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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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prisoners on board the 'Defence' hulk : Bible

'The first business of the morning being over [rolling up hammocks], the men break into groups or read. Many a one, to our astonishment, took his Bible and began reading it with no little earnestness.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: prisoners on board the 'Defence' hulk     Print: Book
  

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