Switch to English Switch to French

The Open University  |   Study at the OU  |   About the OU  |   Research at the OU  |   Search the OU

Listen to this page  |   Accessibility

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

Reading Experience Database UK Historical image of readers
  RED International Logo

RED Australia logo


RED Canada logo
RED Netherlands logo
RED New Zealand logo

Listings for Reader:  

Carey

 

Click here to select all entries:

 


  

 : 

Witness statement in trial for highway robbery: Q: "How came Mrs Carey to read the almanack?" Norris: "She was reading it, looking over it to see what day of the month it was" "...I heard a person reading a newspaper...I mean an almanack, not a newspaper" Q: "What sort of almanack was it?" A: "Almost like a newspaper, it was stuck up against the wall"

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Carey      Print: Broadsheet, Poster, Almanack

  

George Gordon, Lord Byron : 'To A Lady Weeping'

'To a Lady Weeping "Weep, daughter of a royal line..."'

Unknown
Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: George or Edward Carey      Print: Unknown

  

George Gordon, Lord Byron : On Being Asked What Was the "Origin of Love"

'On being asked what was the "Origin of Love"' 'The "Origin of Love! - ah why/That question cruel ask of me/...' [minor differences from the original]

Unknown
Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Edward or George Carey      Print: Unknown

 

Click here to select all entries:

 

   
   
Green Turtle Web Design