Record Number: 12260

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'and so away to my Bezan again - and there to read in a pretty French book, "La Nouvelle Allegorique", upon the strife between Rhetorique and its enemies - very pleasant.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

17 Nov 1665

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

other location: on board the Bezan (ship) sailing to Erith

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:

26 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:

Antoine Furetiere

Title:

Nouvelle Allegorique, ou Histoire des derniers troubles arrivez au royaume d'eloquence

Genre:

Fiction, Philosophy

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1658

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12260

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1971

Vol:

6

Page:

302

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1971), 6, p. 302, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12260, accessed: 18 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None