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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'Also the book of Numbers is woeful reading'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Numbers)Print: Book
1900-1945'Am enjoying Leviticus with commentaries in the morning.'Albert Ruskin Cook [n/a] [n/a]Bible (Leviticus)Print: Book
1850-1899'Amos V. see vv. 10-11, 12, but note in it the special attack on the priesthood in Bethel and Gilgal. Compare ch. IV. 4; V. 5, 6; VII. 10.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Amos)Print: Book
1500-1599'and after I had broken my fast ... read some thinge in the bible, and so to work'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'and after I had dined I reed of the bible'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'and after I had read 2 chapters of the Bible, I went to dinner'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'and after returned to priuat praier and readinge of the testement'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'and after, when I had praied and reed of the bible, I dined'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'And being in bed, made Will read and conster three or four Latin verses in the bible and chid him for forgetting the grammer.'Will Hewer [unknown]Paris Vulgate [or] Latin TestamentPrint: Book
1850-1899'And going to bed, after a little thinking over the Land question in "Fortnightly Review", got for my verse Isaiah XLI 9 in Joan's Bible.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Isaiah)Print: Book
1700-1799'And here I may add, that from the time I came from school, I read little, save religious books; and after I appeared in ministry, until late in life, reading even then w...Catherine Payton Phillips unknown unknownunknownPrint: Book
1800-1849'And in the evening strength was given me with a very large party to speak a little on the subject of slavery and then finished with a short lively Scripture reading'Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'And now, thinking of the mischief done to my own life and how ti many thousand thousand, by dark desire, I open my first text at I Corinthians VII. 1. And yet the second...John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Corinthians)Print: Book
1600-1699'and so the women and W. Hewer and I walked upon the Downes, where a flock of sheep was, and the most pleasant and innocent sight that ever I saw in my life; we find a sh...anon [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1850-1899'And the last verse I read, of my morning's reading, is Esdras II. XV. XVIII.'John Ruskin [n/a]Bible (Esdras)Print: Book
1600-1699'and then I reed of the Testemente and so to supper, then to publeck praers, and so to bed'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'and then I went againe to the church, and, after, I reed of the testement'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'and then, towardes night, I wrett to my Cosine bouser, and reed of the Testement, and then went to priuat examenation and praier'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1500-1599'and then, walkinge a litle and readinge of the bible in my Chamber, went to supper'Margaret Hoby [n/a]Bible Print: Book
1500-1599'and, after I retourned home, I praied priuatly, read a chapter of the bible, and wrought tell dinner time'Margaret Hoby [n/a]BiblePrint: Book


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