Record Number: 11624
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In the afternoon upon the Quarter-deck, the Doctor told Mr North and me an admirable story called "The Fruitlesse Precaution": an exceeding pretty story and worth my getting without book when I can get the book.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:12 May 1660
Country:Between England and France
Timeafternoon: 'afternoon'
Place:other location: On quarter deck of ship, at sea between England and Holland
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Doctor
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Between England and France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Samuel Pepys and Mr North
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Fruitless Precaution
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsEnglish translation
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:11624
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:1
Page:135
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 1, p. 135, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=11624, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Unsure if this is account of Doctor reading aloud to Pepys and North, or whether he is just telling the tale from memory of earlier reading?