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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
 
1600-1699"When [Isaac] Newton arrived at Greenwich in September 1694, the astronomer [John Flamsteed] showed him 157 lunar positions calculated at the observatory ... Newton asked...Isaac Newton John Flamsteedastronomical calculations (lunar positions)Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799Adrian Johns discusses John Flamsteed's reading of sheets 1 and 3 of his star catalogue (submitted for printing without his authorisation, and much added to), apparently ...John Flamsteed John Flamsteedsections of catalogue of starsPrint: sheets
1700-1799Adrian Johns describes how "[Edmond] Halley ... [took] to 'correcting' the copy [of John Flamsteed's star catalogue] in Child's coffeehouse, and pointing out to his 'impi...Edmond Halley John Flamsteedcatalogue of starsPrint: Pamphlet
1700-1799"As late as 1782 ... [Caroline Herschel] would employ a telescope to 'sweep' the sky for comets, with her brother William seated beside her. William helped her attain th...Caroline and William HerschelJohn FlamsteedAtlas CoelestisPrint: Book
1800-1849Have amused myself this evening reading the Life of Christ.Adam Mackie John FleetwoodThe Life of Jesus Christ, together with the livesPrint: Book
1800-1849At church [...] Had Dr Argo part of this evening, who was down seeing the boys head.[...] Filled up the rest of the time reading the Life of Christ, a work that suggests ...Adam Mackie John FleetwoodThe Life of Jesus Christ, together with the livesPrint: Book
1800-1849Was some little time up at my Father's this afternoon. Afterwards reading Fleetwood's Life of Christ, an engaging discourse although not handled in my opinion to the same...Adam Mackie John FleetwoodThe Life of Jesus Christ, together with the livesPrint: Book
1800-1849Spent the evening reading Fleetwood's Lives of the Apostles [NB part of life of Christ]Adam Mackie John FleetwoodThe Life of Jesus Christ, together with the livesPrint: Book
1800-1849Dorothy Wordsworth's Grasmere Journal, Thursday 11 February, 1802: 'We made up a good fire after dinner, and William brought his Mattress out, and lay down on the floor. ...Dorothy Wordsworth John FletcherunknownPrint: Book
1850-1899'Lancashire journalist Allen Clarke (b.1863), the son of a Bolton textile worker, avidly read his father's paperback editions of Shakespeare and ploughed through the lite...Allen Clarke John Fletcher[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'It being cold, Mr Lee and [I] did sit all the day, till 3 a-clock, by the fire in the Governors house; I reading a play of Flechers, being "A wife for a month" - wherein...Samuel Pepys John FletcherA wife for a monthPrint: Book
1600-1699'So anon they went away and then I to read another play, "The Custome of the Country", which is a very poor one methinks.'Samuel Pepys John FletcherThe Custome of the CountryPrint: Book
1600-1699'but I spent all morning reading of "The Madd Lovers" - a very good play'Samuel Pepys John FletcherThe mad loverPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read the Arcadia & Cupids Revenge - S. reads the arcadia'Mary Shelley John FletcherCupid's RevengePrint: Book
1800-1849'Shelley reads the first act of the faithful Shepherdess aloud.'Percy Bysshe Shelley John FletcherFaithfull Shepheardesse, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849'Read Tacitus - The Persian letters - S. reads Homer & writes - reads a canto of Spencer and part of the gentle shepherdess aloud'Percy Bysshe Shelley John FletcherFaithfull Shepheardesse, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849'S - translates the Symposium and Reads the wife for a Month - We ride out in the morning & after tea S. reads Hume's England'Percy Bysshe Shelley John FletcherWife for a Month, APrint: Book
1800-1849'Wednesday May 10th. [...] Read Women Pleased [sic] and tragedy of Thierry & Theodoret of Beaumont & Fletcher.' ...Claire Clairmont John FletcherThe Tragedy of Thierry King of France, and His Bro...Print: Book
1800-1849'Read the Chances'Mary Shelley John FletcherChances, ThePrint: Book
1800-1849'S. finishes the 1st vol of Clarendon - Read the little Theif [sic]'Mary Shelley John FletcherNight Walker or, the Little ThiefPrint: Book


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