Record Number: 11918

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'to my office and there made an end of reading my book that I have had of Mr Barlows, of the Journall of the Comissioners of the Navy who begun to act in the year 1618 and continued six years; wherein is fine observations and precedents, out of which I do purpose to make a good collection.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

6 Apr 1663

Country:

England

Time

morning

Place:

city: London
other location: office

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

[unknown]

Title:

[Report of the proceedings of the commission of 1618]

Genre:

Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (private library)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

11918

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

4

Page:

96

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 4, p. 96, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=11918, accessed: 19 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None