 'A Journy to London', Sir J Vanburg's -part of what is made 'The Provoked Husband' by Cibber, vastly mended by him I think. | Gertrude Savile | (Sir) John Vanbrugh | A Journey to London, being part of a comedy... | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Play'd tunes in 'The Beggars Opera' 2 hours after dinner. | Gertrude Savile | John Gay | The Beggar's Opera | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Home past 9. Supper alone, Read 'Cyrus', Bed 12. | Gertrude Savile | Andrew Michael Ramsay | The Travels of Cyrus | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Rise at 10. Mary read 'Cyrus'. Knited [knitted] till 7. | Mary Stancliff | Andrew Michael Ramsay | The Travels of Cyrus | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Took Phisick. Rise at 10. Mary read Cyrus. | Mary Stancliff | Andrew Michael Ramsay | The Travels of Cyrus | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Took phisick. Mary read Cyrus. | Mary Stancliff | Andrew Michael Ramsay | The Travels of Cyrus | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Tuned harpsichord and play'd some of Beggars Opera songs after supper alone. | Gertrude Savile | John Gay | The Beggars Opera | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Read 'A True Estemate of Human Life' by Mr Young, a Sermon preach'd in St George's Church upon the King's death. Extreordinary stile. Poeticall, exceeding entertaining. | Gertrude Savile | Edward Young | A Vindication of Providence; Or, a True Estimate o | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Aunt had the coach at 5 to visit. I drank tea and read Mr Young's sermon. Mrs D'Enly went when the coach came back with Aunt near 10. | Gertrude Savile | Edward Young | A Vindication of Providence; Or, a True Estimate o | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Mrs Newton, Lady Palmerston, Lady Clavering and 2 daughters (great fortunes), and 3 Mrs Fox's here. While the last 2 were here, and Mrs D'Enly alone in Mother's room, I r... | Gertrude Savile | John Gay | The Beggar's Opera | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Lay till past 9. Read Dr Clark little. Went to King Street chapel... | Gertrude Savile | Samuel Clarke | A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Mrs Prade set me down past 9. Read Dr Clark 1/2 hour after supper. Bed 11. | Gertrude Savile | Samuel Clarke | A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God | Print: Book | |
| 1700-1799 | Supper alone. Tatlers. Bed past 11. | Gertrude Savile | Tatler | Print: Serial / periodical | ||
| 1700-1799 | Supper alone. 4 Tatlers. Bed 1/2 past 11. | Gertrude Savile | Tatler | Print: Serial / periodical | ||
| 1700-1799 | Home 9. Supper below. 3 Tatlers. Bed 11. | Gertrude Savile | Tatler | Print: Serial / periodical | ||
| 1700-1799 | Home past 9. Read 4 Tatlers. Bed past 11. | Gertrude Savile | Tatler | Print: Serial / periodical | ||
| 1700-1799 | Home near 10. Read 4 Tatlers. Bed 12. | Gertrude Savile | Tatler | Print: Serial / periodical | ||
| 1700-1799 | Went into the park...Back to our dinner at 2. Spent the afternoon walking and sitting, and I read 3 Acts of 'The Conscious Lovers'. | Gertrude Savile | (Sir) Richard Steele | The Conscious Lovers. A Comedy. | Print: Book | |
