Record Number: 14244
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'and after dinner, with my wife and Mercer and Jane by water all the afternoon as high up as Moreclacke, with great pleasure, and a fine day - reading over the second part of "The Seige of Rhodes" with great delight.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:5 Aug 1666
Country:England
Timeafternoon: after dinner
Place:city: London
other location: in a boat on the Thames
(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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Seige of Rhodes
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:14244
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1972
Vol:7
Page:235
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1972), 7, p. 235, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14244, accessed: 28 March 2024
Additional Comments:
None