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A man who is trying to read being disturbed by a family in conversation. Wood engraving by Swain after F. Barnard.

Thomas Denman. Stipple engraving.

Saint Mary Magdalen. Engraving by L.M. Halbou after Molenchon after A. van der Werff.

A boy so absorbed in reading the magazine Furendo that he does not notice a cat eating his plate of fish. Colour process print, 1909.

A butcher's boy, reading to improve his mind, is so absorbed in his book that his delivery of meat is stolen by a passer-by. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1826.

A woman reads a book during her toilet and does not concentrate on what she is doing. Aquatint.

A young woman is leaning against a wall reading a book as snowflakes fall. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1863, after E. Burne-Jones.

Dr. Marsh. Photograph by Maull & Co.

An old woman falling asleep over reading a book. Etching by F. Novelli after Rembrandt van Rijn.

A young shepherdess reading an improving book while looking after her flock. Line engraving by C. Mellan, 1680.

A young woman (Miss Jones) reading. Mezzotint, 17--, after Catherine Read.

Owners, annotators and the signs of reading / edited by Robin Myers, Michael Harris and Giles Mandelbrote.

A man checking a book out of a public library gains the equivalent of going on holiday. Pen and ink drawing by Steve Simpson and Robert D. Dangoor, 2012.

The case for books : past, present, future / Robert Darnton.

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A young woman (Miss Jones) reading. Mezzotint, 17--, after Catherine Read.

Owners, annotators and the signs of reading / edited by Robin Myers, Michael Harris and Giles Mandelbrote.

Saint Mary Magdalen. Engraving by L.M. Halbou after Molenchon after A. van der Werff.

A man checking a book out of a public library gains the equivalent of going on holiday. Pen and ink drawing by Steve Simpson and Robert D. Dangoor, 2012.

The case for books : past, present, future / Robert Darnton.