UK Reading Experience Database
Also known as UK RED
UK RED is a database documenting the history of reading in Britain from 1450 to 1945. Reading experiences of British subjects, both at home and abroad presented in UK RED are drawn from published and unpublished sources as diverse as diaries, commonplace books, memoirs, sociological surveys, and criminal court and prison records.
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About this database
| Website | https://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/ |
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| Subjects | Humanities and Social Sciences · Humanities · History · Linguistics · Literary Studies · European and American Literature |
| Last updated | 2026-09-11 |