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Keyword (in Evidence):

(To search for words contained in the evidence of the reading experience only. For further clarification, please visit our FAQs page.)

Century of Experience: 1450 to 1499 1500 to 1599 1600 to 1699 1700 to 1799
1800 to 1849 1850 to 1899 1900 to 1945

Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Name:

Search for name in: Reader Listener Reading Group

Gender: Male Female

Age: Child (0-17) Adult (18 - 100+)

Socio-economic Group: Servant
Labourer (agricultural)
Labourer (non-agricultural)
Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Clergy (includes all denominations)
Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Gentry
Royalty / aristocracy

Other:

Occupation:

Religion:

Country of Origin:

Text Being Read

Author:

Title:

Genre(s) / Subject matter(s): Bible
Sermon
Other Religious
Classics
Fiction
Drama
Essays / Criticism
History
Poetry
Social Science
Heraldry
Biography
Autobiography / Diary
Geography / Travel
Politics
Philosophy
Education
Sport / Leisure
Crafts
Textbook / Self-education
Conduct Books
Law
Science
Arts / Architecture
Cookery
Medicine
Ephemera
Mathematics
Technology
Emblem Book
Natural History
Miscellany / Anthology
Astrology / Alchemy / Occult
Agriculture / Horticulture / Husbandry
Reference / General Works
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Form of Text: Print Any Print
Select Below:

Advertisement
Book
Broadsheet
Form
Handbill
Newspaper
Pamphlet
Poster
Serial / Periodical
Ticket
Unknown


Form of Text: Manuscript Any Manuscript
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Codex
Graffito
Letter
Pamphlet
Roll
Sheet
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Any known publication details:

e.g. year, edition, publisher, translation

Provenance: Borrowed (circulating library)
Borrowed (institution library)
Borrowed (private library)
Borrowed (public library)
Borrowed (other)
Found
Owned
Read in situ
Reading Group
Stolen
Subscription Library
Unknown


Time of Experience of Reader / Listener: Morning Afternoon Evening
Daytime Night

Country of Experience of Reader / Listener:

Places of Experience: County

Other "places of experience":

First: enter text you want to search:

other places:

Second: select which of the four you want to search:

City / Town / Village
Specific Address
Location in Dwelling
Other Location

This search will give you records that match all the text you enter here and the check boxes you tick; for example, if you a) enter "london" in County, enter "high street" in "other places" and tick b) "Specific address" and c) "Other location", only records that have "london" in County and "high street" in both "specific address" and "other location" will be listed in the results page (which probably will be none).