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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'Dotty's two little girls are on a visit to us they came either yesterday or on the day previous. This evening I read them a fairy tale & they seemed very much delighted...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics... & read the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'I went to the Mechanics in the evening & read the papers, then returned home had some more gin & water & went to bed.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'It came on to rain very fast this evening, however I went to the Mechanics & read the papers very little however in them just now. Punch had a cartoon representing Macph...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]PunchPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I went to the Mechanics & read the papers. Touchstone has a Cartoon'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]TouchstonePrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'By the Argus of this morning I saw that Mr Wintle died last evening.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]ArgusPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics & read the papers nothing very particular in them.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening I went to the Mechanics & read the Ovens & Murray, saw that Evan Evans Louisa Wintle’s husband had purchased Taminick Station for £2,300.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Ovens and Murray AdvertiserPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics & read the papers home by nine o clock'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I went to the Mechanics read the papers & got some Blackwood's Magazines ... when I got home Polly had gone out so I read my magazines by myself & smoked a ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I went to the Mechanics read the papers & got some Blackwood's Magazines ... when I got home Polly had gone out so I read my magazines by myself & smoked a ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Blackwood's Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'After tea I read to the youngsters & then went out for a walk, came back & read the Australasian'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][fairy tales?]Print: Book
1850-1899'After tea I read to the youngsters & then went out for a walk, came back & read the Australasian'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]AustralasianPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'In the evening went to the Mechanics & read the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics & read the papers in the afternoon'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening went to the Mechanics & poured over the papers. In the Evening Herald there was a paragraph stating "Butler" many years Police Magistrate at Beechworth wa...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Evening HeraldPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899''In the evening went to the Mechanics & poured over the papers. In the Evening Herald there was a paragraph stating "Butler" many years Police Magistrate at Beechworth w...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - comic periodicals]Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Went into town after Muster & read the papers at the Mechanics, did not see any very great news in fact never remember there being so little after the arrival of the Eng...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went into town after Muster & read the papers at the Mechanics, did not see any very great news in fact never remember there being so little after the arrival of the Eng...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Illustrated [?]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I went into town to the Mechanics & read the Papers, saw that the verdict against Draper had been upheld by the Judges & that his sentence would have to be ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper


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