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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'Went to the Yorick & read the papers, the only item in the Evening Herald of any consequence was the announcement of the arrival of The Somersetshire after a passage of ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Yorick & read the papers, then after a look at Punch came home'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]PunchPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'went to the Yorick Club & had another look at the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'went to the Yorick Club & read for a time'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Went to the Yorick Club in the afternoon & read for some time'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Went to the Yorick Club in the evening & skimmed the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Yorick Club in the evening & stayed there chatting & reading until nearly ten o'clock'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Went to the Yorick club this afternoon & read the Extraordinary the Mail having been Telegraphed to-day. Paris was according to a Telegram from Mr Verdon being bombarde...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]The Extraordinary (Argus)Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Yorick Club this afternoon or rather evening stayed there & read a Review in Blackwood on [Lothair?] it was a most withering attack & Disreali (sic) can but ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Blackwood's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Went to the Yorick in the afternoon. The Club however was unusually empty for Saturday afternoon & so I did not do much more than look at the Papers.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1600-1699'went to Westminster-hall and there bought Mr Grant's book of observations upon the weekly bills of Mortality - which appear to me, upon first sight, to be very pretty.'Samuel Pepys John GrauntNatural and political observations... made upon th...Print: Book
1800-1849'Went up for a short time into library, and read in "Oration of Lysias". [quotes Greek text]'William Windham ThucydidesOration of LysiasPrint: Book
1800-1849'Went with E. Allen to the Swan to see a London paper, saw one and learnt from it that Col. Evans was return'd to Westminster ... a sad shock to the Ministry- Bells - in ...Joseph Jenkinson [n/a]Bells Weekly MessengerPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Went with May to reading room at 10 a.m. Read Times. Back at 11.30.'Harriet Bickersteth Cook TimesPrint: NewspaperUnknown
1850-1899'Were you to re-read some Balzac, as I have been doing, it would greatly help to clear your eyes.'Robert Louis Stevenson Honore de Balzac[general reference to Balzac's works]Print: Book
1800-1849'Wet all day. Read Andersen's tales. There is a strange mingling of false sentiment - unchildlike - with their delicate fancy and wit; too much of rosebowers and crystal ...John Ruskin Hans Christen Andersen[tales]Print: Book
1700-1799'what a charming instance have you given me, good sir, of the Restoration of [your health], if I may be permitted to infer it from the noble strength and Vigor of your ve...Samuel Richardson Aaron HillFanciadManuscript: Unknown, Richardson is about to print the manuscript
1800-1849'What a Contretems [sic]! in the language of France; What an unluckiness! in that of Mde Duval.'Jane Austen Frances BurneyEvelinaPrint: Book
1700-1799'What a fine Book is "Law's Serious Call"! written with such force of Thinking, such purity of Style, & such penetration into human Nature; the Characters too so neatly, ...Hester Lynch Thrale William LawSerious Call to a Devout and Holy LifePrint: Book
1700-1799'What a fine Book is "Law's Serious Call"! written with such force of Thinking, such purity of Style, & such penetration into human Nature; the Characters too so neatly, ...Hester Lynch Thrale Samuel JohnsonRambler, ThePrint: Serial / periodical


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