'A fifteen-year-old boy caught owning a primer and New Testament described how "divers poor men in the town of Chelmsford ... bought the new testament of Jesus Christ, and on sundays did sit reading [aloud] in lower end of church, and many would flock about them to hear their reading then I came among the said readers to hear them ..."'
Century: 1500-1599 Reader/Listener/Group: Poor men of Chelmsford Print: Book
'Now, however, they [workmen] clubbed their pence to pay for a newspaper, and selected the "Weekly Political Register" of that clever man the late William Cobbett. This journal was in the form of a pamphlet. It was chiefly filled with the letters of correspondence and the political disquisitions of the proprietor. The only news it contained was that which related to the naval and military operations of the British forces. The "Political Register" was soon thought to be deficient in matters of general interest. It was therefore exchanged for the "Courier", which in a short time gave place to the "Independent Whig". From this time the men were warm politicians - not indeed very well conversant with public affairs, but what they lacked in knowledge they made up by a rather large amount of zealous partisanship. When they were too busy to look over the newspaper, they employed me as their reader - an office whose duties I found to be very pleasant.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Carter, tailors, journeymen and apprentices at workshop Print: Newspaper
'Now, however, they [workmen] clubbed their pence to pay for a newspaper, and selected the "Weekly Political Register" of that clever man the late William Cobbett. This journal was in the form of a pamphlet. It was chiefly filled with the letters of correspondence and the political disquisitions of the proprietor. The only news it contained was that which related to the naval and military operations of the British forces. The "Political Register" was soon thought to be deficient in matters of general interest. It was therefore exchanged for the "Courier", which in a short time gave place to the "Independent Whig". From this time the men were warm politicians - not indeed very well conversant with public affairs, but what they lacked in knowledge they made up by a rather large amount of zealous partisanship. When they were too busy to look over the newspaper, they employed me as their reader - an office whose duties I found to be very pleasant.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Carter, tailors, journeymen and apprentices at workshop Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
'Now, however, they [workmen] clubbed their pence to pay for a newspaper, and selected the "Weekly Political Register" of that clever man the late William Cobbett. This journal was in the form of a pamphlet. It was chiefly filled with the letters of correspondence and the political disquisitions of the proprietor. The only news it contained was that which related to the naval and military operations of the British forces. The "Political Register" was soon thought to be deficient in matters of general interest. It was therefore exchanged for the "Courier", which in a short time gave place to the "Independent Whig". From this time the men were warm politicians - not indeed very well conversant with public affairs, but what they lacked in knowledge they made up by a rather large amount of zealous partisanship. When they were too busy to look over the newspaper, they employed me as their reader - an office whose duties I found to be very pleasant.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Carter, tailors, journeymen and apprentices at workshop Print: Newspaper
'I have heard, too, that several workmen in shops adjacent to Sutherland's library arranged with him for a reading of "The Heart of Midlothian" and "Rob Roy", one of the men reading the book aloud to his comrades.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: workmen Print: Book
'I have heard, too, that several workmen in shops adjacent to Sutherland's library arranged with him for a reading of "The Heart of Midlothian" and "Rob Roy", one of the men reading the book aloud to his comrades.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: workmen Print: Book
'This evening we read "Olympe and Theophile" (by Mde. de G.) We all cried so much there was not one of us that was capable of reading. [Eugenia says: 'Mesdames de Bombelles and de Regis, Mde. de B, Lou Bitche and Betsi all wept there wass but me that was firm']' [square bracketed text added by editor]
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: the Wynne family and friends, including Betsey, Eugenia and several women Print: Unknown
Inspection of the cells of the women in separate confinement: 'we found some working, and others reading, but none, strange to say, idling'.
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: prisoners in separate confinement at Brixton Prison Print: Book, Serial / periodical
'Attended the reading of The Poor Gentleman & was very pleased with the gentlemanly manners of most of the Amateurs. Agreed to play Gruff old Humphrey Dobbin and suppose I must do it. It is not a pleasing character to sustain, but if Sir Richard Bramble is up in his part & gives the Cue well, every word Dobbin says is a Growl & if Dobbin growls well every sentence he speaks is a point.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: men Print: Book
'Attended a meeting of the Amateur Society in the evening when the Play to be performed was read throughout.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: men Print: Book
'Attended rehearsal a little business done amidst a great deal of noise, my companions in the performance are in general very rowdy gents, after the play had been read four or five & amongst them myself went to a restaurant (sic) where we had oysters and Old Tom &c. I got home about half past eleven.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: men Print: Book
Benjamin Robert Haydon, in his Autobiography, mentions 'Liz', 'An attractive girl on the second
floor of a house full of young men ... [who] attached herself to the party, made tea for them,
marketed with them, carved for them, went to the lay with them, read Shakespeare with them,'
going on to remark, 'Her position was anomalous, but I firmly believe it was innocent ... She
was a girl with a man's mind ... as interesting a girl as you would wish to see'.
Century: 1700-1799 / 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Liz Print: Book
[LP reproduces her lengthy poem 'To Mr Cibber'] 'This met with a very favourable Reception, and Mr [italics] Cibber [end italics] shewed it to all the Noblemen at [italics] White's [end italics], as means to engage them to subscribe to me, which, to oblige him, many of them did; and, to make it public, Mr [talics] Cibber [end italics] inserted it in a Pamphlet of his own called the [italics] Egotist, or Colley upon Cibber [end italics]'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: gentlemen at White's Club Manuscript: Unknown
[LP reproduces her poem 'to the Hon. Colonel Duncombe', which she sent to Lord Augustus Fitz Roy] 'Lord Augustus did not fail to shew the Lines to all the Noblemen at [italics] White's[end italics], who heartily bantered the Colonel on his Generosity to his Mistress'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: gentlemen at White's Club Manuscript: Unknown
'[report by Mrs Ward of the library at her Passmore Edwards Settlement] boys were sitting hunched up over "Masterman Ready", or the ever-adored "Robinson Crusoe"; girls were deep in "Anderson's [sic] Fairy Tales" or "The Cuckoo Clock", the little ones were reading Mr Stead's "Books for the Bairns" or looking at pictures'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: boys at the Passmore Edwards Settlement Print: Book
'[report by Mrs Ward of the library at her Passmore Edwards Settlement] boys were sitting hunched up over "Masterman Ready", or the ever-adored "Robinson Crusoe"; girls were deep in "Anderson's [sic] Fairy Tales" or "The Cuckoo Clock", the little ones were reading Mr Stead's "Books for the Bairns" or looking at pictures'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: boys at the Passmore Edwards Settlement Print: Book
'[report by Mrs Ward of the library at her Passmore Edwards Settlement] boys were sitting hunched up over "Masterman Ready", or the ever-adored "Robinson Crusoe"; girls were deep in "Anderson's [sic] Fairy Tales" or "The Cuckoo Clock", the little ones were reading Mr Stead's "Books for the Bairns" or looking at pictures'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: girls at the Passmore Edwards Settlement Print: Book
'[report by Mrs Ward of the library at her Passmore Edwards Settlement] boys were sitting hunched up over "Masterman Ready", or the ever-adored "Robinson Crusoe"; girls were deep in "Anderson's [sic] Fairy Tales" or "The Cuckoo Clock", the little ones were reading Mr Stead's "Books for the Bairns" or looking at pictures'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: girls at the Passmore Edwards Settlement Print: Book
'[report by Mrs Ward of the library at her Passmore Edwards Settlement] boys were sitting hunched up over "Masterman Ready", or the ever-adored "Robinson Crusoe"; girls were deep in "Anderson's [sic] Fairy Tales" or "The Cuckoo Clock", the little ones were reading Mr Stead's "Books for the Bairns" or looking at pictures'.
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: young children at the Passmore Edwards Settlement Print: Book
