Penny reading
Type of public entertainment in 19th century UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The penny reading was a form of popular public entertainment that arose in the United Kingdom in the middle of the 19th century, consisting of readings and other performances, for which the admission charged was one penny.[1]