Record Number: 12133
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'So home and late reading "The Siege of Rhodes" to my wife, and then to bed - my head being in great pain and my palate still down.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:23 Sep 1664
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: London
specific address: Seething Lane
location in dwelling: at home
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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
wife, Elizabeth Pepys
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Siege of Rhodes
Genre:Drama, Poetry, opera
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1663
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:12133
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1971
Vol:5
Page:278
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1971), 5, p. 278, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12133, accessed: 28 March 2024
Additional Comments:
None