Record Number: 11801

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'So I made Gosnell [sing] and we sat up, looking over the book of Dances till 12 at night, not observing how the time went; and so to prayers and to bed.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

8 Dec 1662

Country:

England

Time

evening: until 12am
night

Place:

city: London
specific address: Seething Lane
location in dwelling: at home

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Samuel Pepys

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

23 Feb 1633

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Admiralty, Clerk of the Acts

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

read with maid Gosnell?

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Playford

Title:

Dancing Master OR English Dancing Master

Genre:

Sport / Leisure

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

'Dancing Master' possibly 1652 edn; 'English Dancing Master' 1651 edn

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

11801

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

3

Page:

278

Additional Comments:

co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 3, p. 278, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=11801, accessed: 18 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None