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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
 
1850-1899'Was at home all the evening. Heard Sissy & Harry read, read a little myself & went off to bed tolerably early'Sissy Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Was at home all the evening. Heard Sissy & Harry read, read a little myself & went off to bed tolerably early'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Was at home in the evening. Read a Portion of Rob Roy to Polly.'John Buckley Castieau Walter ScottRob RoyPrint: Book
1850-1899'Was at the Mechanics to-day went especially to see the Ovens & Murray & whether my "Copy" had been used, it did not appear but there was a notice to the effect that the ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Ovens and Murray AdvertiserPrint: Newspaper
1600-1699'was buseed about that all day tell night, at which time Iohn Corrow praied and reed publeckly'John Corrow [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'was down in good time & had devoured my breakfast as well as the Australasian by a little past nine o'clock.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]AustralasianPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Was favoured this morning by Post with an extract from the Pall Mall Gazette on the manner in which the punishment of "Hanging" was carried out. The writer from English ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Pall Mall GazettePrint: Newspaper
1700-1799'Was I to make a Scale of Novel Writers I should put Richardson first, then Rousseau; after them, but at an immeasurable Distance Charlotte Lenox [sic], Smollet & Fieldin...Hester Lynch Thrale Charlotte LennoxFemale Quixote, ThePrint: Book
1700-1799'Was I to make a Scale of Novel Writers I should put Richardson first, then Rousseau; after them, but at an immeasurable Distance Charlotte Lenox [sic], Smollet & Fieldin...Hester Lynch Thrale Henry FieldingTom JonesPrint: Book
1700-1799'Was I to make a Scale of Novel Writers I should put Richardson first, then Rousseau; after them, but at an immeasurable Distance Charlotte Lenox [sic], Smollet & Fieldin...Hester Lynch Thrale Henry FieldingJoseph AndrewsPrint: Book
1700-1799'Was I to make a Scale of Novel Writers I should put Richardson first, then Rousseau; after them, but at an immeasurable Distance Charlotte Lenox, Smollet & Fielding. The...Hester Lynch Thrale Samuel Richardson Print: Book
1700-1799'Was I to make a Scale of Novel Writers I should put Richardson first, then Rousseau; after them, but at an immeasurable Distance Charlotte Lenox, Smollet & Fielding. The...Hester Lynch Thrale Jean Jacques Rousseau Print: Book
1700-1799'Was I to make a Scale of Novel Writers I should put Richardson first, then Rousseau; after them, but at an immeasurable Distance Charlotte Lenox, Smollet & Fielding. The...Hester Lynch Thrale Tobias SmollettFerdinand Count FathomPrint: Book
1850-1899'Was much annoyed by a Leading Article in The Argus about the Gaol & Penal Department'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]ArgusPrint: Newspaper
1700-1799'Was much instructed in the duty of believing by reading Marshall's Gospel mystery of Sanctification. I have great cause to be daily thankful for the discovery of a free...Arabella Davies Walter MarshallThe Gospel Mystery of SanctificationPrint: Book
1850-1899'Was much pleased with Sissy's Reading to-night. Dotty has a very good idea of Reading also but is not able to speak plainly & so makes a great hash of some of the hard w...Sissy Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Was much pleased with Sissy's Reading to-night. Dotty has a very good idea of Reading also but is not able to speak plainly & so makes a great hash of some of the hard w...Dotty Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'Was pleased with Harry. This evening he read a scene with me from the School for Scandal & showed a good deal understanding'Harry Castieau Richard Brinsley SheridanSchool for ScandalPrint: Book
1850-1899'Was reading a good deal in the evening, then came into the Gaol & wrote up my Diary'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1900-1945'was reading Hitler's speech (oddly enough I read Hitler's speeches but very seldom read Churchill's I feel there is much truth in what he says. This statement, is, I sup...Adolf HitlerSpeechesPrint: Unknown


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