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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'I have been reading "Vanity Fair" again & found it even more enjoyable than when I read it for the first time. I really think I like the Book better even than any of tho...John Buckley Castieau William Makepeace ThackerayVanity FairPrint: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I went to "the Yorick" & had a look at the papers. Came home & went on reading Vanity Fair.'John Buckley Castieau William Makepeace ThackerayVanity FairPrint: Book
1850-1899'In the evening I went to "the Yorick" & had a look at the papers. Came home & went on reading Vanity Fair.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Came home & finished "Vanity Fair" before tea-time.'John Buckley Castieau William Makepeace ThackerayVanity FairPrint: Book
1850-1899'Mustered this afternoon, then sat & read till tea time. After tea had more than an hour with the youngsters reading to them from Grimm's Goblins.'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Mustered this afternoon, then sat & read till tea time. After tea had more than an hour with the youngsters reading to them from Grimm's Goblins.'John Buckley Castieau Brothers Grimm[fairy tales]Print: Book
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'The Papers this morning contained a Telegram stating that Mr Charles Smyth the Acting Judge showed great strangeness of manner on the Bench'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Got home a little after nine o'clock & after a little reading and two or three pipes had a bath & went to bed'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
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
1850-1899'Was sorry to see in the Argus this morning that "Raecke's" private house was burnt down on Sunday evening last & that he was not insured, a child playing with matches is...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]ArgusPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Was sorry to see in the Argus this morning that "Raecke's" private house was burnt down on Sunday evening last & that he was not insured, a child playing with matches is...John Buckley Castieau [unknown]Handy AndyPrint: Unknown
1850-1899'Went to the Club in the evening & had a look at Punch.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]PunchPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'I sat up smoking & reading with an occasional turn at nagging till nearly twelve o'clock'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown
1850-1899'Read The Australasian to myself & some little tales to the children & passed the evening away until past ten'John Buckley Castieau [n/a]AustralasianPrint: Serial / periodical
1850-1899'Read The Australasian to myself & some little tales to the children & passed the evening away until past ten'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][fairy tales?]Print: Book
1850-1899'Went into Melbourne & read the papers at "The Yorick" then took a turn through Bourke Street & then home'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'then I went into town & called in at the Yorick to read the papers. Recently a youthful individual with innumerable buttons & very tight clothes has appeared at the Club...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Was sorry to read in The Argus of this morning that "Tommy Hoyle" the well known Beechworth [?] met with an accident yesterday being thrown from the Coach which passed o...John Buckley Castieau [n/a]ArgusPrint: Newspaper
1850-1899'Stayed talking with Sissy, Walter & Harry. Read to them for a little while & then looked over Harry's sums'John Buckley Castieau [unknown][unknown]Print: Unknown


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