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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
 
1850-1899From Emily Tennyson's journal (1871): 'July 14th. A. travelled down from London with G. H. Lewes, who took him to his house at Witley and introduced him to Mrs Lewes (...Alfred Tennyson George EliotSilas MarnerPrint: Unknown
1850-1899From Emily Tennyson's journal (1871): 'July 14th. A. travelled down from London with G. H. Lewes, who took him to his house at Witley and introduced him to Mrs Lewes (...Alfred Tennyson George EliotRomolaPrint: Unknown
1850-1899'In "Illustrated London News" and "Graphic", both for August 12th, are notices of ”Virginibus Puerisque”. In the latter I am once more taken for my editor! I think I have...Robert Louis Stevenson The GraphicPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics in the evening & changed some books came home & read.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1850-1899'then spent the rest of the morning in reading the Australasian & "All the Year round"'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]AustralasianPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'then spent the rest of the morning in reading the Australasian & "All the Year round"'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]All the Year RoundPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Read nearly the whole of the day. Had four numbers of "Edwin Drood" & read them all, then in the evening went to the Yorick & read the fifth number ... I read the Austra...John Buckley Castieau Charles DickensEdwin DroodPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Read nearly the whole of the day. Had four numbers of "Edwin Drood" & read them all, then in the evening went to the Yorick & read the fifth number ... I read the Austra...John Buckley Castieau Charles DickensEdwin DroodPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Read nearly the whole of the day. Had four numbers of "Edwin Drood" & read them all, then in the evening went to the Yorick & read the fifth number ... I read the Austra...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]AustralasianPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'looked in at the Yorick, there was no one at all there however I stayed & read for some time came home had some toddy & then went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1850-1899'then went to the Mechanics, read the Ovens & Murray of Saturday last which contained a Supplement with a first rate copy of a Photograph of Bismarck'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Ovens and Murray AdvertiserPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'then went to "the Yorick" where I met Kane with whom I chatted for some time about "Supple" read the papers then came home.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Saw by the Ovens & Murray that Alderdice & Fanny Young had got married, they have been courting for a long time'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]Ovens and Murray AdvertiserPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'went back to the Argus office where quite a crowd had assembled. Much excitement was occasioned by a placard which was posted outside "the Argus office" as follows "The...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][placard]Print: Advertisement, Broadsheet, Poster
1850-1899'went back to the Argus office where quite a crowd had assembled. Much excitement was occasioned by a placard which was posted outside "the Argus office" as follows "The...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]The Extraordinary (Argus)Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I went into town & spent a couple of hours at the Yorick reading "The Home News" particularly interesting in this war time.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]The Home NewsPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Read a great deal of the War news & was truly disgusted at the horrible things that have been enacted'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Yorick in the evening & stayed there for some time reading the last number of Edwin Drood & some English Papers.'John Buckley Castieau Charles DickensEdwin DroodPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Went to the Yorick in the evening & stayed there for some time reading the last number of Edwin Drood & some English Papers.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Yorick Club in the afternoon & read for some time'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown]Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical


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